Date:                September 5, 2007

 

To:                   Members of the Court, Dir. of State Courts, Executive Asst. to the Chief Justice, Commissioners

 

From:               David R. Schanker, Clerk

 

Re:                   SUPREME COURT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT - AUGUST

 

 

                                                        Cumulative:  January 1, 2007 through August 31, 2007

 

Cases                 

*Carried over         141

  Civil                   127

  Criminal               14

 

 Actions Filed                                77

  Discp., Jud., Bar Adm.                 39

  Supervisory Writ                           35

  Orig. Action                                   3

  Misc-Civil                                      0

          -Criminal                               0

 

Petitions for Review

*Carried over         222

  Civil                   122

  Criminal             100

Filed                                            530

  Civil                                           293

  Criminal                                     237

 

 

Petitions for Bypass

*Carried over      3

  Civil                3

  Criminal          0

Filed                                             18

  Civil                                             18

  Criminal                                        0

 

Certifications

*Carried over      3

  Civil                1

  Criminal          2

Filed                                             16

  Civil                                             11

  Criminal                                        5

 

TOTAL MATTERS

DOCKETED                               1010

  Civil                                           652

  Criminal                                     358

Cases Terminated                        173

  Opinion-Civil                                87

  Opinion-Criminal                          15

  Order-Civil                                   66

  Order-Criminal                               5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews Terminated                     570

  Granted-Civil                                35

  Granted-Criminal                          14

  Denied-Civil                               281

  Denied-Criminal                         240

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Terminated                    19

  Granted-Civil                                 0

  Granted-Criminal                           0

  Denied-Civil                                 19

  Denied-Criminal                             0

 

 

 

Certifications Term'd.                       8

  Granted-Civil                                 4

  Granted-Criminal                           1

  Denied-Civil                                   2

  Denied-Criminal                             1

 

 

 

TOTAL MATTERS

TERMINATED                              770

  Civil                                          494

  Criminal                                    276

 

Cases Pending               99

  Civil                              90

  Criminal                         9

 

 

(Reviews, bypasses &

certifications granted have been added to cases pending.)

 

 

 

 

Reviews Pending                                        182

  Civil                              99

  Criminal                        83

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Pending            2

  Civil                               2

  Criminal                         0

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications Pending      11

  Civil                               6

  Criminal                         5

 

 

 

 

 

 TOTAL PENDING         294

  Civil                            197

  Criminal                        97

 

 

 

 

*Carried over from 12/31/2006.  Note:  Statistics state the "number of cases" covered by the filing and/or termination of a Review, Bypass or Certification.


 

 

CASE ACTIVITY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2007

 

 

Actions filed                                                    6

      Disciplinary, Jud., Bar Adm.                        5

      Supervisory Writ                                        0

      Original Action                                           1

      Miscellaneous-CI                                       0

                             -CR                                    0

 

Petitions for Review filed                                 72

      Civil                                                         43

      Criminal                                                   29

 

Petitions for Bypass filed                                  1

      Civil                                                          1

      Criminal                                                    0

 

Certifications filed                                            4

      Civil                                                          2

      Criminal                                                    2

 

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Cases Terminated                                          11

      Opinion - Civil                                            0

      Opinion - Criminal                                      0

      Order - Civil                                              11

      Order - Criminal                                         0

 

Petitions for Review Terminated                       76           Granted           2             Denied           74

      Civil                                                         37                                  0                                 37

      Criminal                                                   39                                  2                                 37

 

Petitions for Bypass Terminated                        1           Granted           0             Denied            1

      Civil                                                          1                                  0                                   1

      Criminal                                                    0                                  0                                   0

Certifications Terminated                                  2           Granted           1             Denied            1

      Civil                                                          1                                  1                                   0

      Criminal                                                    1                                  0                                   1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS OF PENDING CASES – AUGUST 2007

Disciplinary / Bar Admissions Matters                                                              33

Civil                                                                                                           33

Criminal                                                                                                       0

First Brief Due                                                                                                  3

Civil                                                                                                             1

Criminal                                                                                                       2

Second Brief Due                                                                                             1

Civil                                                                                                             1

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Reply Brief Due                                                                                                1

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       1

Cases with Motions Pending                                                                             8

Civil                                                                                                             8

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases with Petitions Pending                                                                            3

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Ready to be Calendared                                                                         3

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Assigned for Argument                                                                        29

Civil                                                                                                           21

Criminal                                                                                                       8

Cases Assigned for Submission on Briefs                                                          0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Under Submission                                                                                12

Civil                                                                                                           12

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Other Brief Due                                                                                                0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases On Hold                                                                                                0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Miscellaneous                                                                                                  1

Civil                                                                                                             1

Criminal                                                                                                       0

TOTAL CASES PENDING                                                                               94

Civil                                                                                                           83

                                          Criminal                                                                                                   11


 

 

 

 

                                                           MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

                                                                          AUGUST 2007

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Filed                                                           3

                                   Motions Filed                                                                                    100

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Filed                                                                      9           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Terminated                                                 2

                                   Motions Terminated                                                                             90

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Terminated                                                           13

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Pending                                                     2

                                   Motions Pending                                                                                 46

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Pending                                                                6           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Under Submission                                       1

                                   Motions Under Submission                                                                  34

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Under Submission                                                  6

 

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Pending                                                    4

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Filed                                                         0

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Under Submission                                      3

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Terminated:                                               8

                                      Granted - 0  Denied - 8  Transferred - 0