Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Eastern District of North Carolina

2,733 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 53.1% of them (1,452 cases); the rest (1,281) were between private parties.

2,733

civil cases commenced

53.1%

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.

Tort (U.S. as party) 90733%

Prisoner petitions 80229%

Civil rights 27010%

Social security 1716%

Contract 1556%

Other personal injury 1315%

Labor suits 1184%

All others 542%

Real property 341%

Intellectual property 331%

Other tort actions 291%

Forfeitures & penalties 110%

Marine personal injury 90%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 90%

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 North Carolina 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.