MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of November 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, 66 summary dispositions, and 85 other written decisions in November. 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:
November 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 60 58 64 52 234
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ........ 7 14 9
10 40
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 11 10 12 10 43
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 3 4 3 3 13
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 11 7 22 13 53
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 13 8 8 14 43
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 11 7 8 1 28
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 2 5 1 1 9
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 2 3 0 0 5
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 980 opinions, 754 summary dispositions, and 1,049 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 748 708 574 753 2783
Opinion
- Civil.................................. .... 133 143 108 164 548
Opinion
- Criminal............................ .... 139 120 66 107 432
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 53 51 43 53 200
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... .... 130 151 125 148 554
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 158 118 128 198 602
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 81 71 71 43 266
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 32 38 29 31 130
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 22 16 4 9 51
Appeals Filed
A total of 209 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
November 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 69 51 36 53 209
Civil.................................................... ...... 33 27 23 35 118
Criminal............................................. ...... 36 24 13 18 91
So far this year, a total of 2842 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 869 675 634 664 2842
Civil.................................................... .... 393 349 363 422 1527
Criminal................................................... 476 326 271 242 1315
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2099 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 680 498 393 528 2099
Civil......................................................... 267 257 248 299 1071
Criminal................................................... 413 241 145 229 1028
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 7 and disposed of 14 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................................................ 2 1 2 2 7
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 6 1 1 6 14
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 6 1 1 6 14
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 14 8 3 8 33
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 13 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 5 2 2 13
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ...... 10 5 2 2 19
Granted....................................................... 3 1 0 0 4
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 7 4 2 2 15
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ........ 5 7 5 3 20
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 50 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 4 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...................... ...... 14 9 11 16 50
Civil............................................................. 7 7 6 11 31
Criminal....................................................... 7 2 5 5 19
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 1 0 3 4
Civil............................................................. 0 1 0 3 4
Criminal....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0