Justice Atlas

Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

District of Connecticut

2,130 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 18.7% of them (399 cases); the rest (1,731) were between private parties.

2,130
civil cases commenced
18.7%
U.S. government a party
15
case types on the docket

What kinds of civil cases?

Cases commenced by nature of suit, FY2024. The mix is the story — civil-rights-heavy, contract-heavy, or prisoner-petition-heavy districts look very different.

Prisoner petitions 74035%
Civil rights 42820%
Contract 1939%
Social security 1909%
Labor suits 1407%
Intellectual property 1075%
Other personal injury 1045%
All others 553%
Other tort actions 512%
Motor-vehicle personal injury 442%
Real property 372%
Tort (U.S. as party) 181%
Forfeitures & penalties 121%
Fela 90%
Marine personal injury 20%

RECORDED — the case counts are the AOUSC's published civil filings (Judicial Business Table C-3, statistical year 2024). DERIVED — the U.S.-party share and per-type percentages are computed as count ÷ the district total.

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What this is — and is not

This is a docket-volume and case-mix snapshot of cases commenced in the District of Connecticut in FY2024. It is not a measure of the court's quality, speed, or backlog, not a prediction of how your case would fare, and not legal advice. For your own matter, consult an attorney; for case records, see PACER and the court's own site. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts — Judicial Business, Table C-3.