WISCONSIN COURT OF APPEALS

MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT

MAY 2009

This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of May 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 93 opinions, 50 summary dispositions, and 112 other written decisions in May. 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:

May 2009 I II III IV Total

Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 65 75 34 81 255

Opinion - Civil.................................. ...... 17 8 7 18 50

Opinion - Criminal............................ ...... 11 16 5 11 43

Sum. Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 1 4 1 6 12

Sum. Disp. - Criminal....................... ........ 4 16 7 11 38

Memo Opinion - Civil...................... 24 16 8 29 77

Memo Opinion - Criminal............... ........ 5 9 3 0 17

Other - Civil...................................... ........ 1 4 3 2 10

Other - Criminal................................ ........ 2 2 0 4 8

So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 445 opinions, 366 summary dispositions, and 484 other written decisions.

Year to Date I II III IV Total

Cases Terminated.................................... .... 352 342 269 332 1295

Opinion - Civil.................................. ...... 69 73 55 80 277

Opinion - Criminal............................ ...... 55 45 25 43 168

Sum. Disp. - Civil............................. ...... 22 20 20 22 84

Sum. Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 79 88 57 58 282

Memo Opinion - Civil...................... 73 58 65 87 283

Memo Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 31 32 28 22 113

Other - Civil...................................... ...... 13 16 17 13 59

Other - Criminal................................ ...... 10 10 2 7 29

Appeals Filed

A total of 259 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.

May 2009 I II III IV Total

Cases Filed............................................... ...... 88 62 58 51 259

Civil.................................................... ...... 42 33 30 32 137

Criminal............................................. ...... 46 29 28 19 122

So far this year, a total of 1311 appeals have been filed.

Year to Date I II III IV Total

Cases Filed............................................... .... 400 313 298 300 1311

Civil......................................................... 177 157 174 198 706

Criminal................................................... 223 156 124 102 605

Appeals Pending

As of the end of the month, a total of 2065 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.

I II III IV Total

Cases Pending......................................... .... 645 523 369 528 2065

Civil.................................................... .... 260 248 211 298 1017

Criminal............................................. .... 385 275 158 230 1048

Petitions for Supervisory Writ

The Court of Appeals received 19 and disposed of 32 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....................................... ........ 9 3 3 4 19

Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ...... 11 4 3 14 32

Granted.............................................. ........ 0 1 0 1 2

Denied, Dismissed, Other............... ...... 11 3 3 13 30

Sup. Writs Pending................................. ...... 28 9 2 11 50

Petitions for Leave to Appeal

The Court of Appeals received 13 and disposed of 25 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 6 3 2 13

Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ...... 10 5 2 8 25

Granted.............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0

Denied, Dismissed, Other............... ...... 10 5 2 8 25

Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ...... 15 8 1 4 28

Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court received 72 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 2 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...................... ...... 19 26 11 16 72

Civil.................................................... ........ 8 11 8 13 40

Criminal............................................. ...... 11 15 3 3 32

Petitions for Bypass Filed...................... ........ 0 0 1 1 2

Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 1 1

Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 1 0 1

Certifications Filed.................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0

Civil.................................................... ........ 0 0 0 0 0

Criminal............................................. ........ 0 0 0 0 0