Each action is assigned a case number by the District Clerk's Office. The case number is composed of five parts. The first digit is the division where the case was filed (1: Abilene, 2: Amarillo, 3: Dallas, 4: Fort Worth, 5: Lubbock, 6: San Angelo, and 7: Wichita Falls). After the division number and colon is the year the case was filed (e.g., 98, 99). The abbreviation for the case type is next (cv = civil, cr = criminal, mc = miscellaneous, md = multidistrict litigation). This is followed by the sequential case number and the alpha designation of the presiding judge.

Sample Case Number: 3:08-CV-0001-M

This sample would be the first civil case filed in the Dallas Division in 2008, and it would be assigned to Judge Lynn. See Judge Letter Designations.