MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
JUNE 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of June 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 87 opinions, 72 summary dispositions, and 105 other written decisions in June. 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:
June 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 72 61 48 83 264
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 14 12 13 23 62
Opinion
- Criminal..................................... 8 8 7 2 25
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 7 3 5 5 20
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 15 16 6 15 52
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 16 7 9 21 53
Memo
Opinion - Criminal......................... 7 7 4 9 27
Other
- Civil................................................ 3 5 4 7
19
Other
- Criminal......................................... 2 3 0 1 6
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 528 opinions, 407 summary dispositions, and 552 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 430 392 275 390 1487
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 84 76 65
74 299
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 86 63 39 41 229
Sum.
Disp. - Civil..................................... 14 28 21 32 95
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 81 91 42 98 312
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 62 58 60 89 269
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 56 36 30 31 153
Other
- Civil.............................................. 24 25 15 20 84
Other - Criminal....................................... 23 15 3 5 46
Appeals Filed
A total of 255 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
June 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 70 66 47 72 255
Civil........................................................... 28 38 21 36 123
Criminal..................................................... 42 28 26 36 132
So far this year, a total of 1532 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 455 388 303 386 1532
Civil......................................................... 198 189 167 222 776
Criminal................................................... 257 199 136 164 756
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2108 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 643 507 423 535 2108
Civil......................................................... 260 250 247 292 1049
Criminal................................................... 383 257 176 243 1059
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 17 and disposed of 20 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................................................ 3 5 2 7 17
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 6 3 1 10 20
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 2 2
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 6 3 1 8 18
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 27 13 2 14 56
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 23 and disposed of 17 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..................... 4 6 3 10 23
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 3 4 1 9 17
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 3 4 1 9 17
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 7 5 5 6 23
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 67 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 1 petition 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.............................. 21 22 10 14 67
Civil........................................................... 11 16 10 7 44
Criminal..................................................... 10 6 0 7 23
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 1 0 0 0 1
Civil............................................................. 1 0 0 0 1
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