Civil filings in the E.D. North Carolina district court

In , 3,281 civil cases were filed in E.D. North Carolina by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,828.

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

504

+18.9% vs

, counted
2.8k

official 3.3k

Counted per official
0.86x

fewer case numbers seen than official filings: some numbering is outside the civil sequence

Newest case number
5:26-cv-00900

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. North CarolinaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. North CarolinaThe last three years0200400600202320252026
Show the numbers
Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01515194
2015-0211211265
2015-03104104103
2015-04989892
2015-05464693
2015-0614514512193
2015-07215215106110
2015-089191110108
2015-09171711298
2015-10161161108104
2015-1127277897
2015-12139139106100
2016-01777774103
2016-02848480100
2016-0388888899
2016-04132132127102
2016-05206206146115
2016-06585585599152
2016-078787126141
2016-08155155128146
2016-09898993152
2016-109696101147
2016-11898992152
2016-12797985147
2017-01888877148
2017-0210310393150
2017-03858585150
2017-04888888146
2017-05101101116137
2017-06202202112105
2017-07575795103
2017-08828210397
2017-0978788296
2017-1090909395
2017-1134347891
2017-121271279595
2018-0179797494
2018-0284848092
2018-0316516510399
2018-0479798898
2018-05242410892
2018-0615915911988
2018-07454510287
2018-081571579993
2018-0930306889
2018-101391399494
2018-1135358294
2018-1296966491
2019-0169696590
2019-0286868290
2019-0389898784
2019-0499999886
2019-051051058692
2019-0692927487
2019-0771718789
2019-0812312310386
2019-091311319895
2019-1025259785
2019-1116616610496
2019-1215157289
2020-0187878691
2020-0280807990
2020-0310810810792
2020-0494947891
2020-0575757789
2020-0610610620790
2020-07242412486
2020-0857579381
2020-0941541590104
2020-108585109109
2020-117171119101
2020-129494104108
2021-01767665107
2021-02838380107
2021-03107107106107
2021-0410410497108
2021-05747478108
2021-06898976107
2021-0718118171120
2021-08262674117
2021-0953538787
2021-1023239382
2021-111061067685
2021-1272727383
2022-01811367988
2022-021131905497
2022-03601017996
2022-0417297490
2022-0513422577102
2022-066811471105
2022-07681147299
2022-08120201127114
2022-0910417475124
2022-10406775127
2022-117913382130
2022-129015187136
2023-01728869132
2023-02254310247142
2023-0395116736143
2023-048701,062201230
2023-05186227194230
2023-0687106167229
2023-07223272166242
2023-08141172134240
2023-09190232190245
2023-10234286231263
2023-11254310233278
2023-12115140131277
2024-01134165122283
2024-02187231189277
2024-03367453272305
2024-048099122224
2024-05104128151216
2024-06196242181228
2024-07196242208225
2024-08248306253236
2024-09159196150233
2024-10176217180227
2024-11161199149218
2024-12207255209228
2025-01334388324246
2025-02241280231250
2025-03251291244237
2025-04211245227249
2025-05494573433286
2025-06374434335302
2025-07174202218299
2025-08156181156288
2025-09188218193290
2025-10214248142293
2025-115058110281
2025-12141164117273
2026-018611281250
2026-02120156118240
2026-03243316148242
2026-04140182131237
2026-05123160136202
2026-06161209148184
2026-07 low150195159183
2026-08 low150195150184
2026-09 low204265194188
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
5:26-cv-00900 court feed
7:26-cv-00449 court feed
4:26-cv-00207 court feed
2:26-cv-00054 court feed
5:26-cv-00900 court feed entry
5:26-cv-00900 court feed entry
5:26-cv-00900 court feed entry
5:26-cv-00899 court feed entry
5:26-cv-00899 court feed entry
2:26-cv-00054 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-00207 bulk snapshot
5:26-cv-00736 bulk snapshot
7:26-cv-00380 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20252own092
20254own0236
20255own0885
20257own01615
20262own054
20264own0207
20265own0736
20267own0380
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. North Carolina, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code442 Employment18440 Other Civil Rights17360 Other Personal In.14190 Other Contract13840 Trademark11820 Copyrights11890 Other Statutory A.9480 Consumer Credit8465 Other Immigration.7690 Other5893 Environmental Mat.4880 Defend Trade Secr.4
CodeCase typeObservedShare
442Employment189.6%
440Other Civil Rights179.0%
360Other Personal Injury147.4%
190Other Contract136.9%
840Trademark115.9%
820Copyrights115.9%
890Other Statutory Actions94.8%
480Consumer Credit84.3%
465Other Immigration Actions73.7%
690Other52.7%
893Environmental Matters42.1%
880Defend Trade Secrets Act of 201642.1%

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
1,206 1,188 CL
1,767 1,739 CL
1,135 1,117 CL
1,092 1,081 CL
1,071 1,053 CL
1,296 1,273 CL
994 976 CL
974 1,634 1,634 0.60x 952 CL AO
2,721 3,322 3,322 0.82x 2,699 CL AO
2,215 2,733 2,733 0.81x 2,186 CL AO
2,828 3,281 3,281 0.86x 2,730 CL AO
so far 1,377 1,788 1,265 CL

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

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