MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
OCTOBER 2008
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of October 2008 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2008.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 85 opinions, 69 summary dispositions, and 114 other written decisions in October. Opinions include three-judge and one-judge authored opinions and per curiam opinions. Summary dispositions include opinions issued in the form of a court order after the court has reviewed the briefs and the record and, generally, following a screening and decision conference. Other written decisions include memorandum opinions, which are issued in the form of a court order prior to a screening and decision conference, and miscellaneous orders terminating cases (e.g., voluntary dismissals and stipulations to dismiss). The breakdown by district and type of disposition is as follows:
October 2008
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 70 73 38 87 268
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 10 13 9 17 49
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 13 10 5 8 36
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 2 6 1 7 16
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 23 12 9 9 53
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 10 17 11 34 72
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 9 9 1 7 26
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 2 4 2 3 11
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 1 2 0 2 5
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 925 opinions, 733 summary dispositions, and 909 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................... ... 689 618 530 730 2567
Opinion - Civil.................................. .... 144 131 107 176 558
Opinion - Criminal..................... ... 127 91 65 84 367
Sum. Disp. – Civil............................ ...... 29 48 42 51 170
Sum. Disp. - Criminal................. ... 179 118 115 151 563
Memo Opinion - Civil................ ... 117 113 113 158 501
Memo Opinion - Criminal........... 59 72 59 59 249
Other - Civil............................. ..... 24 36 24 40 124
Other - Criminal........................ ..... 10 9 5 11 35
Appeals Filed
A total of 279 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
October 2008
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 59 76 62 82 279
Civil.................................................... ...... 31 40 33 43 147
Criminal............................................. ...... 28 36 29 39 132
So far this year, a total of 2579 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ... 713 681 547 638 2579
Civil.................................................... ... 322 325 285 375 1307
Criminal............................................. ... 391 356 262 263 1272
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1986 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 617 548 324 497 1986
Civil.................................................... .... 243 253 171 269 936
Criminal............................................. .... 374 295 153 228 1050
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 19 and disposed of 33 petitions for supervisory writ during the month. A petition for supervisory writ asks the Court of Appeals to order the circuit court to take a certain action in a case.
I II III IV Total
Sup. Writs Filed....................................... ........ 5 3 4 7 19
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 7 8 3 15 33
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 7 7 3 15 32
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 22 5 4 8 39
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 9 petitions for leave to appeal during the month. A petition for leave to appeal asks the Court of Appeals to invoke its discretionary jurisdiction and accept the appeal of a case in which a final order has not been issued.
I II III IV Total
Leave to Appeal Petitions Filed............ ........ 2 4 3 2 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 1 2 1 5 9
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 1 2 1 5 9
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 21 6 3 3 33
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 51 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 0 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 0 requests for certification. In a petition for bypass, a party requests that the Supreme Court take jurisdiction of an appeal or other proceeding pending in the Court of Appeals. In a request for certification, the Court of Appeals asks the Supreme Court to exercise its appellate jurisdiction before the Court of Appeals hears the matter.
I
II III IV Total
Petitions for Review Filed...................... ...... 18 13 8 12 51
Civil.................................................... ........ 4 9 5 4 22
Criminal............................................. ...... 14 4 3 8 29
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0