Civil filings in the N.D. Texas district court
In , 6,233 civil cases were filed in N.D. Texas by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 6,146.
Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: N.D. Texas, Texas, Fifth Circuit.
- 2.7k
- Counted per official
- 0.99x
+40.0% vs
case numbers track the official count
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.
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| Month | Implied | Calibrated | Observed | Twelve-month mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 124 | 124 | 507 | |
| 2015-02 | 999 | 999 | 518 | |
| 2015-03 | 440 | 440 | 540 | |
| 2015-04 | 614 | 614 | 528 | |
| 2015-05 | 186 | 186 | 703 | |
| 2015-06 | 1,057 | 1,057 | 462 | 570 |
| 2015-07 | 554 | 554 | 530 | 568 |
| 2015-08 | 501 | 501 | 456 | 559 |
| 2015-09 | 404 | 404 | 466 | 542 |
| 2015-10 | 488 | 488 | 516 | 537 |
| 2015-11 | 432 | 432 | 438 | 527 |
| 2015-12 | 396 | 396 | 407 | 516 |
| 2016-01 | 238 | 238 | 420 | 526 |
| 2016-02 | 719 | 719 | 457 | 502 |
| 2016-03 | 499 | 499 | 472 | 507 |
| 2016-04 | 363 | 363 | 377 | 486 |
| 2016-05 | 423 | 423 | 487 | 506 |
| 2016-06 | 162 | 162 | 823 | 432 |
| 2016-07 | 818 | 818 | 465 | 454 |
| 2016-08 | 559 | 559 | 473 | 458 |
| 2016-09 | 633 | 633 | 424 | 478 |
| 2016-10 | 537 | 537 | 438 | 482 |
| 2016-11 | 515 | 515 | 423 | 488 |
| 2016-12 | 273 | 273 | 355 | 478 |
| 2017-01 | 557 | 557 | 440 | 505 |
| 2017-02 | 456 | 456 | 478 | 483 |
| 2017-03 | 525 | 525 | 493 | 485 |
| 2017-04 | 383 | 383 | 364 | 487 |
| 2017-05 | 416 | 416 | 474 | 486 |
| 2017-06 | 453 | 453 | 468 | 510 |
| 2017-07 | 592 | 592 | 457 | 492 |
| 2017-08 | 318 | 318 | 463 | 472 |
| 2017-09 | 613 | 613 | 507 | 470 |
| 2017-10 | 515 | 515 | 497 | 468 |
| 2017-11 | 350 | 350 | 401 | 454 |
| 2017-12 | 375 | 375 | 414 | 463 |
| 2018-01 | 437 | 437 | 421 | 453 |
| 2018-02 | 366 | 366 | 391 | 445 |
| 2018-03 | 645 | 645 | 460 | 455 |
| 2018-04 | 390 | 390 | 480 | 456 |
| 2018-05 | 574 | 574 | 445 | 469 |
| 2018-06 | 296 | 296 | 505 | 456 |
| 2018-07 | 644 | 644 | 436 | 460 |
| 2018-08 | 628 | 628 | 550 | 486 |
| 2018-09 | 329 | 329 | 430 | 462 |
| 2018-10 | 371 | 371 | 462 | 450 |
| 2018-11 | 462 | 462 | 397 | 460 |
| 2018-12 | 292 | 292 | 357 | 453 |
| 2019-01 | 270 | 270 | 421 | 439 |
| 2019-02 | 6 | 6 | 428 | 409 |
| 2019-03 | 89 | 89 | 443 | 363 |
| 2019-04 | 50 | 50 | 475 | 334 |
| 2019-05 | 99 | 99 | 444 | 295 |
| 2019-06 | 45 | 45 | 416 | 274 |
| 2019-07 | 907 | 907 | 426 | 296 |
| 2019-08 | 2,168 | 2,168 | 422 | 424 |
| 2019-09 | 74 | 74 | 391 | 403 |
| 2019-10 | 76 | 76 | 483 | 378 |
| 2019-11 | 1,056 | 1,056 | 393 | 428 |
| 2019-12 | 322 | 322 | 358 | 430 |
| 2020-01 | 141 | 141 | 439 | 419 |
| 2020-02 | 628 | 628 | 429 | 471 |
| 2020-03 | 754 | 754 | 403 | 527 |
| 2020-04 | 69 | 69 | 561 | 528 |
| 2020-05 | 103 | 103 | 533 | 529 |
