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

In , 2,358 civil cases were filed in W.D. New York by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,348.

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

1.2k

+24.8% vs

, counted
2.3k

official 2.4k

Counted per official
1.00x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
6:26-cv-07048

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. New YorkCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02k4k6k8k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. New YorkThe last three years0200400600202320252026
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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
2015-01144144141
2015-02146146139
2015-03249249165
2015-04106106186
2015-05165165166
2015-06176176173164
2015-07156156155163
2015-08183183157166
2015-09131131152162
2015-10160160148162
2015-11128128127159
2015-12111111114155
2016-016,0856,085136650
2016-024242159641
2016-038282165627
2016-047070148624
2016-058787180618
2016-0600195603
2016-07166166152604
2016-087777153595
2016-094949136588
2016-105353132579
2016-115959145573
2016-128181170571
2017-0117017016878
2017-0214414414086
2017-0317017016194
2017-04147147153100
2017-05187187185109
2017-06234234212128
2017-07204204213131
2017-08221221224143
2017-09190190192155
2017-10182182181166
2017-11226226222180
2017-12171171175187
2018-01306306262198
2018-02174174214201
2018-03183183183202
2018-04160160157203
2018-05199199198204
2018-06211211195202
2018-07162162174199
2018-08190190189196
2018-09189189187196
2018-10229229225200
2018-11241241236201
2018-12227227230206
2019-01243243239201
2019-02179179181201
2019-03235235233205
2019-04223223222211
2019-05232232230213
2019-06250250250217
2019-07243243222223
2019-08233233226227
2019-09228228250230
2019-10214214216229
2019-11223223220228
2019-12161161158222
2020-017474206208
2020-02325325170220
2020-03191191201216
2020-04216216216216
2020-05190190189212
2020-06285285279215
2020-07320320286222
2020-08240240270222
2020-09356356344233
2020-10323323329242
2020-11269269241246
2020-12287287310256
2021-01294294272275
2021-02225225236266
2021-03230230228270
2021-04186186183267
2021-05186186176267
2021-06123123128253
2021-07139139135238
2021-08162162164232
2021-09140140138214
2021-10158158153200
2021-11137137137189
2021-12104104101174
2022-01139140131161
2022-02125126124153
2022-03151152148146
2022-04104105104139
2022-05141142140136
2022-06140141137137
2022-07166167118140
2022-08110111116135
2022-098889125131
2022-10134135131129
2022-11162163161131
2022-12150151150135
2023-01194202190141
2023-02137143139142
2023-03151158148142
2023-04128134123145
2023-05165172164147
2023-06237247228156
2023-07188196186158
2023-08262273221172
2023-09153160185178
2023-10157164162180
2023-11152159151180
2023-12147153144180
2024-01177185172179
2024-02133139130178
2024-03183192183181
2024-04185194184186
2024-05277290196196
2024-068387149183
2024-07161169164180
2024-08136142136170
2024-09171179165171
2024-10193202190174
2024-11165173159176
2024-12170178170178
2025-01185186181178
2025-02140141131178
2025-03137138140173
2025-04162163156171
2025-05125126122157
2025-06166167161164
2025-07188189183165
2025-08144145143165
2025-09242243230171
2025-109494267162
2025-11412414241182
2025-12353355347196
2026-01318314316207
2026-02295292289220
2026-03403398400242
2026-04366362359258
2026-05310306306273
2026-06317313316285
2026-07 low368364367300
2026-08 low401396394321
2026-09 low470465468339
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
6:26-cv-07048 court feed
1:26-cv-02200 court feed
1:26-cv-02200 bulk snapshot
6:26-cv-07048 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-01507 bulk snapshot
6:25-cv-06841 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own01507
20256own60006841
20261own02200
20266own60007048
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. New York, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.1.4k550 Civil Rights29190 Other Contract28440 Other Civil Rights27442 Employment17710 Fair Labor Standa.16360 Other Personal In.11446 Amer. w/Disabilit.8365 Personal Injury -.8370 Other Fraud7530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.6890 Other Statutory A.5
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,41086.1%
550Civil Rights291.8%
190Other Contract281.7%
440Other Civil Rights271.6%
442Employment171.0%
710Fair Labor Standards Act161.0%
360Other Personal Injury110.7%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other80.5%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability80.5%
370Other Fraud70.4%
530Habeas Corpus: General60.4%
890Other Statutory Actions50.3%

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
1,855 1,823 CL
6,851 1,871 CL
2,246 2,226 CL
2,471 2,450 CL
2,664 2,647 CL
3,076 3,041 CL
2,084 2,051 CL
1,610 1,624 1,624 0.99x 1,585 CL AO
2,071 2,161 2,161 0.96x 2,041 CL AO
2,034 2,131 2,131 0.95x 1,998 CL AO
2,348 2,358 2,358 1.00x 2,302 CL AO
so far 3,248 3,210 3,215 CL

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

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