MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of September 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 83 opinions, 65 summary dispositions, and 86 other written decisions in September. 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:
September 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 65 64 54 51 234
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 13 13 7 9 42
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 16 15 7 3 41
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 13 4 5 6 28
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ........ 9 14 8 6 37
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 6 9 17 20 52
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 4 7 7 4 22
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 4 2 3 3 12
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 0 0 0 0 0
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 807 opinions, 631 summary dispositions, and 843 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 604 592 456 629 2281
Opinion
- Civil.................................. .... 117 118 88 134 457
Opinion
- Criminal............................ .... 114 104 49 83 350
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 43 43 36 46 168
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... .... 111 136 90 126 463
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 119 94 110 163 486
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 60 57 55 41 213
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 25 28 24 27 104
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 15 12 4 9 40
Appeals Filed
A total of 219 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
September 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 48 69 48 54 219
Civil.................................................... ...... 22 35 32 38 127
Criminal............................................. ...... 26 34 16 16 92
So far this year, a total of 2394 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 726 563 550 555 2394
Civil.................................................... .... 322 291 317 356 1286
Criminal................................................... 404 272 233 199 1108
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2168 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 698 505 434 531 2168
Civil.................................................... .... 273 259 257 302 1091
Criminal............................................. .... 425 246 177 229 1077
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 12 and disposed of 12 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....................................... ........ 6 3 0 3 12
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 3 3 0 6 12
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 3 3 0 6 12
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 30 8 1 14 53
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 18 and disposed of 8 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 9 3 4 18
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 2 3 3 0 8
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 2 3 3 0 8
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 14 7 1 6 28
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 66 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 1 petition to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 3 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...................... ...... 23 17 11 15 66
Civil.................................................... ........ 8 7 7 11 33
Criminal............................................. ...... 15 10 4 4 33
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 0 0 1 1
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 1 1
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 1 1 1 3
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 1 1 2
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 1 0 0 1