MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
MARCH 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of March 2010 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2010.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 91 opinions, 70 summary dispositions, and 110 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 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... ...... 70 73 53 75 271
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ........ 6 16 9
14 45
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 15 9 14 8 46
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 1 9 3 7 20
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 10 12 3 25 50
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 8 16 13 11 48
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 15 5 8 4 32
Other
- Civil...................................... ........ 6 5 3 5 19
Other
- Criminal................................ ........ 9 1 0 1 11
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 259 opinions, 197 summary dispositions, and 287 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.................................... .... 215 205 141 182 743
Opinion
- Civil.................................. ...... 28 44 32 33 137
Opinion
- Criminal............................ ...... 47 34 23 18 122
Sum.
Disp. - Civil............................. ........ 3 17 7 15 42
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal....................... ...... 47 39 16 53 155
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 27 35 37 36 135
Memo
Opinion - Criminal............... ...... 29 16 16 13 74
Other
- Civil...................................... ...... 16 16 10 11 53
Other - Criminal................................ ...... 18 4 0 3 25
Appeals Filed
A total of 266 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
March 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... ...... 88 67 49 62 266
Civil.................................................... ...... 43 34 24 35 136
Criminal............................................. ...... 45 33 25 27 130
So far this year, a total of 788 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed............................................... .... 255 201 156 176 788
Civil......................................................... 121 98 99 100 418
Criminal................................................... 134 103 57 76 370
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2068 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending......................................... .... 660 497 404 507 2068
Civil......................................................... 295 237 260 299 1091
Criminal............................................. .... 365 260 144 208 977
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.............................................. 10 5 1 6 22
Sup. Writs Terminated............................ ........ 3 5 2 5 15
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 1 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 3 5 2 4 14
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 28 11 2 15 56
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 2 5 18
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated. ........ 5 6 5 0 16
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 5 6 5 0 16
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending...... ........ 9 7 4 0 20
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 59 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...................... ...... 16 18 14 11 59
Civil............................................................. 3 9 8 6 26
Criminal..................................................... 13 9 6 5 33
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