Civil filings in the E.D. Missouri district court

In , 2,180 civil cases were filed in E.D. Missouri by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,225.

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

603

-2.4% vs

, counted
2.2k

official 2.2k

Counted per official
1.02x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
4:26-cv-01945

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. MissouriCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02505007501k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. MissouriThe last three years0100200300400202320252026
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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
2015-01252252242
2015-02237237189
2015-03194194201
2015-04159159173
2015-05180180186
2015-06197197206203
2015-07178178185200
2015-08187187191198
2015-09152152160193
2015-10181181181192
2015-11181181162191
2015-12195195214191
2016-01147147144182
2016-02179179180178
2016-03200200200178
2016-04202202203182
2016-053535194170
2016-0677397154
2016-07100100192147
2016-08875875188204
2016-09191191177208
2016-10119119162203
2016-11191191204203
2016-12315315317213
2017-01433433349237
2017-02416416498257
2017-03491491450281
2017-04264264204286
2017-05127127220294
2017-06400400330327
2017-07239239306338
2017-08192192198282
2017-09187187187281
2017-10190190188287
2017-11172172157286
2017-12161161178273
2018-01262262201258
2018-02164164205237
2018-03166166181210
2018-04227227226207
2018-05170170174211
2018-06303303284203
2018-07247247265203
2018-08239239236207
2018-09205205203209
2018-10245245249213
2018-11200200180216
2018-12146146166214
2019-01301301188218
2019-02219219236222
2019-031414367210
2019-04693693390248
2019-05490490486275
2019-06324324349277
2019-07426426445292
2019-08240240226292
2019-09229229240294
2019-10339339303302
2019-11212212237303
2019-12260260269312
2020-01216216208305
2020-02183183179302
2020-03225225162320
2020-04101101169270
2020-05156156140243
2020-06227227194234
2020-07150150166212
2020-08225225196210
2020-09274274255214
2020-10119119181196
2020-11155155167191
2020-12282282284193
2021-01144144143187
2021-02167167157185
2021-03146146156179
2021-04160160158184
2021-05132132134182
2021-06191191189179
2021-071111180167
2021-08317317156175
2021-09211211113170
2021-105252150164
2021-11131131124162
2021-12124124125149
2022-01199197142153
2022-029089145147
2022-03150148151147
2022-04130129130144
2022-05124123123144
2022-06154152131140
2022-079998121148
2022-08142140142133
2022-09160158160128
2022-10135134135135
2022-11147145145136
2022-12132131131137
2023-01130128130131
2023-02167165147138
2023-03174172193140
2023-04193191186145
2023-05176174181149
2023-06158156159149
2023-07150148131153
2023-08154152173154
2023-09152150152154
2023-103232257145
2023-11322318166160
2023-12223220153167
2024-01214209195174
2024-02163159177173
2024-03216211205177
2024-04145142153173
2024-05192188182174
2024-06149146163173
2024-07233228182180
2024-08146143164179
2024-09123120137176
2024-10183179188189
2024-11144141158174
2024-12183179182170
2025-01173170172167
2025-02157154149167
2025-03178174178164
2025-04208204211169
2025-05228223228172
2025-06225220195178
2025-07196192200175
2025-08161158181176
2025-09184180187181
2025-10192188183182
2025-11224219154188
2025-129997177182
2026-01191188169183
2026-02182179200185
2026-03259255200192
2026-041010214176
2026-05376371223188
2026-06232229229189
2026-07 low214211212191
2026-08 low210207202195
2026-09 low179177185194
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
4:26-cv-01945 court feed
1:26-cv-00276 court feed
2:26-cv-00072 court feed
4:26-cv-01945 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01945 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01944 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01944 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01944 court feed entry
1:26-cv-00221 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00072 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-01560 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-00220 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0220
20252own097
20254own01908
20261own0221
20262own072
20264own01560
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. Missouri, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code550 Civil Rights128440 Other Civil Rights115442 Employment103110 Insurance99360 Other Personal In.85190 Other Contract77463 Habeas Corpus: Al.66530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.54350 Motor Vehicle47863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))40365 Personal Injury -.38480 Consumer Credit37
CodeCase typeObservedShare
550Civil Rights12810.3%
440Other Civil Rights1159.2%
442Employment1038.3%
110Insurance997.9%
360Other Personal Injury856.8%
190Other Contract776.2%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee665.3%
530Habeas Corpus: General544.3%
350Motor Vehicle473.8%
863DIWC/DIWW (405(g))403.2%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability383.0%
480Consumer Credit373.0%

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
2,293 2,290 CL
2,561 2,558 CL
3,272 3,265 CL
2,574 2,570 CL
3,747 3,736 CL
2,313 2,301 CL
1,786 1,785 CL
1,662 1,644 1,644 1.01x 1,656 CL AO
2,031 2,005 2,005 1.01x 2,028 CL AO
2,091 2,044 2,044 1.02x 2,086 CL AO
2,225 2,180 2,180 1.02x 2,215 CL AO
so far 1,853 1,827 1,834 CL

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

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