Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Eastern District of Michigan

3,489 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 14% of them (489 cases); the rest (3,000) were between private parties.

3,489

civil cases commenced

14%

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.

Prisoner petitions 86725%

Civil rights 71020%

Labor suits 51515%

Contract 43512%

Other personal injury 2487%

Intellectual property 2136%

Social security 1715%

All others 1304%

Other tort actions 582%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 491%

Real property 401%

Tort (U.S. as party) 241%

Forfeitures & penalties 241%

Marine personal injury 30%

Fela 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 Eastern District of Michigan 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.