Civil filings in the D. Minnesota district court

In , 4,786 civil cases were filed in D. Minnesota by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,830.

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

1.4k

+26.3% vs

, counted
4.8k

official 4.8k

Counted per official
1.01x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
0:26-cv-04208

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, D. MinnesotaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k2k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, D. MinnesotaThe last three years02505007501k202320252026
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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
2015-01522522411
2015-02198198195
2015-031,220
2015-041,6611,661367
2015-05314314371
2015-06296296293
2015-07304304301549
2015-08218549
2015-09690690368569
2015-10101101193511
2015-11283283269485
2015-12339339253471
2016-01216216214440
2016-02304304298451
2016-03328328316440
2016-04296296301316
2016-05678678637349
2016-06495354
2016-07764764293400
2016-08374374378398
2016-09332368
2016-10451398
2016-111,0741,074278486
2016-12390390391492
2017-01356356320507
2017-02286286309505
2017-03376376371510
2017-04436436423526
2017-05385385396493
2017-06595493
2017-071,7121,7121,047599
2017-08546546598618
2017-09406406403597
2017-10459459451584
2017-11341341336518
2017-12291291281509
2018-01291291287503
2018-02279279275502
2018-03338338334499
2018-04276276270484
2018-05341341337480
2018-06312312302466
2018-07418418414358
2018-08384384315345
2018-09166166233325
2018-10352352260316
2018-11146146226300
2018-12209209205293
2019-01282282231292
2019-02218218257287
2019-03389389384291
2019-04324324261295
2019-05238238284286
2019-06281281280284
2019-07327327322276
2019-08351351340274
2019-09208208193277
2019-10204204199265
2019-11185185181268
2019-12194194186267
2020-01426426421279
2020-02205205203278
2020-03228228227264
2020-04197197195254
2020-05310310228260
2020-06131131209247
2020-07179179179235
2020-08202202196222
2020-09208208203222
2020-10176176173220
2020-11169169148219
2020-12272272287225
2021-01249249246210
2021-02360360351223
2021-03293293295229
2021-04247247237233
2021-05153153160220
2021-06231231226228
2021-07219219212232
2021-08206206208232
2021-09201201198231
2021-10250250247238
2021-11173173170238
2021-12195195194231
2022-01304301304236
2022-02208206199223
2022-03263261260220
2022-04367364351230
2022-05334331333245
2022-06225223230244
2022-07225223199244
2022-08220218237245
2022-09297294274253
2022-10386382335264
2022-11169167228264
2022-12237235234267
2023-01248247244263
2023-02236235233265
2023-03345344341272
2023-04382381376273
2023-05413411411280
2023-06393391389294
2023-07247246245296
2023-08429427426313
2023-09341340338317
2023-10317316313312
2023-11341340341326
2023-12224223216325
2024-01260237258324
2024-02382348379334
2024-03465424460340
2024-04460419456344
2024-05495451485347
2024-06388468346
2024-071,026935540404
2024-08411374405399
2024-09285260280393
2024-10308281304390
2024-11218199212378
2024-12370337367388
2025-01396392386401
2025-02373370373402
2025-03406402404401
2025-04759752757428
2025-05358355352420
2025-06449445448425
2025-07364361359377
2025-08333330328374
2025-09376373376383
2025-10358355356389
2025-11309306309398
2025-12349346348399
2026-01936823921435
2026-02746656751459
2026-03430428461
2026-04753662324453
2026-05363319360450
2026-06430351449
2026-07 low677595300469
2026-08 low367323359468
2026-09 low366322368464
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
0:26-cv-04208 court feed
4:26-cv-02852 court feed
0:26-cv-04769 court feed entry
0:26-cv-04012 court feed entry
0:26-cv-02515 court feed entry
0:26-cv-02265 court feed entry
0:26-cv-01948 court feed entry
0:26-cv-04208 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-02852 bulk snapshot
0:25-cv-04830 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20250own04830
20260own04208
20264own2852
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in D. Minnesota, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.1.6k365 Personal Injury -.176440 Other Civil Rights64360 Other Personal In.51190 Other Contract44465 Other Immigration.42530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.41442 Employment32446 Amer. w/Disabilit.29380 Other Personal Pr.27840 Trademark24820 Copyrights20
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,58167.7%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability1767.5%
440Other Civil Rights642.7%
360Other Personal Injury512.2%
190Other Contract441.9%
465Other Immigration Actions421.8%
530Habeas Corpus: General411.8%
442Employment321.4%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other291.2%
380Other Personal Property Damage271.2%
840Trademark241.0%
820Copyrights200.9%

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
4,708 4,459 CL
4,424 4,384 CL
5,594 5,530 CL
3,512 3,458 CL
3,201 3,118 CL
2,703 2,669 CL
2,777 2,744 CL
3,235 3,205 3,205 1.01x 3,184 CL AO
3,916 3,901 3,901 1.00x 3,873 CL AO
4,680 4,651 4,651 1.01x 4,614 CL AO
4,830 4,786 4,786 1.01x 4,796 CL AO
so far 4,208 4,559 4,162 CL

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

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