MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of September 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 95 opinions, 99 summary dispositions, and 88 other written decisions in September. 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:
September 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 49 62 65 106 282
Opinion
- Civil........................................... 7 14 11 26 58
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 10 9 9 9 37
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 6 6 7 12 31
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal................................ 7 12 15 34 68
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 7 13 10 14 44
Memo
Opinion - Criminal......................... 9 5 9 5 28
Other
- Civil................................................ 3 2 4 4
13
Other
- Criminal......................................... 0 1 0 2 3
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 840 opinions, 639 summary dispositions, and 809 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 624 573 460 631 2288
Opinion
- Civil....................................... 115 118 108
136 477
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 133 92 73 65 363
Sum.
Disp. - Civil..................................... 27 47 40 54 168
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 113 124 81 153 471
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 91 94 86 126 397
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 80 50 46 60 236
Other
- Civil.............................................. 35 30 23 29 117
Other - Criminal....................................... 30 18 3 8 59
Appeals Filed
A total of 244 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
September 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 74 52 58 60 244
Civil........................................................... 38 29 26 42 135
Criminal..................................................... 36 23 32 18 109
So far this year, a total of 2320 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 693 560 474 593 2320
Civil......................................................... 319 275 254 356 1204
Criminal................................................... 374 285 220 237 1116
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2146 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 672 509 427 538 2146
Civil......................................................... 304 234 239 309 1086
Criminal................................................... 368 275 188 229 1060
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 7 and disposed of 17 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................................................ 5 1 1 0 7
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 3 3 4 7 17
Granted....................................................... 3 0 0 4 7
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 0 3 4 3 10
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 25 5 2 9 41
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 12 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..................... 0 4 3 4 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 2 3 3 4 12
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 3 3 4 12
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 6 3 5 7 21
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 81 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 4 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.............................. 25 18 22 16 81
Civil........................................................... 13 11 15 11 50
Criminal..................................................... 12 7 7 5 31
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 4 0 0 0 4
Civil............................................................. 3 0 0 0 3
Criminal....................................................... 1 0 0 0 1
Certifications Filed............................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Civil............................................................. 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0