MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
DECEMBER 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of December 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 110 opinions, 96 summary dispositions, and 75 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 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 78 78 62 63 281
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 28 16 13 10 67
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 14 10 8 11 43
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 2 1 8 8 19
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 16 25 19 17 77
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 8 18 10 11 47
Memo
Opinion - Criminal......................... 6 3 2 3 14
Other
- Civil................................................ 2 4 2 2
10
Other
- Criminal......................................... 2 1 0 1 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 1160 opinions, 953 summary dispositions, and 1048 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 847 777 652 885 3161
Opinion
- Civil....................................... 180 157 152
175 664
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 176 127 98 95 496
Sum.
Disp. - Civil..................................... 31 63 64 84 242
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 166 175 136 234 711
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 119 124 114 173 530
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 96 63 54 71 284
Other
- Civil.............................................. 43 44 31 42 160
Other - Criminal....................................... 36 24 3 11 74
Appeals Filed
A total of 233 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
December 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 64 69 58 42 233
Civil........................................................... 28 41 25 28 122
Criminal..................................................... 36 28 33 14 111
So far this year, a total of 3035 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 913 732 683 752 3035
Civil......................................................... 417 359 341 460 1577
Criminal............................................. .... 496 373 297 292 1458
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2019 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 628 480 423 489 2019
Civil......................................................... 279 223 233 305 1040
Criminal................................................... 349 257 190 183 979
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 13 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................................................ 0 8 2 1 11
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 2 6 2 3 13
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 6 2 3 13
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 28 7 3 5 43
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 12 and disposed of 9 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 2 2 12
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 4 2 1 2 9
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 2 1 2 9
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............. 11 3 5 6 25
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 80 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.............................. 38 11 13 18 80
Civil........................................................... 20 6 11 10 47
Criminal..................................................... 18 5 2 8 33
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 0 0 1 0 1
Civil............................................................. 0 0 1 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