Civil filings in the E.D. Texas district court

In , 4,425 civil cases were filed in E.D. Texas by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 4,421.

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

1.6k

+13.6% vs

, counted
4.4k

official 4.4k

Counted per official
1.00x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
4:26-cv-01686

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. TexasCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation0200400600800201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, E.D. TexasThe 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
2015-01349349342
2015-02425425390
2015-03549549527
2015-04318318346
2015-05593593563
2015-06601601554472
2015-07341341462454
2015-08455455305454
2015-09283283287435
2015-10274274386419
2015-11628628626438
2015-12252252252422
2016-01372372281424
2016-02183183254404
2016-03258258471380
2016-04234234387373
2016-05708708357382
2016-06648648852386
2016-07597597429408
2016-08587587403419
2016-09246246317416
2016-10311311336419
2016-11381381370398
2016-12304304348402
2017-01265265325394
2017-02290290275402
2017-03431431315417
2017-04324324331424
2017-05417417354400
2017-06236236310366
2017-07193193220332
2017-08320320281310
2017-09246246251310
2017-10275275269307
2017-11187187228291
2017-12182182178280
2018-01244244240279
2018-02199199191271
2018-03436436299272
2018-04210210285262
2018-05301301281252
2018-06252252251254
2018-07288288305262
2018-08284284304259
2018-09197197220255
2018-10368368297262
2018-11212212252264
2018-12172172209264
2019-01256256224265
2019-02261261236270
2019-03194194263250
2019-04228228259251
2019-05276276266249
2019-06334334241256
2019-07416416266266
2019-08118118242253
2019-09283283255260
2019-10245245298250
2019-11247247274252
2019-12195195214254
2020-01231231219252
2020-02304304258256
2020-03237237279260
2020-04312312304266
2020-05296296293268
2020-06264264276262
2020-07354354246257
2020-08222222223266
2020-09212212243260
2020-10182182253255
2020-11294294237259
2020-12175175237257
2021-01259259249259
2021-02284284213258
2021-03270270286260
2021-04273273262257
2021-05222222218251
2021-06142142300241
2021-07436436278248
2021-08250250262250
2021-09257257303254
2021-10268268271261
2021-11213213212254
2021-12208208205257
2022-01239241213255
2022-02208209228249
2022-03269271266249
2022-04316318258253
2022-05276278267258
2022-06229231260265
2022-07257259255250
2022-08300302277255
2022-09242244275253
2022-10308310268257
2022-11208209264257
2022-12213215214257
2023-01427429266273
2023-02103103225264
2023-03287288311266
2023-04256257258260
2023-05321322322264
2023-06300301293270
2023-07254255240270
2023-08293294248269
2023-09257258267270
2023-10262263276266
2023-11246247262269
2023-12281282277275
2024-01241241274259
2024-02452452278289
2024-03261261292286
2024-04262262286287
2024-05293293335284
2024-06343343305288
2024-07325325369294
2024-08370370334300
2024-09239239266298
2024-10299299312301
2024-11304304295306
2024-12324324338310
2025-01312312304316
2025-02266266414300
2025-03476476339318
2025-04580581394345
2025-05320320386347
2025-06384384369350
2025-07279279362346
2025-08476476435355
2025-09310310296361
2025-10343343373365
2025-11275275300362
2025-12400400393369
2026-01294292392367
2026-02477474362384
2026-03391388385377
2026-04471468391368
2026-05374371395372
2026-06573569501387
2026-07 low449446534401
2026-08 low644640564415
2026-09 low518514608432
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
4:26-cv-01686 court feed
2:26-cv-01019 court feed
9:26-cv-00827 court feed
6:26-cv-00507 court feed
1:26-cv-00498 court feed
5:26-cv-00161 court feed
4:26-cv-01686 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01686 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01686 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01679 court feed entry
4:26-cv-01679 court feed entry
1:26-cv-00445 bulk snapshot
2:26-cv-00875 bulk snapshot
4:26-cv-01405 bulk snapshot
5:26-cv-00161 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20251own0612
20252own01266
20254own01455
20255own0187
20256own0527
20259own0374
20261own0445
20262own0875
20264own01405
20265own0161
20266own0478
20269own0827
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in E.D. Texas, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code830 Patent910463 Habeas Corpus: Al.551360 Other Personal In.144190 Other Contract38440 Other Civil Rights33550 Civil Rights26840 Trademark22110 Insurance20442 Employment19480 Consumer Credit18890 Other Statutory A.17485 Telephone Consume.15
CodeCase typeObservedShare
830Patent91046.5%
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee55128.2%
360Other Personal Injury1447.4%
190Other Contract381.9%
440Other Civil Rights331.7%
550Civil Rights261.3%
840Trademark221.1%
110Insurance201.0%
442Employment191.0%
480Consumer Credit180.9%
890Other Statutory Actions170.9%
485Telephone Consumer Protection Act150.8%

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
5,068 5,040 CL
4,829 4,805 CL
3,366 3,337 CL
3,163 3,134 CL
3,053 3,038 CL
3,083 3,068 CL
3,082 3,059 CL
3,065 3,087 3,087 0.99x 3,045 CL AO
3,287 3,301 3,301 1.00x 3,245 CL AO
3,713 3,716 3,716 1.00x 3,684 CL AO
4,421 4,425 4,425 1.00x 4,365 CL AO
so far 4,191 4,162 4,132 CL

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

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