Civil filings in the E.D. Pennsylvania district court

In , 8,730 civil cases were filed in E.D. Pennsylvania by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 7,432.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: E.D. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Third Circuit.

2.8k

+13.9% vs

, counted
7.4k

official 8.7k

Counted per official
0.85x

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

Newest case number
2:26-cv-99999

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, E.D. PennsylvaniaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05k10k15k20k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. PennsylvaniaThe last three years05001k1.5k202320252026
Show the numbers
Monthly figures. Implied from case numbers, calibrated to the official count, dockets observed in the snapshot. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
MonthImpliedCalibratedObservedTwelve-month mean
2015-01483483481
2015-02621621576
2015-03538538605
2015-04799799744
2015-05643643640
2015-06627627620618
2015-07567567583611
2015-08626626662613
2015-09657657501618
2015-10406406516597
2015-11471471440585
2015-12449449506574
2016-01487487509574
2016-02496496455564
2016-03544544536564
2016-04548548571543
2016-05672672609546
2016-06895895949568
2016-07490490489562
2016-08634634611562
2016-09524524486551
2016-10476476464557
2016-11619619565570
2016-12320320444559
2017-01455455460556
2017-02495495481556
2017-03585585552559
2017-04457457496552
2017-05539539479541
2017-06461461520505
2017-07497497481505
2017-08523523521496
2017-09396396426485
2017-10608608527496
2017-11389389481477
2017-12444444455487
2018-01407407416483
2018-021,4291,429484561
2018-03958958468592
2018-04472472459594
2018-05482482476589
2018-06455455480588
2018-072,3042,304476739
2018-08521521592739
2018-09462462479744
2018-10566566506741
2018-11390390591741
2018-1217,51517,5155342,163
2019-014574575222,168
2019-024264265322,084
2019-035445444712,050
2019-044814815332,050
2019-054984985452,052
2019-065285284922,058
2019-075585586391,912
2019-085775775861,917
2019-094684685191,917
2019-105895896251,919
2019-115965965421,936
2019-12491491572518
2020-01617617632531
2020-02611611592546
2020-03523547
2020-04415553
2020-05525559
2020-06594563
2020-07512564
2020-08541562
2020-093,6633,6635471,094
2020-105505506251,088
2020-116726725911,101
2020-124814815581,099
2021-015105104521,081
2021-024844845071,060
2021-03542542604986
2021-04514514480927
2021-05512512450881
2021-06395395455832
2021-07484484512801
2021-08540540551779
2021-09336336430502
2021-10487487517496
2021-11462462508479
2021-12436436416475
2022-01474529424477
2022-02335374342468
2022-03471525509466
2022-04489545433469
2022-05402448461463
2022-06446498429472
2022-07399445454469
2022-08541603529474
2022-09389434411482
2022-10433483455482
2022-11382426424479
2022-12502560500489
2023-01403574424493
2023-02420598403512
2023-03497707465527
2023-04365520384525
2023-05423602448537
2023-06481685462553
2023-07391557394562
2023-08437622481564
2023-09462658416583
2023-10385548403588
2023-11514732505613
2023-12422601454617
2024-01547715477629
2024-02381498429620
2024-03459600441611
2024-04480628504620
2024-05514672530626
2024-06485634492622
2024-07751982751657
2024-081,1131,4551,018727
2024-09508664627727
2024-10657859610753
2024-11565739548754
2024-12476622526756
2025-01550646564750
2025-02569668531764
2025-03570670589770
2025-04499586513767
2025-05620728612771
2025-06578679583775
2025-071,0251,2041,041793
2025-08715840661742
2025-09523614667738
2025-10608714617726
2025-11524616533716
2025-12651765758728
2026-01658741683735
2026-02692779724745
2026-03832937850767
2026-04784883826792
2026-05755850893802
2026-069581,079883835
2026-07 low749843957805
2026-08 low1,1901,3401,139847
2026-09 low9061,0201,049881
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
2:26-cv-99999 court feed
5:26-cv-08627 court feed
2:26-cv-08633 court feed entry
2:26-cv-08632 court feed entry
2:26-cv-08631 court feed entry
2:26-cv-08630 court feed entry
2:26-cv-08629 court feed entry
2:26-cv-07524 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-07432 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20252, 5shared07432
20262, 5shared07524
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. Pennsylvania, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.1.2k367 Health Care/Pharm.1k442 Employment590365 Personal Injury -.553440 Other Civil Rights406110 Insurance372360 Other Personal In.338445 Amer. w/Disabilit.235190 Other Contract232350 Motor Vehicle231480 Consumer Credit182465 Other Immigration.123
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,23318.3%
367Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability1,02115.1%
442Employment5908.7%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability5538.2%
440Other Civil Rights4066.0%
110Insurance3725.5%
360Other Personal Injury3385.0%
445Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment2353.5%
190Other Contract2323.4%
350Motor Vehicle2313.4%
480Consumer Credit1822.7%
465Other Immigration Actions1231.8%

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
6,887 6,874 CL
6,705 6,688 CL
5,849 5,879 CL
25,961 5,961 CL
6,213 6,578 CL
6,594 6,655 CL
5,702 5,882 CL
5,263 5,871 5,871 0.90x 5,371 CL AO
5,200 7,402 7,402 0.70x 5,239 CL AO
6,936 9,070 9,070 0.76x 6,953 CL AO
7,432 8,730 8,730 0.85x 7,669 CL AO
so far 7,524 8,473 8,004 CL

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

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