01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019*Civil FilingsFiscal YearSource: Transactional Records Access ClearinghouseU.S. Government Files 58 Percent Fewer Civil Lawsuits in Federal CourtsU.S. Government Initiated Civil Lawsuits in Federal Courts* Data through June 2019; Central California and Northern Georgia unavailable while data for Eastern Michigan included only since FY 2015.