Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Eastern District of Texas

3,716 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 10.8% of them (401 cases); the rest (3,315) were between private parties.

3,716

civil cases commenced

10.8%

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 2,05455%

Contract 36410%

Civil rights 3499%

Other personal injury 2216%

Labor suits 2186%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 1133%

All others 1063%

Social security 712%

Real property 672%

Intellectual property 672%

Other tort actions 401%

Tort (U.S. as party) 221%

Forfeitures & penalties 150%

Marine personal injury 80%

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 Eastern District of Texas 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.