Justice Atlas

Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Western District of Oklahoma

1,396 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 18.1% of them (253 cases); the rest (1,143) were between private parties.

1,396
civil cases commenced
18.1%
U.S. government a party
14
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 36226%
Contract 33624%
Civil rights 22216%
Social security 1259%
Other personal injury 1199%
Labor suits 927%
Motor-vehicle personal injury 403%
All others 282%
Real property 201%
Intellectual property 201%
Other tort actions 151%
Tort (U.S. as party) 131%
Forfeitures & penalties 30%
Fela 10%

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 Western District of Oklahoma 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.