Date:                October 10, 2006 (Rev. 1/10 /07)

 

To:                   Members of the Court, Dir. of State Courts, Executive Asst. to the Chief Justice, Commissioners

 

From:               Cornelia G. Clark, Clerk

 

Re:                   SUPREME COURT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT – SEPTEMBER, 2006

 

 

                                                  Cumulative:  January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006

 

Cases                 

*Carried over      139

  Civil                121

  Criminal            18

 

 Actions Filed                               89

  Discp., Jud., Bar Adm.                54

  Supervisory Writ                          30

  Orig. Action                                  5

  Misc-Civil                                     0

          -Criminal                              0

 

Petitions for Review

*Carried over         166

  Civil                     74

  Criminal               92

Filed                                           675

  Civil                                          367

  Criminal                                    308

 

 

Petitions for Bypass

*Carried over      5

  Civil                5

  Criminal          0

Filed                                            19

  Civil                                            11

  Criminal                                       8

 

Certifications

*Carried over      5

  Civil                5

  Criminal          0

Filed                                            16

  Civil                                            12

  Criminal                                       4

 

TOTAL MATTERS

DOCKETED                              1114

  Civil                                          684

  Criminal                                    430

Cases Terminated                       169

  Opinion-Civil                               82

  Opinion-Criminal                         17

  Order-Civil                                  67

  Order-Criminal                              3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews Terminated                    662

  Granted-Civil                               39

  Granted-Criminal                         14

  Denied-Civil                              301

  Denied-Criminal                        308

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Terminated                   18

  Granted-Civil                                0

  Granted-Criminal                          0

  Denied-Civil                                12

  Denied-Criminal                            6

 

 

 

Certifications Term'd.                     18

  Granted-Civil                               9

  Granted-Criminal                          1

  Denied-Civil                                  6

  Denied-Criminal                            2

 

 

 

TOTAL MATTERS

TERMINATED                             867

  Civil                                         516

  Criminal                                   351

 

Cases Pending             122

  Civil                           109

  Criminal                       13

 

 

(Reviews, bypasses &

certifications granted have been added to cases pending.)

 

 

 

 

Reviews Pending                                        179

  Civil                             101

  Criminal                       78

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Pending           6

  Civil                               4

  Criminal                         2

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications Pending       3

  Civil                               2

  Criminal                         1

 

 

 

 

 

 TOTAL PENDING         310

  Civil                           216

  Criminal                       94

 

*Carried over from 12/31/2005. Note:       Statistics state the "number of cases" covered by the filing and/or termination of a Review, Bypass or Certification.


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CASE ACTIVITY DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

 

 

Actions filed                                                    8

      Disciplinary, Jud., Bar Adm.                        4

      Supervisory Writ                                        4

      Original Action                                           0

      Miscellaneous-CI                                       0

                       -CR                                          0

 

Petitions for Review filed                                 78

      Civil                                                         47

      Criminal                                                   31

 

Petitions for Bypass filed                                  3

      Civil                                                          2

      Criminal                                                    1

 

Certifications filed                                            1

      Civil                                                          1

      Criminal                                                    0

 

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Cases Terminated                                            6

      Opinion - Civil                                            1

      Opinion - Criminal                                      0

      Order - Civil                                               5

      Order - Criminal                                         0

 

Petitions for Review Terminated                       97           Granted         15             Denied           82

      Civil                                                         67                                12                                 55

      Criminal                                                   30                                  3                                 27

 

Petitions for Bypass Terminated                        1           Granted           0             Denied            1

      Civil                                                          0                                  0                                   0

      Criminal                                                    1                                  0                                   1

 

Certifications Terminated                                  2           Granted           1             Denied            1

      Civil                                                          2                                  1                                   1

      Criminal                                                    0                                  0                                   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STATUS OF PENDING CASES

 

Disciplinary / Bar Admissions Matters                         42

Civil                                           42

Criminal                                         0

First Brief Due                                       4

Civil                                            3

Criminal                                         1

Second Brief Due                                     0

Civil                                            0

Criminal                                         0

Reply Brief Due                                      0

Civil                                            0

Criminal                                         0

Cases with Motions Pending                               9

Civil                                            8

Criminal                                         1

Cases with Petitions Pending                               10

Civil                                             10

Criminal                                         0

Cases Ready to be Calendared                             0

Civil                                            0

Criminal                                         0

Cases Assigned for Argument                             34

Civil                                           27

Criminal                                         7

Cases Assigned for Submission on Briefs                       1

Civil                                            1

Criminal                                         0

Cases Under Submission                                22

Civil                                           18

Criminal                                         4

Other Brief Due                                      0

Civil                                            0

Criminal                                         0

Cases On Hold                                       0

Civil                                            0

Criminal                                         0

Miscellaneous                                       0

Civil                                            0

Criminal                                         0

TOTAL CASES PENDING                               122

Civil                                            109

                                          Criminal                                                                                                                                                        13


 

 

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                                                           MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Filed                                                           0

                                   Motions Filed                                                                                      61

                                   Sua Sponte Matters Filed                                                                    13           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Terminated                                                 0

                                   Motions Terminated                                                                             48

                                   Sua Sponte Matters Terminated                                                           11

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Pending                                                     4

                                   Motions Pending                                                                                 49

                                   Sua Sponte Matters Pending                                                                3           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Under Submission                                       4

                                   Motions Under Submission                                                                  35

                                   Sua Sponte Matters Under Submission                                                   3

 

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Pending                                                   18

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Filed                                                         4

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Under Subm.                                             3

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Terminated:                                               3

                                      Granted - 0  Denied - 2  Transferred - 1