Civil filings in the S.D. New York district court

In , 11,176 civil cases were filed in S.D. New York by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 10,853.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: S.D. New York, New York, Second Circuit.

2.9k

-0.5% vs

, counted
10.9k

official 11.2k

Counted per official
0.97x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
1:26-cv-09900

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, S.D. New YorkCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02k4k6k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, S.D. New YorkThe last three years01k2k3k202320252026
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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
2015-01817817776
2015-02741741759
2015-03905905974
2015-04992992959
2015-05778
2015-061,6721,672914
2015-079609608911,014
2015-08836836832989
2015-09813813843967
2015-10825825844951
2015-111,0161,016814958
2015-12620620803927
2016-01792792714925
2016-02765765848927
2016-03864864854923
2016-04853853825911
2016-05777777809899
2016-065,0255,0251,1991,179
2016-079239238361,176
2016-087587587891,169
2016-097537538241,164
2016-108998997961,170
2016-116966967861,144
2016-127547547791,155
2017-017937937641,155
2017-027267267631,152
2017-038398398431,150
2017-048188188051,147
2017-059529529191,161
2017-06916916906819
2017-07882882812816
2017-08752752854815
2017-09823823828821
2017-10942942921824
2017-111,1771,177994864
2017-12639639848855
2018-01932932894866
2018-02931931957884
2018-031,0401,0401,032900
2018-041,0921,0921,002923
2018-05877877970917
2018-061,2121,2121,120942
2018-07814814919936
2018-081,3211,3211,107983
2018-09784784952980
2018-101,2361,2361,1631,005
2018-111,2531,2531,0871,011
2018-129209201,2061,034
2019-011,0011,0019921,040
2019-021,0251,0259591,048
2019-038828829331,035
2019-049749741,0021,025
2019-051,3501,3501,2821,064
2019-061,0411,0419591,050
2019-079569561,0651,062
2019-081,0341,0349811,038
2019-098718719241,045
2019-101,1381,1381,0621,037
2019-118728728721,005
2019-12822822930997
2020-01911911887990
2020-02956956935984
2020-03821821878979
2020-04781781704963
2020-05682682763907
2020-06872872883893
2020-071,0381,038977900
2020-081,1721,1721,078911
2020-099689681,037919
2020-101,0851,0851,017915
2020-111,0071,007895926
2020-128448441,098928
2021-01872872866925
2021-02966966887926
2021-039829821,032939
2021-041,1181,1181,098967
2021-05965965953991
2021-06801801868985
2021-07819819824967
2021-08891891832943
2021-09722722792923
2021-10794794784898
2021-111,2851,2851,282922
2021-121,0221,0221,051936
2022-01883818852932
2022-02850787846917
2022-032,2402,0749881,008
2022-04816756839978
2022-051,035958985977
2022-061,1201,0371,124997
2022-07893827880998
2022-081,0549769891,005
2022-097957369161,006
2022-101,1581,0729551,029
2022-11602557841968
2022-12832770846947
2023-01837863841951
2023-02943972939967
2023-039791,009996878
2023-04869896875889
2023-05951980972891
2023-061,2461,2841,121912
2023-079279551,027923
2023-081,0901,1231,069935
2023-09791815867941
2023-101,0651,098971944
2023-11857883931971
2023-12774798833973
2024-01783586739950
2024-02874655853924
2024-03882661873894
2024-04771577913868
2024-051,002750895849
2024-063,6622,742784970
2024-07902675951947
2024-08766574848901
2024-09903676758890
2024-10775580947847
2024-11846634874826
2024-12864647940813
2025-011,0301,061988853
2025-02790814827866
2025-03855880960884
2025-041,0441,075956926
2025-059921,022994948
2025-06758781872785
2025-07880906921804
2025-08942970921837
2025-09924951861860
2025-109359631,022892
2025-11841866848911
2025-12862888949931
2026-011,0771,077874933
2026-02849849836936
2026-031,0421,0421,036949
2026-04878878941933
2026-05998998975931
2026-061,0551,0551,032954
2026-07 low9579571,013958
2026-08 low784784872942
2026-09 low1,1761,1761,112961
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
1:26-cv-09900 court feed
7:26-cv-09893 court feed
2:26-cv-00241 court feed
1:26-cv-09900 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09900 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09899 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09899 court feed entry
1:26-cv-09899 court feed entry
1:26-cv-08575 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00241 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-10853 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251, 2, 7shared010853
20261, 7shared08575
20262own0241
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in S.D. New York, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code446 Amer. w/Disabilit.836190 Other Contract660710 Fair Labor Standa.659463 Habeas Corpus: Al.568442 Employment467820 Copyrights376840 Trademark261440 Other Civil Rights251370 Other Fraud201850 Securities/Commod.183360 Other Personal In.136890 Other Statutory A.116
CodeCase typeObservedShare
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other83613.7%
190Other Contract66010.8%
710Fair Labor Standards Act65910.8%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee5689.3%
442Employment4677.6%
820Copyrights3766.1%
840Trademark2614.3%
440Other Civil Rights2514.1%
370Other Fraud2013.3%
850Securities/Commodities/Exchange1833.0%
360Other Personal Injury1362.2%
890Other Statutory Actions1161.9%

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
10,197 10,187 CL
13,859 10,059 CL
10,259 10,257 CL
12,412 12,409 CL
11,966 11,961 CL
11,137 11,152 CL
11,237 11,269 CL
12,278 11,369 11,369 1.08x 11,061 CL AO
11,329 11,676 11,676 0.97x 11,442 CL AO
13,030 9,758 9,758 1.34x 10,375 CL AO
10,853 11,176 11,176 0.97x 11,119 CL AO
so far 8,816 8,818 8,691 CL

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

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