| 2020-06 | 142 | 142 | 571 | 537 |
| 2020-07 | 68 | 68 | 510 | 467 |
| 2020-08 | 753 | 753 | 947 | 349 |
| 2020-09 | 138 | 138 | 440 | 354 |
| 2020-10 | 256 | 256 | 494 | 369 |
| 2020-11 | 2,923 | 2,923 | 381 | 525 |
| 2020-12 | 354 | 354 | 430 | 527 |
| 2021-01 | 373 | 373 | 401 | 547 |
| 2021-02 | 486 | 486 | 574 | 535 |
| 2021-03 | 715 | 715 | 496 | 532 |
| 2021-04 | 354 | 354 | 422 | 555 |
| 2021-05 | 476 | 476 | 419 | 586 |
| 2021-06 | 203 | 203 | 455 | 592 |
| 2021-07 | 788 | 788 | 432 | 652 |
| 2021-08 | 190 | 190 | 485 | 605 |
| 2021-09 | 220 | 220 | 514 | 612 |
| 2021-10 | 79 | 79 | 456 | 597 |
| 2021-11 | 1,471 | 1,471 | 506 | 476 |
| 2021-12 | 309 | 309 | 395 | 472 |
| 2022-01 | 146 | 152 | 351 | 454 |
| 2022-02 | 203 | 212 | 371 | 431 |
| 2022-03 | 240 | 251 | 456 | 392 |
| 2022-04 | 1,248 | 1,303 | 440 | 471 |
| 2022-05 | 305 | 318 | 384 | 458 |
| 2022-06 | 297 | 310 | 405 | 467 |
| 2022-07 | 511 | 533 | 437 | 446 |
| 2022-08 | 171 | 178 | 487 | 445 |
| 2022-09 | 743 | 776 | 426 | 491 |
| 2022-10 | 296 | 309 | 422 | 510 |
| 2022-11 | 129 | 135 | 404 | 399 |
| 2022-12 | 784 | 818 | 418 | 441 |
| 2023-01 | 93 | 95 | 423 | 436 |
| 2023-02 | 649 | 666 | 398 | 474 |
| 2023-03 | 683 | 700 | 438 | 512 |
| 2023-04 | 381 | 391 | 383 | 436 |
| 2023-05 | 500 | 513 | 539 | 452 |
| 2023-06 | 401 | 411 | 428 | 460 |
| 2023-07 | 435 | 446 | 406 | 453 |
| 2023-08 | 388 | 398 | 474 | 471 |
| 2023-09 | 290 | 297 | 359 | 432 |
| 2023-10 | 258 | 265 | 427 | 428 |
| 2023-11 | 84 | 86 | 384 | 424 |
| 2023-12 | 986 | 1,011 | 371 | 440 |
| 2024-01 | 306 | 315 | 438 | 458 |
| 2024-02 | 165 | 170 | 416 | 417 |
| 2024-03 | 334 | 344 | 438 | 387 |
| 2024-04 | 30 | 31 | 449 | 357 |
| 2024-05 | 196 | 202 | 518 | 331 |
| 2024-06 | 1,852 | 1,909 | 489 | 456 |
| 2024-07 | 390 | 402 | 489 | 453 |
| 2024-08 | 422 | 435 | 456 | 456 |
| 2024-09 | 580 | 598 | 416 | 481 |
| 2024-10 | 221 | 228 | 492 | 478 |
| 2024-11 | 705 | 727 | 397 | 531 |
| 2024-12 | 365 | 376 | 432 | 478 |
| 2025-01 | 314 | 318 | 424 | 478 |
| 2025-02 | 332 | 337 | 448 | 492 |
| 2025-03 | 82 | 83 | 483 | 470 |
| 2025-04 | 1,209 | 1,226 | 482 | 570 |
| 2025-05 | 549 | 557 | 452 | 600 |
| 2025-06 | 565 | 573 | 528 | 488 |
| 2025-07 | 440 | 446 | 522 | 492 |
| 2025-08 | 771 | 782 | 565 | 521 |
| 2025-09 | 457 | 463 | 520 | 510 |
| 2025-10 | 470 | 477 | 560 | 530 |
| 2025-11 | 558 | 566 | 491 | 517 |
| 2025-12 | 399 | 405 | 513 | 519 |
| 2026-01 | 358 | 395 | 469 | 526 |
| 2026-02 | 912 | 1,006 | 584 | 582 |
| 2026-03 | 268 | 296 | 694 | 599 |
| 2026-04 | 141 | 156 | 696 | 510 |
| 2026-05 | 1,658 | 1,830 | 630 | 616 |
| 2026-06 | 100 | 110 | 654 | 578 |
| 2026-07 low | 1,230 | 1,357 | 666 | 654 |
| 2026-08 low | 348 | 384 | 674 | 620 |
| 2026-09 low | 1,080 | 1,192 | 803 | 681 |
Newest case numbers
The highest civil case numbers seen, from the court's own feed and from the snapshot.
