MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2008
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of September 2008 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2008.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 92 opinions, 72 summary dispositions, and 78 other written decisions in September. 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:
September 2008
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 57 53 70 62 242
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 13 14 13 13 53
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 20 3 8 8 39
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 1 4 4 4 13
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 11 12 23 13 59
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 8 12 17 10 47
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 2 3 3 8 16
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 1 4 2 4 11
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 1 1 0 2 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 840 opinions, 664 summary dispositions, and 795 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................... ... 619 545 492 643 2299
Opinion - Civil.................................. .... 134 118 98 159 509
Opinion - Criminal..................... ... 114 81 60 76 331
Sum. Disp. – Civil............................ ...... 27 42 39 44 154
Sum. Disp. - Criminal................. ... 156 106 106 142 510
Memo Opinion - Civil................ ... 107 96 102 124 429
Memo Opinion - Criminal........... 50 63 58 52 223
Other - Civil............................. ..... 22 32 22 37 113
Other - Criminal........................ ...... 9 7 5 9 30
Appeals Filed
A total of 235 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
September 2008
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 70 59 51 55 235
Civil.................................................... ...... 29 27 32 32 120
Criminal............................................. ...... 41 32 19 23 115
So far this year, a total of 2300 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ... 654 605 485 556 2300
Civil.................................................... ... 291 285 252 332 1160
Criminal............................................. ... 363 320 233 224 1140
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1968 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 636 541 303 488 1968
Civil.................................................... .... 239 250 163 278 930
Criminal............................................. .... 397 291 140 210 1038
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 22 and disposed of 15 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....................................... ........ 5 3 5 9 22
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 2 1 5 7 15
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 1 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 2 1 5 6 14
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 26 10 3 15 54
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 12 and disposed of 20 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............ ........ 2 4 5 1 12
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 3 9 7 1 20
Granted.............................................. ........ 1 2 1 0 4
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 2 7 6 1 16
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 20 4 1 6 31
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 62 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 1 petition to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 1 request 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...................... ...... 21 15 8 18 62
Civil.................................................... ........ 6 6 3 10 25
Criminal............................................. ...... 15 9 5 8 37
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 1 1
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 1 1
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0