MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
MARCH 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of March 2009 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2009.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 98 opinions, 97 summary dispositions, and 84 other written decisions in March. 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:
March 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 77 74 54 74 279
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 12 20 10 19 61
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 20 6 6 5 37
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 6 6 5 4 21
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 22 19 14 21 76
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 8 12 13 15 48
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 9 8 0 7 24
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 0 2 5 3 10
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 0 1 1 0 2
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 266 opinions, 221 summary dispositions, and 267 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 210 185 183 176 754
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 46 46 40 40 172
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 41 17 16 20 94
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 12 12 13 12 49
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 54 46 40 32 172
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 25 31 43 42 141
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 16 17 18 20 71
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 9 10 11 8 38
Other - Criminal................................ ........ 7 6 2 2 17
Appeals Filed
A total of 315 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
March 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 94 61 79 81 315
Civil.................................................... ...... 36 30 56 58 180
Criminal............................................. ...... 58 31 23 23 135
So far this year, a total of 805 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 238 188 183 196 805
Civil........................................................... 96 97 112 126 431
Criminal................................................... 142 91 71 70 374
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2081 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 647 556 334 544 2081
Civil.................................................... .... 271 252 191 309 1023
Criminal............................................. .... 376 304 143 235 1058
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 22 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....................................... ........ 7 4 3 8 22
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 1 4 4 4 13
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 1 4 4 4 13
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 39 8 3 16 66
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 18 and disposed of 16 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............ ........ 6 5 8 0 19
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 8 7 6 4 25
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 1 1 1 3
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 8 6 5 3 22
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 27 6 8 1 42
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 69 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no petitions 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...................... ...... 29 15 15 10 69
Civil.................................................... ...... 12 4 12 6 34
Criminal............................................. ...... 17 11 3 4 35
Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0
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