MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
JULY 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of July 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 113 opinions, 51 summary dispositions, and 72 other written decisions in July. 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:
July 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 57 57 46 76 236
Opinion
- Civil........................................... 8 17 10 32 67
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 19 10 9 8 46
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 2 8 6 6 22
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal................................ 5 5 11 8 29
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 10 10 7 9 36
Memo
Opinion - Criminal......................... 7 4 2 10 23
Other
- Civil................................................ 3 3 1 2
9
Other
- Criminal......................................... 3 0 0 1 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 641 opinions, 458 summary dispositions, and 624 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 487 449 322 466 1723
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 92 93 75
106 366
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 105 73 48 49 275
Sum.
Disp. - Civil..................................... 12 36 27 38 117
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 86 96 53 106 341
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 72 68 67 98 305
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 63 40 32 41 176
Other
- Civil.............................................. 27 28 16 22 93
Other - Criminal....................................... 26 15 3 6 50
Appeals Filed
A total of 263 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
July 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 82 61 53 67 263
Civil........................................................... 45 30 34 48 157
Criminal..................................................... 37 31 19 19 106
So far this year, a total of 1797 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 537 450 356 454 1797
Civil......................................................... 244 220 201 269 934
Criminal................................................... 293 230 155 185 863
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2186 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 677 529 442 538 2186
Civil......................................................... 286 245 261 295 1087
Criminal................................................... 391 284 181 243 1099
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 8 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................................................ 3 3 0 2 8
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 6 5 0 5 16
Granted....................................................... 0 1 0 1 2
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 6 4 0 4 14
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 23 11 3 11 48
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 13 and disposed of 14 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..................... 3 5 3 2 13
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 2 5 4 3 14
Granted....................................................... 0 1 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 4 4 3 13
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 8 5 4 5 22
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 52 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 2 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 2 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.............................. 17 12 9 14 14
Civil............................................................. 8 5 6 7 10
Criminal....................................................... 9 7 3 7 4
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 1 0 0 0 1
Civil............................................................. 1 0 0 0 0
Criminal....................................................... 0 0 0 0 1
Certifications Filed............................................ 0 1 0 0 1
Civil............................................................. 0 0 0 0 1
Criminal....................................................... 0 1 0 0 0