Civil filings in the E.D. New York district court
In , 7,265 civil cases were filed in E.D. New York by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 7,195.
Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: E.D. New York, New York, Second Circuit.
- 2k
- Counted per official
- 0.99x
-2.1% vs
case numbers track the official count
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.
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| Month | Implied | Calibrated | Observed | Twelve-month mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 1,028 | 1,028 | 504 | |
| 2015-02 | 497 | 497 | 546 | |
| 2015-03 | 743 | 743 | 686 | |
| 2015-04 | 754 | |||
| 2015-05 | 675 | |||
| 2015-06 | 673 | |||
| 2015-07 | 668 | |||
| 2015-08 | 3,266 | 3,266 | 581 | |
| 2015-09 | 592 | 592 | 588 | |
| 2015-10 | 664 | 664 | 597 | 1,132 |
| 2015-11 | 525 | 525 | 555 | 1,045 |
| 2015-12 | 575 | 575 | 620 | 986 |
| 2016-01 | 587 | 587 | 502 | 931 |
| 2016-02 | 460 | 460 | 524 | 926 |
| 2016-03 | 582 | 953 | ||
| 2016-04 | 1,158 | 1,158 | 555 | 978 |
| 2016-05 | 2,109 | 2,109 | 608 | 1,104 |
| 2016-06 | 916 | 1,104 | ||
| 2016-07 | 562 | 1,104 | ||
| 2016-08 | 2,160 | 2,160 | 641 | 981 |
| 2016-09 | 524 | 524 | 605 | 974 |
| 2016-10 | 551 | 1,012 | ||
| 2016-11 | 1,223 | 1,223 | 608 | 1,100 |
| 2016-12 | 476 | 476 | 557 | 1,087 |
| 2017-01 | 573 | 1,159 | ||
| 2017-02 | 1,234 | 1,234 | 722 | 1,269 |
| 2017-03 | 684 | 684 | 677 | 1,196 |
| 2017-04 | 621 | 1,201 | ||
| 2017-05 | 1,402 | 1,402 | 694 | 1,100 |
| 2017-06 | 715 | 715 | 671 | 1,052 |
| 2017-07 | 492 | 492 | 564 | 990 |
| 2017-08 | 731 | 731 | 669 | 831 |
| 2017-09 | 602 | 602 | 575 | 840 |
| 2017-10 | 593 | 593 | 602 | 815 |
| 2017-11 | 591 | 591 | 659 | 752 |
| 2017-12 | 566 | 566 | 599 | 761 |
| 2018-01 | 783 | 783 | 705 | 763 |
| 2018-02 | 596 | 596 | 585 | 705 |
| 2018-03 | 579 | 579 | 664 | 695 |
| 2018-04 | 689 | 689 | 607 | 695 |
| 2018-05 | 641 | 641 | 653 | 632 |
| 2018-06 | 631 | 631 | 598 | 624 |
| 2018-07 | 547 | 547 | 534 | 629 |
| 2018-08 | 540 | 540 | 642 | 613 |
| 2018-09 | 572 | 572 | 510 | 611 |
| 2018-10 | 626 | 612 | ||
| 2018-11 | 1,258 | 1,258 | 745 | 673 |
| 2018-12 | 641 | 641 | 628 | 680 |
| 2019-01 | 630 | 630 | 632 | 666 |
| 2019-02 | 653 | 653 | 585 | 671 |
| 2019-03 | 558 | 558 | 637 | 669 |
| 2019-04 | 766 | 766 | 703 | 676 |
| 2019-05 | 663 | 663 | 725 | 678 |
| 2019-06 | 568 | 568 | 536 | 672 |
| 2019-07 | 651 | 651 | 630 | 682 |
| 2019-08 | 563 | 563 | 587 | 684 |
| 2019-09 | 601 | 601 | 545 | 687 |
| 2019-10 | 525 | 525 | 655 | 673 |
| 2019-11 | 189 | 189 | 573 | 584 |
