Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

District of the Virgin Islands

113 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 21.2% of them (24 cases); the rest (89) were between private parties.

113

civil cases commenced

21.2%

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.

Contract 2421%

Real property 2119%

Civil rights 1816%

Other personal injury 1614%

Prisoner petitions 87%

Labor suits 87%

Tort (U.S. as party) 54%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 44%

Forfeitures & penalties 33%

All others 33%

Intellectual property 22%

Marine personal injury 11%

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 the Virgin Islands 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.