Civil filings in the E.D. Michigan district court

In , 4,170 civil cases were filed in E.D. Michigan by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,214.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: E.D. Michigan, Michigan, Sixth Circuit.

1.5k

+38.5% vs

, counted
4.2k

official 4.2k

Counted per official
1.01x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
2:26-cv-14305

seen

Civil filings per month

Calibrated monthly civil filings since the snapshot's first year, with a band for the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation. Hatched months read low in the snapshot.

Civil filings per month, E.D. MichiganCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0200400600800201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. MichiganThe last three years0200400600800202320252026
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Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01423423408
2015-02399399323
2015-03560560426
2015-04188188327
2015-05389389380
2015-06474474401406
2015-07311311336392
2015-08452452379400
2015-09424424339402
2015-10573573385419
2015-11157157335395
2015-12158158300376
2016-01387387320373
2016-02334334392367
2016-03676676441377
2016-04211211374379
2016-05413413392381
2016-06528528522385
2016-07259259309381
2016-08351351353373
2016-09378378353369
2016-10329329332348
2016-11414414338370
2016-12240240289377
2017-01556556309391
2017-02366366316393
2017-03153153380350
2017-04520520341376
2017-05142142337353
2017-06687687421366
2017-075757295349
2017-08679679414377
2017-096666306351
2017-10349349338352
2017-11317317302344
2017-12343343342353
2018-01391391377339
2018-02316316313335
2018-03367367335353
2018-04338338287338
2018-05315315355352
2018-06333333324323
2018-07405405313352
2018-08484484339335
2018-09155155322343
2018-10308308326339
2018-11375375323344
2018-12308308338341
2019-01322322304336
2019-02285285286333
2019-03422422334338
2019-04449449311347
2019-05214214343338
2019-06260260321332
2019-07325325299326
2019-08295295302310
2019-09350350271326
2019-10292292341325
2019-11325325314321
2019-12276276264318
2020-01263263249313
2020-02283283264313
2020-03568568318325
2020-04296296280312
2020-05272272294317
2020-06217217326314
2020-07520520279330
2020-08216216308323
2020-09344344281323
2020-106161238303
2020-11408408212310
2020-1200265287
2021-01406406228299
2021-02299299220301
2021-03330330268281
2021-04120120246266
2021-05476476274283
2021-066868256271
2021-07197197219244
2021-08185185260241
2021-09364364278243
2021-10266266224260
2021-11357357240256
2021-1200246256
2022-01329331208249
2022-02213214243242
2022-03259260250237
2022-04215216218245
2022-05202203255222
2022-06337339300244
2022-07220221252246
2022-08288290291255
2022-09269270265247
2022-10286288277249
2022-11290292283244
2022-12252253239265
2023-01254254248258
2023-02245245242261
2023-03273273251262
2023-04385386243276
2023-05152152278272
2023-06275275283267
2023-07286287263272
2023-08379380372280
2023-09239239226277
2023-10291292296277
2023-11266266255275
2023-12269269267277
2024-01270270260278
2024-02254254245279
2024-03300300286281
2024-04328328319276
2024-05294294288288
2024-06266266245287
2024-07327327294291
2024-08240240266279
2024-09301301288284
2024-10376376301291
2024-11370370283300
2024-12159159284291
2025-01304301291293
2025-02275272266295
2025-03354350329299
2025-04351347332301
2025-05337333360304
2025-06366362352312
2025-07704697389343
2025-086261376328
2025-09348344334331
2025-10447442394337
2025-11347343336334
2025-12319316382348
2026-01383379353354
2026-02320316338358
2026-03409404359362
2026-04339335369361
2026-05348344322362
2026-06408403449366
2026-07 low455450434345
2026-08 low479474454379
2026-09 low583577575399
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.

Case numberSeenSource
2:26-cv-14305 court feed
4:26-cv-14214 court feed
1:26-cv-13724 court feed
5:26-cv-13705 court feed
3:26-cv-11745 court feed
2:26-cv-14305 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14304 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14304 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14304 court feed entry
2:26-cv-14303 court feed entry
2:26-cv-13724 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-14214 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251, 2, 4, 5shared1000014214
20261, 2, 3, 4, 5shared1000013724
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.

Case types observed in E.D. Michigan, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.219440 Other Civil Rights164480 Consumer Credit130890 Other Statutory A.105442 Employment85190 Other Contract64360 Other Personal In.62550 Civil Rights48485 Telephone Consume.32820 Copyrights28465 Other Immigration.23445 Amer. w/Disabilit.23
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee21916.6%
440Other Civil Rights16412.4%
480Consumer Credit1309.8%
890Other Statutory Actions1058.0%
442Employment856.4%
190Other Contract644.8%
360Other Personal Injury624.7%
550Civil Rights483.6%
485Telephone Consumer Protection Act322.4%
820Copyrights282.1%
465Other Immigration Actions231.7%
445Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment231.7%

Codes from the JS 44 civil cover sheet; counts are dockets observed by this source, not every case.

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
4,508 4,339 CL
4,520 4,415 CL
4,235 4,101 CL
4,095 3,952 CL
3,815 3,690 CL
3,448 3,314 CL
3,068 2,959 CL
3,160 3,177 3,177 0.99x 3,081 CL AO
3,314 3,320 3,320 1.00x 3,224 CL AO
3,485 3,489 3,489 1.00x 3,359 CL AO
4,214 4,170 4,170 1.01x 4,141 CL AO
so far 3,724 3,683 3,653 CL

See also: all districts, Michigan, case types, how these numbers are made, methodology, principles.

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