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Federal district courts

United States federal district courts — all 94 districts, including the territorial district courts. A case check works for every one of them from the form below. The districts listed here have a page of their own with the court's official website, its courthouses and how its case numbers are built.

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Districts with a page

94 of 94. Every page states the court's own name in citation form, the cities it sits in, and its own website where the court data source records one — fetched, not worked out from the court code, which is wrong for seven districts including the Southern District of Texas.

District	Cited as	Courthouses	New cases, 14 days	Sued most	Serial plaintiff
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California	`C.D. Cal.`	Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside, Orange County	994	Warden of Adelanto ICE Processing Center	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois	`C.D. Ill.`	Peoria, Springfield, Urbana, Rock Island	61	Commissioner of Social Security	Williams
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska	`D. Alaska`	Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan	12	Alaska Department of Corrections	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona	`D. Ariz.`	Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, Yuma	486	Becton Dickinson and Company	Rodriguez
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado	`D. Colo.`	Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Durango	3	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia	`D.D.C.`	Washington, Washington DC	201	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	GIBBS
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut	`D. Conn.`	Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport	77	Federal Express Corporation	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware	`D. Del.`	Wilmington	61	FCA US, LLC	Arbor Systems LLC
U.S. District Court for the District of Guam	`D. Guam`	Hagatna, Agana	4	United States of America	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii	`D. Haw.`	Honolulu	19	Federal Express Corporation	Jackson-Lewis
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho	`D. Idaho`	Boise, Coeur d Alene, Pocatello, Moscow	11	Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Inc.	Hubbard
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas	`D. Kan.`	Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita	74	Federal Express Corporation	Vance-Meyers
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine	`D. Me.`	Portland, Bangor	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland	`D. Maryland`	Baltimore, Greenbelt, Salisbury	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts	`D. Mass.`	Boston, Worcester, Springfield	187	United States of America	SharkNinja Operating LLC
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota	`D. Minnesota`	Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Fergus Falls	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana	`D. Mont.`	Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, Helena	22	Commissioner of Social Security	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska	`D. Neb.`	Omaha, Lincoln, North Platte	53	Warden of the Lincoln County Jail	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada	`D. Nev.`	Las Vegas, Reno	267	Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security	VANILLA CHIP LLC
U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire	`D.N.H.`	Concord	20	Strafford County Department of Corrections, Superintendent	—
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	`D.N.J.`	Newark, Trenton, Camden	569	WARDEN, DELANEY HALL DETENTION FACILITY	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico	`D.N.M.`	Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Roswell	146	Warden, Otero County Processing Center	Perez Martinez
U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota	`D.N.D.`	Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon	`D. Or.`	Portland, Eugene, Medford, Pendleton	95	Commissioner Social Security Administration	Rich
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico	`D.P.R.`	San Juan, Ponce	29	Commissioner of Social Security - DEFENDANT	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island	`D.R.I.`	Providence	41	Citizens Bank, N.A.	Parent Support Network of Rhode Island
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina	`D.S.C.`	Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Florence	393	3M Company	Williams
U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota	`D.S.D.`	Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, Aberdeen	12	United States of America	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands	`N. Mar. I.`	Saipan	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands	`D.V.I.`	St. Thomas, St. Croix, Charlotte Amalie	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	`D. Utah`	Salt Lake City, St. George	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont	`D. Vt.`	Burlington, Rutland	19	United States Citizenship and Immigration Services	—
U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming	`D. Wyo.`	Cheyenne, Casper	21	Federal Express Corporation	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas	`E.D. Ark.`	Little Rock, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Helena	55	Federal Express Corporation	Criswell
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California	`E.D. Cal.`	Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Redding	497	Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center	(HC) Singh
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky	`E.D. Ky.`	Lexington, Covington, London, Ashland	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana	`E.D. La.`	New Orleans	57	Social Security Administration	D.R. Horton, Inc. - Gulf Coast
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan	`E.D. Mich.`	Detroit, Ann Arbor, Flint, Bay City	180	Equifax Information Services LLC	Colbert
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	`E.D. Mo.`	St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Hannibal	94	Federal Express Corporation	Martin
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	`E.D.N.Y`	Brooklyn, Central Islip, Queens, Long Island	334	Commissioner of Social Security	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina	`E.D.N.C.`	Raleigh, Greenville, New Bern, Wilmington	79	Federal Express Corporation	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma	`E.D. Okla.`	Muskogee	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	`E.D. Pa.`	Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, Easton	361	NOVO NORDISK INC.	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee	`E.D. Tenn.`	Knoxville, Chattanooga, Greeneville, Winchester	42	Federal Express Corporation as	Smith
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	`E.D. Tex.`	Tyler, Marshall, Beaumont, Sherman	195	G6 Hospitality Property LLC	Long Horizon Technologies LLC
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia	`E.D. Va.`	Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington	`E.D. Wash.`	Spokane, Yakima, Richland	49	Commissioner of Social Security	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin	`E.D. Wis.`	Milwaukee, Green Bay	77	Federal Express Corporation	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama	`M.D. Ala.`	Montgomery, Opelika, Dothan	44	Federal Express Corporation	—
