MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
DECEMBER 2008
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of December 2008 and for the calendar year ending December 31, 2008.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 105 opinions, 97 summary dispositions, and 64 other written decisions in December. 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:
December 2008
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 69 66 53 78 266
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 10 14 14 23 61
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 22 9 5 8 44
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 2 7 5 13 27
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 21 21 13 15 70
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 7 10 11 9 37
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 6 4 4 6 20
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 1 1 1 2 5
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 0 0 0 2 2
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Court of Appeals issued 1119 opinions, 909 summary dispositions, and 1050 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................... ... 814 752 629 883 3078
Opinion - Civil.................................. .... 160 158 126 216 660
Opinion - Criminal..................... ... 164 115 80 100 459
Sum. Disp. – Civil............................ ...... 33 62 50 65 210
Sum. Disp. - Criminal................. ... 216 151 139 193 699
Memo Opinion - Civil................ ... 132 128 135 179 574
Memo Opinion - Criminal........... 72 87 68 70 297
Other - Civil............................. ..... 27 41 26 47 141
Other - Criminal........................ ..... 10 10 5 13 38
Appeals Filed
A total of 246 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
December 2008
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 82 58 53 53 246
Civil.................................................... ...... 30 31 34 34 129
Criminal............................................. ...... 52 27 19 19 117
During the year ended December 31, 2008, a total of 3102 appeals were filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ... 856 827 659 760 3102
Civil.................................................... ... 382 389 355 452 1578
Criminal............................................. ... 474 438 304 308 1524
Appeals Pending
As of the end of December, a total of 2008 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 622 562 332 492 2008
Civil.................................................... .... 268 257 186 273 984
Criminal............................................. .... 354 305 146 219 1024
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 5 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....................................... ........ 3 0 2 6 11
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 1 1 2 1 5
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 1 1 2 1 5
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 26 5 2 11 44
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 17 and disposed of 19 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............ ........ 4 6 4 3 17
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 5 3 5 6 19
Granted.............................................. ........ 1 1 1 2 5
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 4 2 4 4 14
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 20 10 3 6 39
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 71 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 1 request 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...................... ...... 17 18 12 24 71
Civil.................................................... ........ 7 7 7 18 39
Criminal............................................. ...... 10 11 5 6 32
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0