Federal civil docket · FY2024 · AOUSC C-3

Western District of Washington

3,154 civil cases were commenced in this U.S. district court in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. government was a party in 31.4% of them (990 cases); the rest (2,164) were between private parties.

3,154

civil cases commenced

31.4%

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 54717%

Social security 51716%

Contract 50216%

Civil rights 45714%

All others 30910%

Intellectual property 2357%

Labor suits 2237%

Other personal injury 1475%

Other tort actions 762%

Tort (U.S. as party) 391%

Real property 361%

Marine personal injury 351%

Motor-vehicle personal injury 181%

Forfeitures & penalties 110%

Fela 20%

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 Washington 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.