Civil filings in the W.D. Washington district court

In , 3,836 civil cases were filed in W.D. Washington by the official count; case numbers in the public record imply 3,950.

Data through from the CourtListener bulk dockets snapshot of , and live case numbers from the court's feed. Court: W.D. Washington, Washington, Ninth Circuit.

2.6k

+210.9% vs

, counted
4k

official 3.8k

Counted per official
1.03x

case numbers track the official count

Newest case number
3:26-cv-06371

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, W.D. WashingtonCalibrated monthly civil filings since 2015 with the trailing twelve-month mean plus or minus one standard deviation05001k1.5k201520172019202120232025Civil filings per month, W.D. WashingtonThe last three years05001k1.5k202320252026
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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
2015-01232232216
2015-02194194204
2015-03291291274
2015-04244244262
2015-05289289262
2015-06355355296268
2015-078484229241
2015-08372372264258
2015-09231231254255
2015-10218218233251
2015-11251251243251
2015-12237237240250
2016-01218218220249
2016-02324324247260
2016-03190190234251
2016-04225225246250
2016-05349349266254
2016-06325325383252
2016-07231231243264
2016-08317317280260
2016-09197197229257
2016-10242242228259
2016-11215215220256
2016-12218218218254
2017-01237237224256
2017-02236236243248
2017-03284284285256
2017-04245245238258
2017-05260260265251
2017-06251251247244
2017-079393254233
2017-08415415253241
2017-09248248249245
2017-10262262257247
2017-11263263266251
2017-12233233233252
2018-01239239228252
2018-02244244244253
2018-03293293256254
2018-04222222232252
2018-05249249264251
2018-06276276262253
2018-07215215233263
2018-08298298281254
2018-097474214239
2018-10448448244254
2018-11188188252248
2018-12195195207245
2019-01266266236247
2019-02226226218246
2019-03219219248240
2019-04311311288247
2019-05323323325253
2019-06358358284260
2019-07221221283261
2019-08396396311269
2019-09244244281283
2019-10293293310270
2019-11276276308277
2019-12226226242280
2020-01311311246284
2020-02209209269282
2020-03349349290293
2020-04249249265288
2020-05285285256285
2020-06282282318278
2020-07278278289283
2020-08245245239271
2020-09257257239272
2020-10239239252267
2020-11241241253264
2020-12200200206262
2021-01210210206254
2021-02196196187253
2021-03268268269246
2021-04232232233244
2021-05310310221246
2021-06150150234236
2021-07228228206231
2021-08242242258231
2021-09259259235231
2021-10188188214227
2021-11200200194224
2021-12178178181222
2022-01186182169219
2022-02178174184218
2022-037775256201
2022-04449439260219
2022-05266260257215
2022-0610098252210
2022-07378369214222
2022-08245239252222
2022-098280260207
2022-10435425250227
2022-11241235248230
2022-12246240246235
2023-01242237224239
2023-02221217219243
2023-03313307326262
2023-04242237242245
2023-05222218302242
2023-06366359259264
2023-07246241250253
2023-08325318313260
2023-09230225247272
2023-10273267255258
2023-11266261290261
2023-12271266270263
2024-01248240220263
2024-02234227241264
2024-03201195220254
2024-04275267244257
2024-05237230261258
2024-06296287290252
2024-07338328300259
2024-08310301316258
2024-09364353294268
2024-10248240301266
2024-11236229241263
2024-12266258286263
2025-017775288249
2025-02495481252270
2025-03355345308283
2025-04305296303285
2025-05295286338290
2025-06303294288290
2025-07292284304287
2025-08329320325288
2025-09387376329290
2025-10381370363301
2025-11332322335309
2025-12399387459320
2026-01152171469328
2026-02840945443366
2026-03494556506384
2026-04542610512410
2026-05123138499398
2026-06158178565388
2026-07 low1,3261,492583489
2026-08 low123138496474
2026-09 low1,1101,249748546
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-06371 court feed
2:26-cv-04381 court feed
3:26-cv-06371 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06371 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06371 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06371 court feed entry
3:26-cv-06371 court feed entry
2:26-cv-03679 bulk snapshot
3:26-cv-06189 bulk snapshot
2:25-cv-02757 bulk snapshot
3:25-cv-06193 bulk snapshot

Numbering by divisional office

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

YearOfficesNumberingBaseHighest number
20252own02757
20253own50006193
20262own03679
20263own50006189
Source: CourtListener bulk dockets

Case types

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

Case types observed in W.D. Washington, last twelve monthsDockets observed with each nature-of-suit code463 Habeas Corpus: Al.1.6k370 Other Fraud69465 Other Immigration.61440 Other Civil Rights54830 Patent46442 Employment45840 Trademark42890 Other Statutory A.41365 Personal Injury -.32360 Other Personal In.30190 Other Contract28820 Copyrights26
CodeCase typeObservedShare
463Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee1,58867.6%
370Other Fraud692.9%
465Other Immigration Actions612.6%
440Other Civil Rights542.3%
830Patent462.0%
442Employment451.9%
840Trademark421.8%
890Other Statutory Actions411.7%
365Personal Injury - Product Liability321.4%
360Other Personal Injury301.3%
190Other Contract281.2%
820Copyrights261.1%

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
2,998 2,977 CL
3,051 3,014 CL
3,027 3,014 CL
2,941 2,917 CL
3,359 3,334 CL
3,145 3,122 CL
2,661 2,638 CL
2,883 2,817 2,817 1.02x 2,848 CL AO
3,217 3,152 3,152 1.02x 3,197 CL AO
3,253 3,154 3,154 1.03x 3,214 CL AO
3,950 3,836 3,836 1.03x 3,892 CL AO
so far 4,868 5,477 4,821 CL

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

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