| 2019-12 | 963 | 963 | 578 | 611 |
| 2020-01 | 596 | 609 | ||
| 2020-02 | 1,192 | 1,192 | 541 | 658 |
| 2020-03 | 482 | 482 | 506 | 651 |
| 2020-04 | 407 | 407 | 349 | 619 |
| 2020-05 | 336 | 336 | 426 | 589 |
| 2020-06 | 488 | 488 | 489 | 582 |
| 2020-07 | 595 | 595 | 578 | 576 |
| 2020-08 | 639 | 639 | 591 | 583 |
| 2020-09 | 574 | 574 | 606 | 581 |
| 2020-10 | 141 | 141 | 610 | 546 |
| 2020-11 | 979 | 979 | 556 | 618 |
| 2020-12 | 567 | 567 | 605 | 582 |
| 2021-01 | 561 | 561 | 523 | 580 |
| 2021-02 | 510 | 510 | 553 | 523 |
| 2021-03 | 257 | 257 | 697 | 504 |
| 2021-04 | 1,168 | 1,168 | 672 | 568 |
| 2021-05 | 590 | 590 | 659 | 589 |
| 2021-06 | 657 | 657 | 642 | 603 |
| 2021-07 | 595 | 595 | 589 | 603 |
| 2021-08 | 568 | 568 | 632 | 597 |
| 2021-09 | 706 | 706 | 550 | 608 |
| 2021-10 | 441 | 441 | 620 | 633 |
| 2021-11 | 699 | 699 | 629 | 610 |
| 2021-12 | 467 | 467 | 569 | 602 |
| 2022-01 | 632 | 637 | 603 | 608 |
| 2022-02 | 491 | 495 | 524 | 607 |
| 2022-03 | 700 | 705 | 738 | 644 |
| 2022-04 | 719 | 724 | 677 | 607 |
| 2022-05 | 684 | 689 | 738 | 615 |
| 2022-06 | 660 | 665 | 689 | 616 |
| 2022-07 | 701 | 706 | 641 | 625 |
| 2022-08 | 626 | 631 | 741 | 630 |
| 2022-09 | 692 | 697 | 694 | 630 |
| 2022-10 | 890 | 897 | 765 | 668 |
| 2022-11 | 664 | 669 | 710 | 665 |
| 2022-12 | 535 | 539 | 724 | 671 |
| 2023-01 | 736 | 738 | 794 | 680 |
| 2023-02 | 843 | 845 | 910 | 709 |
| 2023-03 | 977 | 980 | 906 | 732 |
| 2023-04 | 693 | 695 | 740 | 729 |
| 2023-05 | 822 | 824 | 798 | 740 |
| 2023-06 | 899 | 901 | 948 | 760 |
| 2023-07 | 963 | 966 | 875 | 782 |
| 2023-08 | 670 | 672 | 752 | 785 |
| 2023-09 | 818 | 820 | 786 | 795 |
| 2023-10 | 777 | 779 | 817 | 786 |
| 2023-11 | 726 | 728 | 737 | 791 |
| 2023-12 | 689 | 691 | 763 | 803 |
| 2024-01 | 747 | 747 | 719 | 804 |
| 2024-02 | 877 | 877 | 845 | 807 |
| 2024-03 | 794 | 794 | 859 | 791 |
| 2024-04 | 839 | 839 | 840 | 803 |
| 2024-05 | 79 | 79 | 722 | 741 |
| 2024-06 | 1,424 | 1,424 | 667 | 785 |
| 2024-07 | 733 | 733 | 777 | 765 |
| 2024-08 | 674 | 674 | 731 | 765 |
| 2024-09 | 896 | 896 | 796 | 772 |
| 2024-10 | 646 | 646 | 736 | 760 |
| 2024-11 | 603 | 603 | 644 | 750 |
| 2024-12 | 620 | 620 | 650 | 744 |
| 2025-01 | 397 | 367 | 612 | 713 |
| 2025-02 | 768 | 711 | 591 | 699 |
| 2025-03 | 613 | 567 | 617 | 680 |
| 2025-04 | 605 | 653 | 660 | |
| 2025-05 | 1,263 | 1,169 | 630 | 751 |
| 2025-06 | 595 | 551 | 592 | 678 |
| 2025-07 | 730 | 676 | 693 | 674 |
| 2025-08 | 467 | 432 | 598 | 654 |
| 2025-09 | 57 | 53 | 698 | 583 |
| 2025-10 | 1,218 | 1,127 | 693 | 623 |
| 2025-11 | 386 | 357 | 550 | 603 |
| 2025-12 | 701 | 649 | 620 | 605 |
