Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Northern District of Mississippi

759 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 34.8% of them (264 cases); the rest (495) were between private parties.

759

civil cases commenced

34.8%

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.

All others 18925%

Civil rights 15120%

Prisoner petitions 10614%

Contract 9212%

Other personal injury 679%

Social security 496%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 334%

Labor suits 274%

Intellectual property 172%

Other tort actions 111%

Real property 61%

Tort (U.S. as party) 61%

Forfeitures & penalties 51%

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 Mississippi 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.