MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
DECEMBER 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of December 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 117 opinions, 98 summary dispositions, and 80 other written decisions in December. 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:
December 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 108 41 55 91 295
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 20 7 12 30 69
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 16 5 8 19 48
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 11 5 6 11 33
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 30 8 10 17 65
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 15 7 12 4 38
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 12 4 5 4 25
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 4 5 2 3 14
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 0 0 0 3 3
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 1,097 opinions, 852 summary dispositions, and 1,129 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 856 749 629 844 3078
Opinion
- Civil.................................. .... 153 150 120 194 617
Opinion
- Criminal............................ .... 155 125 74 126 480
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 64 56 49 64 233
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... .... 160 159 135 165 619
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 173 125 140 202 640
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 93 75 76 47 291
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 36 43 31 34 144
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 22 16 4 12 54
Appeals Filed
A total of 225 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
December 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 73 59 43 50 225
Civil.................................................... ...... 22 29 25 26 102
Criminal............................................. ...... 51 30 18 24 123
So far this year, a total of 3,067 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 942 734 677 714 3067
Civil.................................................... .... 415 378 388 448 1629
Criminal................................................... 527 356 289 266 1438
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2068 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 649 516 397 506 2068
Civil......................................................... 247 252 252 290 1041
Criminal................................................... 402 264 145 216 1027
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 2 and disposed of 7 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................................................ 1 1 0 0 2
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 4 2 1 0 7
Granted....................................................... 1 0 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 3 2 1 0 6
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 11 7 2 8 28
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 19 and disposed of 12 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 4 6 5 19
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 1 4 5 2 12
Granted....................................................... 0 0 1 2 3
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 1 4 4 0 9
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ........ 8 7 6 6 27
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