Civil filings in the D. South Carolina district court

In , 13,911 civil cases were filed in D. South Carolina by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 14,066.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: D. South Carolina, South Carolina, Fourth Circuit.

1.7k

+40.3% vs

, counted
14.1k

official 13.9k

Counted per official
1.01x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
2:26-cv-05647

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, D. South CarolinaCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation01k2k3k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, D. South CarolinaThe last three years01k2k3k202320252026
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
2015-01480480477
2015-02569569516
2015-03394394440
2015-04413413405
2015-05358358347
2015-06400400405436
2015-07416416411433
2015-08485485463439
2015-09562562562453
2015-10370370374445
2015-11351351338436
2015-12313313322426
2016-01303303296411
2016-02374374354395
2016-03362362348392
2016-04420420347393
2016-05327327378390
2016-06628628627409
2016-07345345303403
2016-08246246292383
2016-09292292288361
2016-10250250249351
2016-11233233235341
2016-12259259252337
2017-01301301289336
2017-02311311260331
2017-03254254294322
2017-04261261248309
2017-05298298290306
2017-06360360306284
2017-07235235266275
2017-08341341312283
2017-09291291292283
2017-10296296262287
2017-11305305200293
2017-12251251194292
2018-01279279209290
2018-02306306299290
2018-03301301292294
2018-04307307295298
2018-05308308291298
2018-06307307316294
2018-07367367295305
2018-08267267312299
2018-09240240237294
2018-10304304276295
2018-11271271284292
2018-12355355355301
2019-01292292285302
2019-02313313302303
2019-03345345340306
2019-04306306298306
2019-05329329323308
2019-06272272261305
2019-07292292282299
2019-08331331321304
2019-09307307293310
2019-10322322308311
2019-11257257250310
2019-12240240245300
2020-01459459415314
2020-02442442466325
2020-03382382339328
2020-04439439461339
2020-05399399337345
2020-06374374424354
2020-07318318305356
2020-08330330318356
2020-09427427342366
2020-10257257338360
2020-11337337328367
2020-12356356350377
2021-01299299297363
2021-02364364293357
2021-03363363336355
2021-04331331340346
2021-05256256302334
2021-06358358341333
2021-07468468413346
2021-08377377424349
2021-09380380372346
2021-10393393376357
2021-11303303294354
2021-12317317306351
2022-01313292305350
2022-02322300316345
2022-03425396415348
2022-04336313337346
2022-05317296314349
2022-06379354373349
2022-07417389392343
2022-08433404448345
2022-09459428458349
2022-10413385379348
2022-11639596548373
2022-12296276396369
2023-01458430433381
2023-02356334364384
2023-03511480500390
2023-04477448471402
2023-05601564587424
2023-06787739789456
2023-07542509550466
2023-08678637675486
2023-09542509510492
2023-10626588622509
2023-11591555629506
2023-129959341,005561
2024-01579546521570
2024-02487459512581
2024-03561529563585
2024-041,0611,0011,044631
2024-05632596532633
2024-06451425442607
2024-07474447463602
2024-08552521506592
2024-09715674685606
2024-10767723807618
2024-11737695633629
2024-12724683805608
2025-01691683581620
2025-02587581643630
2025-031,4241,4081,409703
2025-04954943943698
2025-051,1371,1241,136742
2025-061,7431,7241,778851
2025-072,9372,9052,9741,055
2025-082,3682,3422,2641,207
2025-099329229391,228
2025-105285224611,211
2025-113643603491,183
2025-124013974541,159
2026-013603543531,132
2026-024914834991,124
2026-035245154941,049
2026-044404334231,007
2026-05329324342940
2026-06472464459835
2026-07 low576567573640
2026-08 low608598602495
2026-09 low557548523464
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-05647 court feed
3:26-cv-05271 court feed
6:26-cv-05194 court feed
8:26-cv-04965 court feed
4:26-cv-04369 court feed
7:26-cv-04344 court feed
2:26-cv-05647 court feed entry
2:26-cv-05646 court feed entry
2:26-cv-05645 court feed entry
2:26-cv-05644 court feed entry
2:26-cv-05643 court feed entry
2:26-cv-04357 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-14066 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20250, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9shared014066
20260, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9shared04357
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in D. South Carolina, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code365 Personal Injury -.617110 Insurance226360 Other Personal In.170442 Employment164350 Motor Vehicle146440 Other Civil Rights120480 Consumer Credit100190 Other Contract95245 Tort Product Liab.62890 Other Statutory A.54550 Civil Rights52445 Amer. w/Disabilit.52
CodeCase typeObservedShare
365Personal Injury - Product Liability61726.2%
110Insurance2269.6%
360Other Personal Injury1707.2%
442Employment1647.0%
350Motor Vehicle1466.2%
440Other Civil Rights1205.1%
480Consumer Credit1004.2%
190Other Contract954.0%
245Tort Product Liability622.6%
890Other Statutory Actions542.3%
550Civil Rights522.2%
445Amer. w/Disabilities - Employment522.2%

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
5,111 5,060 CL
4,039 3,969 CL
3,504 3,213 CL
3,612 3,461 CL
3,606 3,508 CL
4,520 4,423 CL
4,209 4,094 CL
4,749 4,430 4,430 1.07x 4,681 CL AO
7,164 6,727 6,727 1.06x 7,135 CL AO
7,740 7,299 7,299 1.06x 7,513 CL AO
14,066 13,911 13,911 1.01x 13,931 CL AO
so far 4,357 4,286 4,268 CL

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

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