MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
OCTOBER 2010
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of October 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 86 opinions, 100 summary dispositions, and 94 other written decisions in October. 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:
October 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 60 64 65 106 280
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 11 8 11 17 48
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 10 10 9 10 38
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 0 12 7 3 20
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 17 16 15 5 80
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 10 6 10 11 53
Memo
Opinion - Criminal......................... 6 6 9 3 17
Other
- Civil................................................ 4 6 4 4
20
Other
- Criminal......................................... 2 0 0 0 4
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 926 opinions, 739 summary dispositions, and 903 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 684 637 523 724 2568
Opinion
- Civil....................................... 126 126 125
148 525
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 143 102 83 73 401
Sum.
Disp. - Civil..................................... 27 59 43 59 188
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 130 140 96 185 551
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 101 100 97 152 450
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 86 56 49 62 253
Other
- Civil.............................................. 39 36 27 35 137
Other - Criminal....................................... 32 18 3 10 63
Appeals Filed
A total of 237 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
October 2010
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 75 49 58 55 237
Civil........................................................... 27 19 38 39 123
Criminal..................................................... 48 30 20 16 114
So far this year, a total of 2559 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 769 610 532 648 2559
Civil......................................................... 346 297 292 396 1331
Criminal................................................... 423 313 240 252 1228
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2125 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 679 501 433 512 2125
Civil......................................................... 305 227 248 301 1081
Criminal................................................... 374 274 185 211 1044
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 14 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................................................ 3 1 5 5 14
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 5 1 6 5 17
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 5 1 6 5 17
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 26 5 1 9 41
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 7 and disposed of 11 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..................... 3 3 0 1 7
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 2 2 2 5 11
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 1 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 2 2 4 10
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 6 3 3 9 15
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 53 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 1 petition to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 1 request 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.............................. 14 15 11 13 53
Civil............................................................. 4 4 6 9 23
Criminal..................................................... 10 11 5 4 30
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 0 0 0 1 1
Civil............................................................. 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal....................................................... 0 0 0 1 1
Certifications Filed............................................ 0 1 0 0 1
Civil............................................................. 0 1 0 0 1
Criminal....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0