| Case number | Seen | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 3:26-cv-03965 | court feed | |
| 4:26-cv-01500 | court feed | |
| 1:26-cv-00592 | court feed | |
| 6:26-cv-00432 | court feed | |
| 5:26-cv-00239 | court feed | |
| 2:26-cv-00195 | court feed | |
| 3:26-cv-03965 | court feed entry | |
| 3:26-cv-03963 | court feed entry | |
| 3:26-cv-03960 | court feed entry | |
| 3:26-cv-03959 | court feed entry | |
| 3:26-cv-03957 | court feed entry | |
| 1:26-cv-00500 | bulk snapshot | |
| 2:26-cv-00195 | bulk snapshot | |
| 3:26-cv-03419 | bulk snapshot | |
| 4:26-cv-01256 | bulk snapshot |
Numbering by divisional office
Offices that share one sequence are counted once; offices on their own sequence are added.
| Year | Offices | Numbering | Base | Highest number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | own | 0 | 294 |
| 2025 | 2 | own | 0 | 286 |
| 2025 | 3 | own | 0 | 3574 |
| 2025 | 4 | own | 0 | 1470 |
| 2025 | 5 | own | 0 | 284 |
| 2025 | 6 | own | 0 | 107 |
| 2025 | 7 | own | 0 | 131 |
| 2026 | 1 | own | 0 | 500 |
| 2026 | 2 | own | 0 | 195 |
| 2026 | 3 | own | 0 | 3419 |
| 2026 | 4 | own | 0 | 1256 |
| 2026 | 5 | own | 0 | 239 |
| 2026 | 6 | own | 0 | 367 |
| 2026 | 7 | own | 0 | 119 |
Case types
Dockets observed in the last twelve months, by nature-of-suit code.
| Code | Case type | Observed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 463 | Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee | 1,183 | 58.3% |
| 190 | Other Contract | 113 | 5.6% |
| 440 | Other Civil Rights | 95 | 4.7% |
| 360 | Other Personal Injury | 67 | 3.3% |
| 442 | Employment | 62 | 3.1% |
| 830 | Patent | 52 | 2.6% |
| 465 | Other Immigration Actions | 45 | 2.2% |
| 480 | Consumer Credit | 38 | 1.9% |
| 550 | Civil Rights | 35 | 1.7% |
| 365 | Personal Injury - Product Liability | 29 | 1.4% |
| 530 | Habeas Corpus: General | 26 | 1.3% |
| 890 | Other Statutory Actions | 25 | 1.2% |
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.
| Year | Implied | Calibrated | AO official | Counted per official | Observed dockets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,195 | 6,071 | CL | ||||
| 5,739 | 5,614 | CL | ||||
| 5,553 | 5,456 | CL | ||||
| 5,434 | 5,334 | CL | ||||
| 5,162 | 5,100 | CL | ||||
| 6,329 | 6,138 | CL | ||||
| 5,664 | 5,555 | CL | ||||
| 5,073 | 5,295 | 5,295 | 0.96x | 5,001 | CL AO | |
| 5,148 | 5,279 | 5,279 | 0.98x | 5,030 | CL AO | |
| 5,566 | 5,736 | 5,736 | 0.97x | 5,430 | CL AO | |
| 6,146 | 6,233 | 6,233 | 0.99x | 5,988 | CL AO | |
| so far | 6,095 | 6,726 | 5,870 | CL |
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| Sourced facts | 166 | needs 6 |
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| Table rows | 141 | needs 3 |
| Dated rows with a source link | 27 | needs 3 |
| Primary identifiers | 13 | needs 3 |
| Internal links | 18 | needs 5 |
| Primary-source links | 8 | needs 2 |
| Visible text bytes | 6839 | needs 1500 |
| Digits outside a source | 0 | needs 0 |