Civil filings in the M.D. Tennessee district court

In , 1,776 civil cases were filed in M.D. Tennessee by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 1,716.

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

553

-2.8% vs

, counted
1.7k

official 1.8k

Counted per official
0.97x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-01799

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, M.D. TennesseeCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation02505007501k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, M.D. TennesseeThe last three years0100200300202320252026
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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
2015-01111111111
2015-02110110110
2015-03184184179
2015-04171171176
2015-05112112112
2015-06134134134137
2015-07135135135137
2015-08118118117134
2015-09119119115133
2015-10117117121131
2015-11197197198137
2015-12221221221144
2016-01109109109144
2016-02304304302160
2016-03363363329175
2016-04118118143171
2016-05239239247181
2016-062828544172
2016-07939939421239
2016-08333333334257
2016-09345345290276
2016-10232232286286
2016-11255255256290
2016-12282282282296
2017-01258258223308
2017-02175175190297
2017-03290290310291
2017-04122122122292
2017-05144144144284
2017-06108108107290
2017-07118118118222
2017-08129129129205
2017-09124124124186
2017-10115115113177
2017-11109109108164
2017-12118118121151
2018-01127127126140
2018-02160160161139
2018-03979796123
2018-04111111100122
2018-05137137106121
2018-066868111118
2018-07135135128119
2018-08133133140120
2018-09173173155124
2018-10249249265135
2018-11130130129136
2018-12828284134
2019-01137137137134
2019-02898990128
2019-03101101100129
2019-04109109109129
2019-05123123124127
2019-06969697130
2019-07129129127129
2019-08127127129129
2019-09112112111124
2019-10121121121113
2019-11123123113112
2019-12113113123115
2020-01179179107118
2020-0217717799126
2020-032323109119
2020-04123123103120
2020-056262100115
2020-06121121126118
2020-07107107113116
2020-0813513590116
2020-096565127112
2020-10100100109111
2020-11919198108
2020-12102102103107
2021-0178787899
2021-0210410410493
2021-03202202123108
2021-0418189599
2021-05888884101
2021-0687879498
2021-0799999897
2021-0889899094
2021-0986868695
2021-1082828294
2021-1176767593
2021-1268686990
2022-0170737089
2022-0294988889
2022-0393978880
2022-0492969486
2022-0590939787
2022-0611211611389
2022-0776797588
2022-0811712211790
2022-0911111511193
2022-1012513012397
2022-1193979299
2022-12123128125104
2023-01106110107107
2023-02929692106
2023-03128133127110
2023-04155161154115
2023-05161168148121
2023-06102106115120
2023-07133138133125
2023-08163170163129
2023-09115120115130
2023-10138144138131
2023-11122127122133
2023-12131136130134
2024-01121126122135
2024-02138144138139
2024-03161168161142
2024-04191199189145
2024-05158164157145
2024-06158164142150
2024-07134139149150
2024-08147153147149
2024-09132137131150
2024-10143149141151
2024-11116121110150
2024-12112117114148
2025-01133138130149
2025-02137142136149
2025-03134139127147
2025-04150155157143
2025-05126130125140
2025-06165171164141
2025-07166172160144
2025-08121125123141
2025-09143148140142
2025-10168174165144
2025-11136141134146
2025-12137142137148
2026-01115119114146
2026-02148153149147
2026-03179185177151
2026-04197203197155
2026-05178184176160
2026-06194200192162
2026-07 low217224216167
2026-08 low177183172171
2026-09 low159164159173
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
3:26-cv-01799 court feed
1:26-cv-00098 court feed
2:26-cv-00071 court feed
3:26-cv-01799 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01751 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01722 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01474 court feed entry
3:26-cv-01456 court feed entry
1:26-cv-00098 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00071 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-01395 bulk snapshot
1:25-cv-00107 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0107
20252own0104
20253own01505
20261own098
20262own071
20263own01395
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in M.D. Tennessee, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code440 Other Civil Rights74190 Other Contract73555 Prison Condition67463 Habeas Corpus: Al.34442 Employment32550 Civil Rights21840 Trademark20110 Insurance20820 Copyrights17890 Other Statutory A.12360 Other Personal In.12830 Patent10
CodeCase typeObservedShare
440Other Civil Rights7414.2%
190Other Contract7314.0%
555Prison Condition6712.9%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee346.5%
442Employment326.2%
550Civil Rights214.0%
840Trademark203.8%
110Insurance203.8%
820Copyrights173.3%
890Other Statutory Actions122.3%
360Other Personal Injury122.3%
830Patent101.9%

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
1,729 1,729 CL
3,547 3,543 CL
1,810 1,809 CL
1,602 1,601 CL
1,380 1,381 CL
1,285 1,284 CL
1,077 1,078 CL
1,196 1,242 1,242 0.96x 1,193 CL AO
1,546 1,609 1,609 0.96x 1,544 CL AO
1,711 1,781 1,781 0.96x 1,701 CL AO
1,716 1,776 1,776 0.97x 1,698 CL AO
so far 1,564 1,616 1,552 CL

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

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