diff --git a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
index e0caa53..9990cbf 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
@@ -287,15 +287,9 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
         const bm = String(r.billing_method).toLowerCase();
         r.billing_method = bm.includes("flat") ? "flat" : bm.includes("contingency") ? "contingency" : bm.includes("hour") ? "hourly" : null;
       }
-      // Generate a collision-free case number when none was provided.
-      // Uses crypto.randomUUID so simultaneous rows in the same batch never collide.
-      if (!r.case_number || !String(r.case_number).trim()) {
-        const uid = (typeof crypto !== "undefined" && "randomUUID" in crypto)
-          ? crypto.randomUUID().slice(0, 8).toUpperCase()
-          : `${Date.now().toString(36)}${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e6).toString(36)}`.toUpperCase();
-        r.case_number = `CASE-${uid}`;
-      }
-      if (!r.title) r.title = r.case_number;
+      // Leave case_number blank when missing — assigned in a sequential
+      // "YYYY-####" pass before insert (see below). Do not synthesize title
+      // from case_number; preserve the imported matter name as-is.
       return r;
     },
     postInsert: (rows, ctx) => {