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

In , 1,653 civil cases were filed in W.D. North Carolina by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 1,719.

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

544

+34.3% vs

, counted
1.7k

official 1.7k

Counted per official
1.04x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-00965

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. North CarolinaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0100200300400201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. North CarolinaThe last three years0100200300202320252026
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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
2015-01868680
2015-02808070
2015-03848481
2015-04808075
2015-05797971
2015-0689898283
2015-0711711710788
2015-0892929288
2015-0996968889
2015-101061069891
2015-1180807590
2015-1298989691
2016-0199998492
2016-0284848492
2016-0311111110294
2016-0498989596
2016-0512312311599
2016-06387387362124
2016-079393106122
2016-0810110194123
2016-0910810896124
2016-10113113100125
2016-11102102108126
2016-1210010092127
2017-01103103100127
2017-02979791128
2017-03134134122130
2017-04919185129
2017-05999994127
2017-06138138127107
2017-07132132120110
2017-08138138129113
2017-0911211292113
2017-10109109110113
2017-11757583111
2017-12999993111
2018-0110010097110
2018-02828277109
2018-03117117108108
2018-04117117111110
2018-05107107100110
2018-06113113103108
2018-07121121118108
2018-08117117111106
2018-09989888105
2018-10104104101104
2018-1110410493107
2018-12727271104
2019-01969689104
2019-02878783104
2019-03120120100105
2019-04989899103
2019-05929291102
2019-0610610695101
2019-07112112102100
2019-081031037799
2019-0989899999
2019-10139139127102
2019-1110010092101
2019-1210810897104
2020-01105105100105
2020-02112112102107
2020-0310110197105
2020-0410810899106
2020-05787877105
2020-06110110109105
2020-07181181119111
2020-089191110110
2020-099292118110
2020-10111111107108
2020-11120120115110
2020-12135135130112
2021-01828274110
2021-0210410498109
2021-0310010092109
2021-04138138113112
2021-05616188110
2021-0611111194110
2021-07114114126105
2021-08138138116109
2021-09787895108
2021-10142142136110
2021-11898986108
2021-12767674103
2022-01716970102
2022-0273716899
2022-0395939198
2022-0492908894
2022-05100989697
2022-0682808195
2022-0790888393
2022-0816215915894
2022-0910610410297
2022-1012612312695
2022-1180787694
2022-1290889195
2023-0199979597
2023-02129126111102
2023-0310098108102
2023-04929088102
2023-05131128121105
2023-06130127123109
2023-07115113119111
2023-08152149148110
2023-09107105102110
2023-10214209165117
2023-11115113137120
2023-12104102123121
2024-01189184182129
2024-02214209196135
2024-03137134146138
2024-04146142139143
2024-05140137139144
2024-06132129129144
2024-07125122121144
2024-08138135130143
2024-09124121119145
2024-10133130126138
2024-11110107110138
2024-12134131131140
2025-01127122121135
2025-02117113114127
2025-03120115115125
2025-04130125124124
2025-05114110109122
2025-06162156160124
2025-07163157160127
2025-08188181161131
2025-09128123150131
2025-10203195202136
2025-11198190129143
2025-126966135138
2026-01141135137139
2026-02122117120139
2026-03183176162144
2026-04128123126144
2026-05132127137146
2026-06145139140144
2026-07 low153147148143
2026-08 low170163161142
2026-09 low221212222149
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
3:26-cv-00965 court feed
1:26-cv-00388 court feed
5:26-cv-00275 court feed
3:26-cv-00965 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00939 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00939 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00939 court feed entry
3:26-cv-00939 court feed entry
1:26-cv-00332 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-00819 bulk snapshot
5:26-cv-00244 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-00457 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0457
20253own01040
20255own0222
20261own0332
20263own0819
20265own0244
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. North Carolina, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code440 Other Civil Rights68710 Fair Labor Standa.48442 Employment46890 Other Statutory A.40190 Other Contract25840 Trademark19110 Insurance19550 Civil Rights17445 Amer. w/Disabilit.17465 Other Immigration.16360 Other Personal In.16820 Copyrights14
CodeCase typeObservedShare
440Other Civil Rights6813.1%
710Fair Labor Standards Act489.2%
442Employment468.8%
890Other Statutory Actions407.7%
190Other Contract254.8%
840Trademark193.7%
110Insurance193.7%
550Civil Rights173.3%
445Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment173.3%
465Other Immigration Actions163.1%
360Other Personal Injury163.1%
820Copyrights142.7%

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
1,087 1,015 CL
1,519 1,438 CL
1,327 1,246 CL
1,252 1,178 CL
1,250 1,151 CL
1,344 1,283 CL
1,233 1,192 CL
1,167 1,142 1,142 1.02x 1,130 CL AO
1,488 1,456 1,456 1.02x 1,440 CL AO
1,722 1,679 1,679 1.03x 1,668 CL AO
1,719 1,653 1,653 1.04x 1,680 CL AO
so far 1,395 1,339 1,353 CL

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

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