| 2026-01 | 563 | 562 | 588 | 622 |
| 2026-02 | 667 | 666 | 670 | 618 |
| 2026-03 | 695 | 694 | 807 | 628 |
| 2026-04 | 724 | 723 | 731 | 638 |
| 2026-05 | 624 | 623 | 735 | 593 |
| 2026-06 | 742 | 741 | 714 | 608 |
| 2026-07 low | 771 | 770 | 817 | 616 |
| 2026-08 low | 713 | 712 | 764 | 640 |
| 2026-09 low | 562 | 561 | 719 | 682 |
Newest case numbers
The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.
| Case number | Seen | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1:26-cv-06061 | court feed | |
| 2:26-cv-06058 | court feed | |
| 0:26-cv-04775 | court feed | |
| 9:26-cv-03418 | court feed | |
| 1:26-cv-06061 | bulk snapshot | |
| 1:25-cv-07195 | bulk snapshot |
Numbering by divisional office
Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.
| Year | Offices | Numbering | Base | Highest number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0, 1, 2, 9 | shared | 0 | 7195 |
| 2026 | 0, 1, 2, 9 | shared | 0 | 6061 |
Case types
Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.
| Code | Case type | Observed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 710 | Fair Labor Standards Act | 595 | 17.6% |
| 463 | Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee | 564 | 16.7% |
| 190 | Other Contract | 280 | 8.3% |
| 442 | Employment | 258 | 7.6% |
| 465 | Other Immigration Actions | 183 | 5.4% |
| 440 | Other Civil Rights | 180 | 5.3% |
| 446 | Amer. w/Disabilities - Other | 171 | 5.1% |
| 480 | Consumer Credit | 134 | 4.0% |
| 370 | Other Fraud | 92 | 2.7% |
| 820 | Copyrights | 84 | 2.5% |
| 890 | Other Statutory Actions | 75 | 2.2% |
| 360 | Other Personal Injury | 73 | 2.2% |
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.
| Year | Implied | Calibrated | AO official | Counted per official | Observed dockets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,890 | 7,447 | CL | ||||
| 8,697 | 7,211 | CL | ||||
| 7,610 | 7,626 | CL | ||||
| 7,477 | 7,497 | CL | ||||
| 7,330 | 7,386 | CL | ||||
| 6,400 | 6,453 | CL | ||||
| 7,219 | 7,335 | CL | ||||
| 7,994 | 8,054 | 8,054 | 0.99x | 8,244 | CL AO | |
| 9,613 | 9,638 | 9,638 | 1.00x | 9,826 | CL AO | |
| 8,932 | 8,930 | 8,930 | 1.00x | 8,986 | CL AO | |
| 7,195 | 7,265 | 7,265 | 0.99x | 7,547 | CL AO | |
| so far | 6,061 | 6,050 | 6,545 | CL |
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| Table rows | 141 | needs 3 |
| Dated rows with a source link | 18 | needs 3 |
| Primary identifiers | 5 | needs 3 |
| Internal links | 18 | needs 5 |
| Primary-source links | 8 | needs 2 |
| Visible text bytes | 6287 | needs 1500 |
| Digits outside a source | 0 | needs 0 |