MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
MAY 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of May 2010 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2010.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 84 opinions, 62 summary dispositions, and 83 other written decisions in May. 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:
May 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 62 72 41 54 229
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 18 14 11 9 52
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 14 11 3 14 32
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 4 9 5 6 24
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ........ 6 17 5 10 38
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 6 10 12 16 44
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 12 5 2 7 26
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 1 5 1 1 8
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 1 1 2 1 5
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 441 opinions, 335 summary dispositions, and 448 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 358 331 228 307 1224
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 70 65 53 54 242
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 78 54 31 36 199
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 7 27 19 30 83
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 66 73 33 80 252
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 48 54 55 67 224
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 47 26 22 22 117
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 21 22 12 14 69
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 21 10 3 4 38
Appeals Filed
A total of 232 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
May 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 61 54 45 72 232
Civil.................................................... ...... 23 28 26 48 125
Criminal............................................. ...... 38 26 19 24 107
So far this year, a total of 1274 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 385 319 256 314 1274
Civil......................................................... 178 157 160 195 690
Criminal................................................... 207 162 96 119 584
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2109 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 649 498 425 537 2109
Civil......................................................... 281 240 270 327 1118
Criminal................................................... 368 258 155 210 991
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 20 and disposed of 16 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 3 3 6 20
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 4 3 3 6 16
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 3 3 6 16
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 29 10 1 18 58
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 16 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 3 2 4 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 3 3 5 5 16
Granted....................................................... 1 0 1 0 2
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 3 4 5 14
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ........ 6 3 3 5 17
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 61 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no 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...................... ...... 23 10 14 14 61
Civil........................................................... 11 3 9 4 27
Criminal..................................................... 12 7 5 10 34
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil............................................................. 0 0 0 0 0
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