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The News Media & The Law |
Winter 2006
(Vol. 30
, No. 1
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A summary of the docket listings in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
| Criminal | Civil | Combined | Year | Hidden | Docketed | Total | Hidden | Docketed | Total | Hidden | Docketed | Total | 2001 | 84 | 383 | 467 | 13 | 2,686 | 2,699 | 97 | 3,069 | 3,166 | 2002 | 85 | 446 | 531 | 10 | 2,533 | 2,543 | 95 | 2,979 | 3,074 | 2003 | 79 | 488 | 567 | 11 | 2,651 | 2,662 | 90 | 3,139 | 3,229 | 2004 | 110 | 457 | 567 | 11 | 2,286 | 2,297 | 121 | 2,743 | 2,864 | 2005 | 111 | 349 | 460 | 20 | 2,463 | 2,483 | 131 | 2,812 | 2,943 | TOTAL | 469 | 2,123 | 2,592 | 65 | 12,619 | 12,684 | 534 | 14,742 | 15,276 |
Source: Compilation of data from U.S. District Court, Washington, D.C. |