MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
JULY 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of July 2009 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2009.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 102 opinions, 81 summary dispositions, and 91 other written decisions in July. 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:
July 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 52 72 44 106 274
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 10 10 7 15 42
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 12 22 7 19 60
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 5 9 5 9 28
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ........ 2 9 9 33 53
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 12 10 8 22 52
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 8 7 6 2 23
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 2 4 1 5 12
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 1 1 1 1 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 637 opinions, 501 summary dispositions, and 669 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 475 476 361 495 1807
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 90 92 73 107 362
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 81 83 40 71 275
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 29 36 25 34 124
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 96 108 75 98 377
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 100 78 83 125 386
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 47 43 42 31 163
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 19 24 20 21 84
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 13 12 3 8 36
Appeals Filed
A total of 316 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
July 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 86 79 75 76 316
Civil.................................................... ...... 37 45 47 48 177
Criminal............................................. ...... 49 34 28 28 139
So far this year, a total of 1895 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 586 438 436 435 1895
Civil......................................................... 258 225 256 280 1019
Criminal................................................... 328 213 180 155 876
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2098 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 687 497 401 513 2098
Civil.................................................... .... 271 247 242 297 1057
Criminal............................................. .... 416 250 159 216 1041
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 19 and disposed of 16 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....................................... ........ 4 4 5 6 19
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 4 2 3 7 16
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 4 2 3 7 16
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 28 7 4 11 50
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 21 and disposed of 17 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............ ........ 0 10 5 6 21
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 1 11 1 4 17
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 2 2
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 1 11 1 2 15
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 14 3 4 5 26
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 69 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 2 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 2 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...................... ...... 20 21 14 14 69
Civil.................................................... ...... 12 91 7 7 35
Criminal............................................. ........ 8 12 7 7 34
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 2 0 0 2
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 1 0 1 2
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 1 0 1 2