Federal civil filings in South Dakota

In , 380 civil cases were filed in the federal courts in South Dakota by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 413.

Data through : the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of and the courts' live case-number feeds since.

Districts in South Dakota

Civil filings per week in South Dakota, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts.

Districts in South DakotaCivil filings per {u} in South Dakota, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts0102030Dec 8, 2025Mar 2, 2026May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12Districts in South DakotaCivil filings per {u} in South Dakota, by district, calibrated to the official annual counts051015May 25, 2026Aug 17, 2026Nov 9, 2026todayNov 12
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The numbers behind the chart; hatched periods are estimates (method).
Week ofD. South DakotaObservedEstimate
Nov 17, 202588
Nov 24, 202588
Dec 1, 202588
Dec 8, 202588
Dec 15, 202588
Dec 22, 202588
Dec 29, 20251818
Jan 5, 20262626
Jan 12, 20262626
Jan 19, 20262626
Jan 26, 20262323
Feb 2, 202644
Feb 9, 202644
Feb 16, 202644
Feb 23, 202644
Mar 2, 202633
Mar 9, 202633
Mar 16, 202633
Mar 23, 202633
Mar 30, 202655
Apr 6, 202666
Apr 13, 202666
Apr 20, 202666
Apr 27, 202655
May 4, 202644
May 11, 202644
May 18, 202644
May 25, 202644
Jun 1, 20261313
Jun 8, 20261313
Jun 15, 20261313
Jun 22, 20261313
Jun 29, 202666
Jul 6, 202644
Jul 13, 202644
Jul 20, 202644
Jul 27, 202644
Aug 3, 202633
Aug 10, 202633
Aug 17, 202633
Aug 24, 202633
Aug 31, 202655
Sep 7, 202666
Sep 14, 202666
Sep 21, 202666
Sep 28, 2026525
Oct 5, 202655
Oct 12, 202655
Oct 19, 202655
Oct 26, 202655
Nov 2, 202655
Nov 9, 202655
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Districts

Implied civil filings, against , from case numbers.

Implied civil filings by district, Jul to Sep 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk dockets.
#NameImpliedObservedShareChangeTrend
1D. South Dakota SD63107100.0%-42.2%
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Newest case numbers

The highest civil case number seen in each district, with where and when it was seen.

DistrictNewest civil case numberSeenSource
D. South Dakota 5:26-cv-05117 court feed
D. South Dakota 4:26-cv-04211 court feed
D. South Dakota 3:26-cv-03025 court feed

By year

Counted, calibrated and official civil filings each year for the districts in South Dakota.

YearImpliedCalibratedAO officialCounted per officialObserved docketsSource
630 627 CL
409 405 CL
336 330 CL
309 308 CL
336 336 CL
348 353 CL
382 383 CL
323 325 325 0.99x 327 CL AO
360 362 362 0.99x 364 CL AO
377 371 371 1.02x 373 CL AO
413 380 380 1.09x 410 CL AO
so far 336 299 338 CL

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

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