MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of November 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 124 opinions, 117 summary dispositions, and 63 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 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 83 59 65 97 304
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 26 15 14 17 72
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 19 15 7 11 52
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 2 3 13 17 35
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 20 10 21 31 82
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 8 5 6 10 29
Memo
Opinion - Criminal......................... 4 3 3 6 16
Other
- Civil................................................ 2 4 1 5
12
Other
- Criminal......................................... 2 4 0 0 6
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 1050 opinions, 856 summary dispositions, and 968 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 767 697 589 821 2874
Opinion
- Civil....................................... 152 141 139
165 597
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 162 117 90 84 453
Sum.
Disp. - Civil..................................... 29 62 56 76 223
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 150 150 117 216 633
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 109 105 103 162 479
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 90 59 52 68 269
Other
- Civil.............................................. 41 40 29 40 150
Other - Criminal....................................... 34 23 3 10 70
Appeals Filed
A total of 240 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
November 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 80 50 48 62 240
Civil........................................................... 41 17 24 38 120
Criminal..................................................... 39 33 24 24 120
So far this year, a total of 2801 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 849 661 580 711 2801
Civil......................................................... 388 315 316 434 1453
Criminal............................................. .... 461 346 264 277 1348
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2065 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 657 487 417 504 2065
Civil......................................................... 298 217 238 305 1058
Criminal................................................... 359 270 179 199 1007
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 10 and disposed of 8 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................................................ 7 0 2 1 10
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 4 1 0 3 8
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 1 0 3 8
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 30 5 3 7 45
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 18 and disposed of 10 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..................... 7 1 4 6 18
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 3 2 2 3 10
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 3 2 2 3 10
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............. 11 1 4 6 22
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 72 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 1 petition 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.............................. 17 22 11 22 72
Civil........................................................... 10 6 6 9 31
Criminal....................................................... 7 16 5 13 41
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 1 0 0 0 1
Civil............................................................. 1 0 0 0 1
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