Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

District of Oregon

2,171 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 19.6% of them (426 cases); the rest (1,745) were between private parties.

2,171

civil cases commenced

19.6%

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 61828%

Civil rights 39218%

Contract 27513%

Social security 27513%

Labor suits 2029%

Other personal injury 914%

Intellectual property 844%

All others 693%

Other tort actions 502%

Real property 422%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 311%

Forfeitures & penalties 181%

Tort (U.S. as party) 171%

Marine personal injury 60%

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 District of Oregon 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.