Justice Atlas

Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

District of Puerto Rico

610 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 20.5% of them (125 cases); the rest (485) were between private parties.

610
civil cases commenced
20.5%
U.S. government a party
15
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 13522%
Other personal injury 12320%
Contract 8814%
Prisoner petitions 6110%
Labor suits 478%
Social security 376%
Real property 285%
Intellectual property 274%
Forfeitures & penalties 183%
Tort (U.S. as party) 142%
Other tort actions 122%
All others 112%
Motor-vehicle personal injury 61%
Marine personal injury 20%
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 Puerto Rico 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.