Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Southern District of New York

9,758 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 10.2% of them (994 cases); the rest (8,764) were between private parties.

9,758

civil cases commenced

10.2%

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 3,04531%

Prisoner petitions 1,86919%

Contract 1,07211%

Labor suits 96810%

Intellectual property 8168%

Other personal injury 5235%

All others 4384%

Social security 3203%

Other tort actions 2162%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 1962%

Real property 1812%

Tort (U.S. as party) 681%

Fela 280%

Forfeitures & penalties 140%

Marine personal injury 40%

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 Southern District of New York 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.