Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Northern District of Georgia

7,007 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 12% of them (844 cases); the rest (6,163) were between private parties.

7,007

civil cases commenced

12%

U.S. government a party

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.

Civil rights 1,26618%

Prisoner petitions 1,21417%

Other personal injury 1,03815%

Labor suits 93113%

Contract 6149%

Real property 5358%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 3645%

All others 3034%

Social security 2674%

Intellectual property 2614%

Other tort actions 1082%

Tort (U.S. as party) 831%

Forfeitures & penalties 220%

Fela 10%

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 Northern District of Georgia 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.