Civil filings in the W.D. Michigan district court

In , 2,293 civil cases were filed in W.D. Michigan by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,263.

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

860

-10.0% vs

, counted
2.3k

official 2.3k

Counted per official
0.99x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-03107

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, W.D. MichiganCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0200400600201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. MichiganThe last three years0200400600202320252026
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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
2015-01107107107
2015-02153153153
2015-03139139138
2015-04120120119
2015-05102102100
2015-06157157157130
2015-07179179113137
2015-084747112126
2015-09122122121125
2015-10157157155128
2015-11155155150131
2015-12116116115130
2016-01121121118131
2016-02192192156134
2016-03145145136134
2016-048383124131
2016-05246246248143
2016-06222222221149
2016-07173173131148
2016-08102102140153
2016-09124124123153
2016-10171171119154
2016-117272115147
2016-12109109114147
2017-01128128128147
2017-02103103102140
2017-03123123121138
2017-04181181120146
2017-055656110130
2017-06124124123122
2017-07154154110121
2017-087979123119
2017-09929290116
2017-10888888109
2017-11144144124115
2017-128989106113
2018-01121121116113
2018-02115115119114
2018-03175175172118
2018-04140140137115
2018-05135135135121
2018-06146146144123
2018-07134134134122
2018-08167167166129
2018-09163163163135
2018-10194194123144
2018-116262131137
2018-12128128128140
2019-01106106106139
2019-02111111108138
2019-03148148109136
2019-04104104101133
2019-05686899128
2019-06115115121125
2019-07123123122124
2019-08104104104119
2019-09112112109115
2019-10145145144110
2019-11115115114115
2019-12118118116114
2020-01979796113
2020-02107107107113
2020-03124124123111
2020-04100100100111
2020-05121121119115
2020-06138138133117
2020-07257257163128
2020-085656147124
2020-09146146140127
2020-10126126127125
2020-11117117116126
2020-12133133131127
2021-01127127121129
2021-02114114106130
2021-03109109112129
2021-0410110198129
2021-05106106102128
2021-06154154152129
2021-07119119115117
2021-08129129131123
2021-09102102101120
2021-10818181116
2021-11105105100115
2021-12106106104113
2022-01117125118113
2022-02106114107113
2022-03161172158118
2022-049510296118
2022-05122131117120
2022-06139149137120
2022-07106114101119
2022-08128137120120
2022-09123132119122
2022-10131140129127
2022-11134143127130
2022-12120129122132
2023-01144146140134
2023-02109110109134
2023-03147149138132
2023-04120121125133
2023-05147149147135
2023-06166168162136
2023-07127129125138
2023-08132134126137
2023-09130132128137
2023-10150152147138
2023-11127129114137
2023-12132134140138
2024-01109114108135
2024-02152159138139
2024-03118123129137
2024-04140146139139
2024-05145152143139
2024-06120125119136
2024-07139145136137
2024-08131137111137
2024-09136142148138
2024-10149156146138
2024-11127133125139
2024-12114119112138
2025-01143145136140
2025-02114116131137
2025-03155157141139
2025-04169171169141
2025-05150152146141
2025-06153155154144
2025-07241244175152
2025-08123125183151
2025-09164166153153
2025-10183185188156
2025-11274278272168
2025-12394399390191
2026-01376369368210
2026-02344338350228
2026-03447439437252
2026-04377370365268
2026-05328322335283
2026-06251246251290
2026-07 low278273276293
2026-08 low288283280306
2026-09 low294289278316
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
1:26-cv-03107 court feed
2:26-cv-00238 court feed
1:26-cv-03107 court feed entry
1:26-cv-03091 court feed entry
1:26-cv-02453 court feed entry
1:26-cv-02341 court feed entry
1:26-cv-02054 court feed entry
1:26-cv-02745 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00238 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-01945 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-00318 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own01945
20252own0318
20261own02745
20262own0238
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. Michigan, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.1.9k440 Other Civil Rights62442 Employment35190 Other Contract35530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.16840 Trademark12555 Prison Condition12890 Other Statutory A.10820 Copyrights10480 Consumer Credit10950 Constitutionality.9830 Patent9
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,87885.6%
440Other Civil Rights622.8%
442Employment351.6%
190Other Contract351.6%
530Habeas Corpus: General160.7%
840Trademark120.5%
555Prison Condition120.5%
890Other Statutory Actions100.5%
820Copyrights100.5%
480Consumer Credit100.5%
950Constitutionality of State Statutes90.4%
830Patent90.4%

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
1,554 1,540 CL
1,760 1,745 CL
1,361 1,345 CL
1,680 1,668 CL
1,369 1,353 CL
1,522 1,502 CL
1,353 1,323 CL
1,482 1,587 1,587 0.93x 1,451 CL AO
1,631 1,651 1,651 0.99x 1,601 CL AO
1,580 1,651 1,651 0.96x 1,554 CL AO
2,263 2,293 2,293 0.99x 2,238 CL AO
so far 2,983 2,928 2,940 CL

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

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