MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
AUGUST 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of August 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 87 opinions, 65 summary dispositions, and 88 other written decisions in August. 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:
August 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 64 52 41 83 240
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 14 13 8 18 53
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 17 6 2 9 34
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 1 3 6 6 16
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ........ 6 14 7 22 49
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 13 7 10 18 48
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 9 7 6 6 28
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 2 2 1 3 8
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 2 0 1 1 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 724 opinions, 566 summary dispositions, and 757 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 539 528 402 578 2047
Opinion
- Civil.................................. .... 104 105 81 125 415
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 98 89 42 80 309
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 30 39 31 40 140
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... .... 102 122 82 120 426
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 113 85 93 143 434
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 56 50 48 37 191
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 21 26 21 24 92
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 15 12 4 9 40
Appeals Filed
A total of 280 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
August 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 92 56 66 66 280
Civil.................................................... ...... 42 31 29 38 140
Criminal............................................. ...... 50 25 37 28 140
So far this year, a total of 2175 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 678 494 502 501 2175
Civil.................................................... .... 300 256 285 318 1159
Criminal................................................... 378 238 217 183 1016
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2176 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 712 506 439 519 2176
Civil.................................................... .... 284 225 253 297 1089
Criminal............................................. .... 428 251 186 222 1087
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 17 and disposed of 13 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....................................... ........ 9 2 0 6 17
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 6 2 2 3 13
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 6 2 2 3 13
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 31 7 1 14 53
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 17 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............ ........ 7 1 0 6 17
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 7 2 3 5 17
Granted.............................................. ........ 1 0 1 0 2
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 6 2 2 5 15
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 14 2 1 2 19
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 59 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 2 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and no 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...................... ...... 16 15 11 21 59
Civil.................................................... ........ 6 6 6 10 28
Criminal............................................. ........ 6 9 5 11 31
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 2 0 0 2
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 1 0 0 1
Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0