Civil filings in the N.D. Ohio district court

In , 3,967 civil cases were filed in N.D. Ohio by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,812.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: N.D. Ohio, Ohio, Sixth Circuit.

1.1k

+45.7% vs

, counted
2.8k

official 4k

Counted per official
0.71x

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

Newest case number
1:26-cv-02972

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, N.D. OhioCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0200400600201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, N.D. OhioThe 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
2015-01212212213
2015-02169169167
2015-03256256257
2015-04221221221
2015-05235235230
2015-06211211216217
2015-07216216215217
2015-08242242241220
2015-09267267267225
2015-10208208206224
2015-11220220221223
2015-12269269269227
2016-01225225224228
2016-02258258260236
2016-03304304304240
2016-04256256255243
2016-05275275274246
2016-06375375375260
2016-07223223224260
2016-08277277277263
2016-09227227226260
2016-10240240237262
2016-11237237239264
2016-12215215215259
2017-01202202201257
2017-02210210208253
2017-03277277276251
2017-04224224224248
2017-05221221220244
2017-06266266265235
2017-07205205206233
2017-08231231231230
2017-09217217217229
2017-10249249249230
2017-11211211211227
2017-12211228
2018-01251251250233
2018-02225225225234
2018-03258258258233
2018-04258258260236
2018-05251251255238
2018-06245245243236
2018-07288288288244
2018-08238238238245
2018-09249249249248
2018-10258258259248
2018-11259259258253
2018-12217217217250
2019-01242242243249
2019-02221221215249
2019-03245245249248
2019-04263263261248
2019-05292292288251
2019-06236236235251
2019-07244244241247
2019-08271271269250
2019-09265265264251
2019-10284284281253
2019-11238238239252
2019-12206206207251
2020-01222222221249
2020-02247247246251
2020-03218218218249
2020-04255255255248
2020-05251251249245
2020-06251251252246
2020-07259259258247
2020-08244244242245
2020-09272272271246
2020-10245245243242
2020-11208208211240
2020-12204204201240
2021-01254254256242
2021-02210210200239
2021-03248248254242
2021-04195195194237
2021-05199199198232
2021-06164164164225
2021-07224224217222
2021-08207207203219
2021-09177177169211
2021-10183183186206
2021-11201201201206
2021-12171171168203
2022-01176182176197
2022-02156162156193
2022-03196203181189
2022-04171177183188
2022-05212220210189
2022-06267277256199
2022-07170176182195
2022-08201208198195
2022-09200207202197
2022-10216224216201
2022-11193200191201
2022-12186193186202
2023-01190195188204
2023-02212217211208
2023-03282289281215
2023-04205210205218
2023-05212217212218
2023-06209214209213
2023-07217222182216
2023-08194199224216
2023-09190195187214
2023-10228233227215
2023-11167171167213
2023-12166170165211
2024-01194268192217
2024-02188260187221
2024-03270373205228
2024-04123170186224
2024-05171236170226
2024-06167231163227
2024-07203281203232
2024-08177245173236
2024-09198274196243
2024-10223308223249
2024-11209289171259
2024-12143198176261
2025-01190268182261
2025-02216305216265
2025-03226319223260
2025-04234330231274
2025-05282398257287
2025-06223315241294
2025-07227320227297
2025-08221312218303
2025-09266375264311
2025-10270381267317
2025-11272384242325
2025-12185261209331
2026-01276293263333
2026-02226240237327
2026-03268285266324
2026-04252268252319
2026-05237252220307
2026-06238253249302
2026-07 low319339304303
2026-08 low299318293304
2026-09 low441468448312
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-02972 court feed
3:26-cv-02971 court feed
5:26-cv-02969 court feed
4:26-cv-02591 court feed
1:26-cv-02972 court feed entry
3:26-cv-02971 court feed entry
3:26-cv-02971 court feed entry
3:26-cv-02970 court feed entry
5:26-cv-02969 court feed entry
1:26-cv-02556 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-02812 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251, 3, 4, 5shared02812
20261, 3, 4, 5shared02556
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in N.D. Ohio, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.212440 Other Civil Rights155550 Civil Rights74190 Other Contract63530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.61442 Employment47360 Other Personal In.33710 Fair Labor Standa.31890 Other Statutory A.24840 Trademark21110 Insurance21820 Copyrights19
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee21220.9%
440Other Civil Rights15515.3%
550Civil Rights747.3%
190Other Contract636.2%
530Habeas Corpus: General616.0%
442Employment474.6%
360Other Personal Injury333.3%
710Fair Labor Standards Act313.1%
890Other Statutory Actions242.4%
840Trademark212.1%
110Insurance212.1%
820Copyrights191.9%

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
2,726 2,723 CL
3,112 3,110 CL
2,513 2,719 CL
2,997 3,000 CL
3,007 2,992 CL
2,876 2,867 CL
2,433 2,410 CL
2,344 2,430 2,430 0.96x 2,337 CL AO
2,472 2,531 2,531 0.98x 2,458 CL AO
2,266 3,132 3,132 0.72x 2,245 CL AO
2,812 3,967 3,967 0.71x 2,777 CL AO
so far 2,556 2,715 2,532 CL

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

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