Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Northern District of Illinois

13,859 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 11% of them (1,527 cases); the rest (12,332) were between private parties.

13,859

civil cases commenced

11%

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.

Other personal injury 4,48732%

Prisoner petitions 3,21923%

Civil rights 1,87314%

Labor suits 1,0277%

Contract 9437%

All others 8356%

Intellectual property 6395%

Social security 4163%

Other tort actions 1831%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 811%

Real property 660%

Tort (U.S. as party) 500%

Forfeitures & penalties 140%

Marine personal injury 140%

Fela 120%

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 Illinois 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.