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida	`M.D. Fla.`	Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Myers	500	Warden, Glades County Detention Center	Macon
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia	`M.D. Ga.`	Macon, Columbus, Albany, Athens	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana	`M.D. La.`	Baton Rouge	53	General Motors LLC	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina	`M.D.N.C.`	Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem	56	Federal Express Corporation	—
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania	`M.D. Penn.`	Harrisburg, Scranton, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee	`M.D. Tenn.`	Nashville, Columbia, Cookeville	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama	`N.D. Ala.`	Birmingham, Huntsville, Florence, Anniston	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California	`N.D. Cal.`	San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Eureka	936	Meta Platforms, Inc.	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida	`N.D. Fla.`	Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Panama City	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia	`N.D. Ga.`	Atlanta, Gainesville, Newnan, Rome	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois	`N.D. Ill.`	Chicago, Rockford	640	The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A	Johnson
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana	`N.D. Ind.`	South Bend, Fort Wayne, Hammond, Lafayette	143	Commissioner of Social Security	Van Hawk
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa	`N.D. Iowa`	Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Waterloo, Dubuque	10	United States of America	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi	`N.D. Miss.`	Oxford, Greenville, Aberdeen	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York	`N.D.N.Y.`	Albany, Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica	59	Education Plus Corporation	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio	`N.D. Ohio`	Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, Youngstown	114	Commissioner of Social Security	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma	`N.D. Okla.`	Tulsa	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	`N.D. Tex.`	Dallas, Fort Worth, Amarillo, Lubbock	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia	`N.D.W. Va.`	Clarksburg, Wheeling, Martinsburg, Elkins	18	Falcon Services, LLC	—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama	`S.D. Ala.`	Mobile, Selma	18	Federal Express Corporation	—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California	`S.D. Cal.`	San Diego, El Centro, Imperial County	250	Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center	Gastelum
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida	`S.D. Fla.`	Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Key West	496	Krome North Service Processing Center	Barberi
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia	`S.D. Ga.`	Savannah, Augusta, Brunswick, Dublin	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois	`S.D. Ill.`	East St. Louis, Benton	37	Commissioner of Social Security	—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana	`S.D. Ind.`	Indianapolis, Evansville, New Albany, Terre Haute	139	Federal Express Corporation	State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa	`S.D. Iowa`	Des Moines, Davenport, Council Bluffs	27	Commissioner of Social Security	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi	`S.D. Miss.`	Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Natchez	80	Federal Express Corporation	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	`S.D.N.Y.`	Manhattan, New York City, White Plains, Foley Square	394	Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio	`S.D. Ohio`	Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton	135	Federal Express Corporation	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	`S.D. Tex.`	Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Brownsville	524	Federal Express Corporation	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia	`S.D.W. Va`	Charleston, Huntington, Beckley, Bluefield	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas	`W.D. Ark.`	Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs	21	Social Security Administration Commissioner	QCX LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky	`W.D. Ky.`	Louisville, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Paducah	68	Federal Express Corporation	United States of America
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana	`W.D. La.`	Shreveport, Lafayette, Monroe, Alexandria	190	Winn Correctional Center	D.R. Horton, Inc. - Gulf Coast
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan	`W.D. Mich.`	Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette	—	United States of America	—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri	`W.D. Mo.`	Kansas City, Springfield, Jefferson City, Joplin	9	Commissioner of Social Security	Delgado
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York	`W.D.N.Y.`	Buffalo, Rochester	—	—	—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina	`W.D.N.C.`	Charlotte, Asheville, Statesville, Bryson City	69	Commissioner of Social Security	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma	`W.D. Okla.`	Oklahoma City	163	Federal Express Corporation	Singh
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania	`W.D. Pa.`	Pittsburgh, Erie, Johnstown	150	WARDEN, MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER	DOUGLASS
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee	`W.D. Tenn.`	Memphis, Jackson	103	United States of America	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	`W.D. Tex.`	San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Waco	484	Warden, South Texas ICE Processing Center	Strike 3 Holdings, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia	`W.D. Va.`	Roanoke, Abingdon, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg	43	Federal Express Corporation	PHI Health, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	`W.D. Wash.`	Seattle, Tacoma	255	Commissioner of Social Security	Northwest Administrators Inc
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin	`W.D. Wis.`	Madison	31	Federal Express Corporation	Hazuga, Jeffrey

If you are not sure which district your case is in

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Questions people ask before they start

Do you cover state courts?

State, county and municipal courts are not supported yet. United States federal district courts — all 94 districts, including the territorial district courts. State, county and municipal case numbering has no common format, and rather than search and fail we say which courts are covered.

Why do only some districts have a page?

Because each page states that court’s own website, and the obvious way to work that address out from the court code is wrong for several districts — two of them are at a shortened domain. Those values are fetched from the court data source and committed, and a district gets a page once its values are verified rather than guessed.

Can I still check a case in a district with no page?

Yes. All 94 districts are searchable from the form on this page and from every other page on the site. The district pages add reference material about the court; they are not a gate on the lookup.

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