MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
OCTOBER 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of October 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 90 opinions, 57 summary dispositions, and 121 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 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 84 58 54 72 268
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ........ 9 11 11
20 51
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 14 6 5 14 39
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 7 4 4 4 19
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ........ 8 8 13 9 38
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 26 16 10 21 73
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 10 7 7 1 25
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 5 5 4 3 17
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 5 1 0 0 6
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 897 opinions, 688 summary dispositions, and 964 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 688 650 510 701 2549
Opinion
- Civil.................................. .... 126 129 99 154 508
Opinion
- Criminal............................ .... 128 110 54 97 389
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 50 47 40 50 187
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... .... 119 144 103 135 501
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 145 110 120 184 559
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 70 64 62 42 238
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 30 33 28 30 121
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 20 13 4 9 46
Appeals Filed
A total of 239 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
October 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 74 61 48 56 239
Civil.................................................... ...... 38 31 23 31 123
Criminal............................................. ...... 36 30 25 25 116
So far this year, a total of 2633 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 800 624 598 611 2633
Civil.................................................... .... 360 322 340 387 1409
Criminal................................................... 440 302 258 224 1224
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2134 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 676 510 431 517 2134
Civil......................................................... 259 252 253 286 1050
Criminal................................................... 417 258 178 231 1084
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 20 and disposed of 32 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................................................ 8 4 2 6 20
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ...... 19 3 1 9 32
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other...................... 19 3 1 9 32
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 18 9 2 12 41
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 15 and disposed of 18 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..................... 1 7 6 1 15
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 5 7 2 4 18
Granted....................................................... 2 0 0 1 3
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 3 7 2 3 15
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............. 11 7 5 3 26
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, 2 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...................... ...... 27 21 8 10 66
Civil........................................................... 13 7 3 4 27
Criminal..................................................... 14 14 5 6 39
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 2 0 0 0 2
Civil............................................................. 2 0 0 0 2
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