Civil filings in the W.D. Pennsylvania district court

In , 3,325 civil cases were filed in W.D. Pennsylvania by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 2,996.

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

1.5k

-6.4% vs

, counted
3k

official 3.3k

Counted per official
0.90x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
2:26-cv-02430

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. PennsylvaniaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0200400600800201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. PennsylvaniaThe last three years0200400600800202320252026
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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
2015-01201201200
2015-02211211210
2015-03202202203
2015-04203203204
2015-05191191183
2015-06185185193199
2015-07199199198199
2015-08192192193198
2015-09192192192197
2015-10195195194197
2015-11196196178197
2015-12205205222198
2016-01181181179196
2016-02157157152192
2016-03188188194190
2016-04206206206191
2016-05222222219193
2016-06376376352209
2016-07200200209209
2016-08250250251214
2016-09198198197214
2016-10162162170212
2016-11197197197212
2016-12170170170209
2017-01178178178209
2017-02175175174210
2017-03174174174209
2017-04212212211210
2017-05210210200208
2017-06244244236198
2017-07158158175194
2017-08198198199190
2017-09205205159190
2017-10161161202190
2017-11190190193190
2017-12172172172190
2018-01197197197191
2018-02164164164190
2018-03213213213194
2018-04202202187193
2018-05249249247196
2018-06160160188189
2018-07193193192192
2018-08227227221194
2018-09195195200194
2018-10228228228199
2018-11198198195200
2018-12148148152198
2019-01155155146194
2019-02156156162194
2019-03187187182192
2019-04193193199191
2019-05197197196186
2019-06178178174188
2019-07212212209190
2019-08304304240196
2019-09116116188189
2019-10238238233190
2019-11171171169188
2019-12187187195191
2020-01208208203196
2020-02177177183197
2020-03183183182197
2020-04253253250202
2020-05204204208203
2020-06247247249208
2020-07283283255214
2020-08176176192204
2020-09236236248214
2020-10235235234213
2020-11238238229219
2020-12222222234222
2021-01239239230224
2021-02154154161222
2021-03206206202224
2021-04184184192219
2021-05187187186217
2021-06157157157210
2021-07250250236207
2021-08192192201208
2021-09208208191206
2021-10313313299212
2021-11243243222213
2021-12177177231209
2022-01223252223210
2022-02246278248221
2022-03206232203223
2022-04173195175224
2022-05217245201228
2022-06212239231235
2022-07202228196233
2022-08181204187235
2022-09276311182243
2022-10129146224229
2022-11212239210229
2022-12232262232236
2023-01199225193234
2023-02220249217231
2023-03288326296239
2023-04218246207243
2023-05264298275248
2023-06367415369262
2023-07282319216270
2023-08205232269272
2023-09187211188264
2023-10243275234275
2023-11212240221275
2023-12178201179270
2024-01193219178269
2024-02207235195268
2024-03242274265264
2024-04222252221264
2024-05211239207259
2024-065562215230
2024-07402456205241
2024-08181205205239
2024-09160181177237
2024-106675198220
2024-11293332170228
2024-12203230202230
2025-01217241214232
2025-02210233215232
2025-03199221195227
2025-04204226200225
2025-05220244213226
2025-06243270245243
2025-07346384354237
2025-08242269252242
2025-09255283253251
2025-10290322314271
2025-11277307223269
2025-12293325389277
2026-01324348341286
2026-02406436420303
2026-03529568477332
2026-04377405449347
2026-05648696671384
2026-06563605592412
2026-07 low461495472422
2026-08 low457491484440
2026-09 low569611595468
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-02430 court feed
3:26-cv-02176 court feed
1:26-cv-00271 court feed
2:26-cv-02430 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02429 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02428 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02427 court feed entry
2:26-cv-02426 court feed entry
1:26-cv-00271 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-02142 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-01921 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-00380 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0380
20252own02029
20253own0587
20261own0271
20262own02142
20263own01921
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. Pennsylvania, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.1.8k820 Copyrights192440 Other Civil Rights79442 Employment53446 Amer. w/Disabilit.49830 Patent43840 Trademark22360 Other Personal In.21555 Prison Condition19190 Other Contract16530 Habeas Corpus: Ge.15485 Telephone Consume.15
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,82273.1%
820Copyrights1927.7%
440Other Civil Rights793.2%
442Employment532.1%
446Amer. w/Disabilities - Other492.0%
830Patent431.7%
840Trademark220.9%
360Other Personal Injury210.8%
555Prison Condition190.8%
190Other Contract160.6%
530Habeas Corpus: General150.6%
485Telephone Consumer Protection Act150.6%

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
2,372 2,370 CL
2,507 2,496 CL
2,277 2,273 CL
2,374 2,384 CL
2,294 2,293 CL
2,662 2,667 CL
2,510 2,508 CL
2,509 2,831 2,831 0.89x 2,512 CL AO
2,863 3,237 3,237 0.88x 2,864 CL AO
2,435 2,761 2,761 0.88x 2,438 CL AO
2,996 3,325 3,325 0.90x 3,067 CL AO
so far 4,334 4,657 4,501 CL

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

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