Date:                December 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 - NOVEMBER

 

 

                                                      Cumulative:  January 1, 2007 through November 30, 2007

 

Cases                 

*Carried over         141

  Civil                   127

  Criminal               14

 

 Actions Filed                               116

  Discp., Jud., Bar Adm.                 63

  Supervisory Writ                           50

  Orig. Action                                   3

  Misc-Civil                                      0

          -Criminal                               0

 

Petitions for Review

*Carried over         222

  Civil                   122

  Criminal             100

Filed                                            743

  Civil                                           412

  Criminal                                     331

 

 

Petitions for Bypass

*Carried over      3

  Civil                3

  Criminal          0

Filed                                             20

  Civil                                             19

  Criminal                                        1

 

Certifications

*Carried over      3

  Civil                1

  Criminal          2

Filed                                             18

  Civil                                             12

  Criminal                                        6

 

TOTAL MATTERS

DOCKETED                               1266

  Civil                                           812

  Criminal                                     454

Cases Terminated                        189

  Opinion-Civil                                92

  Opinion-Criminal                          15

  Order-Civil                                   76

  Order-Criminal                               6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews Terminated                     786

  Granted-Civil                                54

  Granted-Criminal                          26

  Denied-Civil                               391

  Denied-Criminal                         315

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Terminated                    23

  Granted-Civil                                 0

  Granted-Criminal                           0

  Denied-Civil                                 22

  Denied-Criminal                             1

 

 

 

Certifications Term'd.                      18

  Granted-Civil                                 6

  Granted-Criminal                           3

  Denied-Civil                                   6

  Denied-Criminal                             3

 

 

 

TOTAL MATTERS

TERMINATED                            1016

  Civil                                          647

  Criminal                                    369

 

Cases Pending              157

  Civil                            135

  Criminal                        22

 

 

(Reviews, bypasses &

certifications granted have been added to cases pending.)

 

 

 

 

Reviews Pending                                        179

  Civil                              89

  Criminal                        90

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Pending            0

  Civil                               0

  Criminal                         0

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications Pending        3

  Civil                               1

  Criminal                         2

 

 

 

 

 

 TOTAL PENDING         339

  Civil                            225

  Criminal                      114

 

 

 

 

*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 NOVEMBER 2007

 

 

Actions filed                                                  18

      Disciplinary, Jud., Bar Adm.                      12

      Supervisory Writ                                        6

      Original Action                                           0

      Miscellaneous-CV                                      0

                             -CR                                    0

 

Petitions for Review filed                                 61

      Civil                                                         31

      Criminal                                                   30

 

Petitions for Bypass filed                                  0

      Civil                                                          0

      Criminal                                                    0

 

Certifications filed                                            1

      Civil                                                          0

      Criminal                                                    1

 

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Cases Terminated                                            5

      Opinion - Civil                                            1

      Opinion - Criminal                                      0

      Order - Civil                                               4

      Order - Criminal                                         0

 

Petitions for Review Terminated                       70           Granted           6             Denied           64

      Civil                                                         44                                  2                                 42

      Criminal                                                   26                                  4                                 22

 

Petitions for Bypass Terminated                        2           Granted           0             Denied            2

      Civil                                                          1                                  0                                   1

      Criminal                                                    1                                  0                                   1

Certifications Terminated                                  0           Granted           0             Denied            0

      Civil                                                          0                                  0                                   0

      Criminal                                                    0                                  0                                   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS OF PENDING CASES – NOVEMBER 2007

Disciplinary / Bar Admissions Matters                                                              41

Civil                                                                                                           41

Criminal                                                                                                       0

First Brief Due                                                                                                  7

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       4

Second Brief Due                                                                                             3

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Reply Brief Due                                                                                                0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases with Motions Pending                                                                           15

Civil                                                                                                           12

Criminal                                                                                                       3

Cases with Petitions Pending                                                                          10

Civil                                                                                                           10

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Ready to be Calendared                                                                         6

Civil                                                                                                             6

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Assigned for Argument                                                                        18

Civil                                                                                                           10

Criminal                                                                                                       8

Cases Assigned for Submission on Briefs                                                          0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Under Submission                                                                                36

Civil                                                                                                           28

Criminal                                                                                                       8

Other Brief Due                                                                                                3

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases On Hold                                                                                                1

Civil                                                                                                             1

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Miscellaneous                                                                                                  0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

TOTAL CASES PENDING                                                                             140

Civil                                                                                                         117

                                          Criminal                                                                                                   23


 

 

 

 

                                                           MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

                                                                      NOVEMBER 2007

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Filed                                                           0

                                   Motions Filed                                                                                      91

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Filed                                                                      5           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Terminated                                                 0

                                   Motions Terminated                                                                             74

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Terminated                                                             3

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Pending                                                     1

                                   Motions Pending                                                                                 60

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Pending                                                              13           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Under Submission                                       1

                                   Motions Under Submission                                                                  36

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Under Submission                                                12

 

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Pending                                                   11

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Filed                                                         6

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Under Submission                                      8

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Terminated:                                               3

                                      Granted - 0  Denied - 2  Transferred - 1