MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
APRIL 2009
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of April 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 96 opinions, 85 summary dispositions, and 105 other written decisions in April. 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:
April 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 77 82 52 75 286
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 11 19 8 23 61
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ........ 7 12 4 12 35
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 4 4 6 3 17
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 17 26 10 15 68
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 24 11 14 16 65
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 10 6 7 2 25
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 3 2 3 3 11
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 1 2 0 1 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 352 opinions, 316 summary dispositions, and 372 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 287 267 235 251 1040
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 52 65 48 62 227
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 44 29 20 32 125
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 21 16 19 16 72
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 75 72 50 47 244
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 49 42 57 58 206
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 26 23 25 22 96
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 12 12 14 11 49
Other - Criminal................................ ........ 8 8 2 3 21
Appeals Filed
A total of 247 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
April 2009
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 74 63 57 53 247
Civil.................................................... ...... 39 27 32 40 138
Criminal............................................. ...... 35 36 25 13 109
So far this year, a total of 1052 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 312 251 240 249 1052
Civil......................................................... 135 124 144 166 569
Criminal................................................... 177 127 96 83 483
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2052 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 635 537 338 542 2052
Civil.................................................... .... 266 246 192 312 1016
Criminal............................................. .... 369 291 146 230 1036
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 18 and disposed of 25 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....................................... ........ 6 5 1 6 18
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ...... 13 3 2 7 25
Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ...... 13 3 2 7 25
Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 32 10 2 15 59
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 20 and disposed of 24 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............ ........ 5 5 2 8 20
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 8 5 10 1 24
Granted.............................................. ........ 5 2 3 0 10
Denied,
Dismissed, Other............... ........ 3 3 7 1 14
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 23 7 0 8 38
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 70 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and three 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...................... ...... 22 20 10 18 70
Civil.................................................... ........ 7 11 7 7 32
Criminal............................................. ...... 15 9 3 11 38
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 3 3
Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 3 3
Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0