Date:                August 3, 2007

 

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

 

From:               David R. Schanker, Clerk

 

Re:                   SUPREME COURT MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT - JULY

 

 

                                                          Cumulative:  January 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007

 

Cases                 

*Carried over         141

  Civil                   127

  Criminal               14

 

 Actions Filed                                71

  Discp., Jud., Bar Adm.                 34

  Supervisory Writ                           35

  Orig. Action                                   2

  Misc-Civil                                      0

          -Criminal                               0

 

Petitions for Review

*Carried over         222

  Civil                   122

  Criminal             100

Filed                                            458

  Civil                                           250

  Criminal                                     208

 

 

Petitions for Bypass

*Carried over      3

  Civil                3

  Criminal          0

Filed                                             17

  Civil                                             17

  Criminal                                        0

 

Certifications

*Carried over      3

  Civil                1

  Criminal          2

Filed                                             12

  Civil                                              9

  Criminal                                        3

 

TOTAL MATTERS

DOCKETED                                 927

  Civil                                           600

  Criminal                                     327

Cases Terminated                        162

  Opinion-Civil                                87

  Opinion-Criminal                          15

  Order-Civil                                   55

  Order-Criminal                               5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews Terminated                     494

  Granted-Civil                                35

  Granted-Criminal                          12

  Denied-Civil                               244

  Denied-Criminal                         203

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Terminated                    18

  Granted-Civil                                 0

  Granted-Criminal                           0

  Denied-Civil                                 18

  Denied-Criminal                             0

 

 

 

Certifications Term'd.                       6

  Granted-Civil                                 3

  Granted-Criminal                           1

  Denied-Civil                                   2

  Denied-Criminal                             0

 

 

 

TOTAL MATTERS

TERMINATED                              680

  Civil                                          444

  Criminal                                    236

 

Cases Pending              101

  Civil                              94

  Criminal                         7

 

 

(Reviews, bypasses &

certifications granted have been added to cases pending.)

 

 

 

 

Reviews Pending                                        186

  Civil                              93

  Criminal                        93

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bypasses Pending            2

  Civil                               2

  Criminal                         0

 

 

 

 

 

Certifications Pending        9

  Civil                               5

  Criminal                         4

 

 

 

 

 

 TOTAL PENDING         298

  Civil                            194

  Criminal                      104

 

 

 

 

*Carried over from 12/31/2006.  Note:  Statistics state the "number of cases" covered by the filing and/or termination of a Review, Bypass or Certification.


 

 

CASE ACTIVITY DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2007

 

 

Actions filed                                                  11

      Disciplinary, Jud., Bar Adm.                        3

      Supervisory Writ                                        8

      Original Action                                           0

      Miscellaneous-CI                                       0

                             -CR                                    0

 

Petitions for Review filed                                 54

      Civil                                                         30

      Criminal                                                   24

 

Petitions for Bypass filed                                  2

      Civil                                                          2

      Criminal                                                    0

 

Certifications filed                                            2

      Civil                                                          2

      Criminal                                                    0

 

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Cases Terminated                                          40

      Opinion - Civil                                           28

      Opinion - Criminal                                      3

      Order - Civil                                               8

      Order - Criminal                                         1

 

Petitions for Review Terminated                       48           Granted           1             Denied           47

      Civil                                                         21                                  0                                 21

      Criminal                                                   27                                  1                                 26

 

Petitions for Bypass Terminated                        1           Granted           0             Denied            1

      Civil                                                          1                                  0                                   1

      Criminal                                                    0                                  0                                   0

Certifications Terminated                                  0           Granted           0             Denied            0

      Civil                                                          0                                  0                                   0

      Criminal                                                    0                                  0                                   0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATUS OF PENDING CASES – JULY 2007

Disciplinary / Bar Admissions Matters                                                              36

Civil                                                                                                           36

Criminal                                                                                                       0

First Brief Due                                                                                                  0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Second Brief Due                                                                                             4

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       1

Reply Brief Due                                                                                                0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases with Motions Pending                                                                             6

Civil                                                                                                             6

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases with Petitions Pending                                                                            9

Civil                                                                                                             9

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Ready to be Calendared                                                                         3

Civil                                                                                                             3

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Assigned for Argument                                                                        27

Civil                                                                                                           19

Criminal                                                                                                       8

Cases Assigned for Submission on Briefs                                                          0

Civil                                                                                                             0

Criminal                                                                                                       0

Cases Under Submission                                                                                10

Civil                                                                                                           10

Criminal                                                                                                       0

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                                                                               95

Civil                                                                                                           86

                                          Criminal                                                                                                     9


 

 

 

 

                                                           MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

                                                                             JULY 2007

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Filed                                                           2

                                   Motions Filed                                                                                      78

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Filed                                                                    11           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Terminated                                                 1

                                   Motions Terminated                                                                             74

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Terminated                                                             9

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Pending                                                     1

                                   Motions Pending                                                                                 32

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Pending                                                                8           

 

                                   Motions for Reconsideration Under Submission                                       0

                                   Motions Under Submission                                                                  20

                                   Sua Sponte Motions Under Submission                                                  8

 

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Pending                                                   11

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Filed                                                         8

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Under Submission                                      9

                                   Petitions for Supervisory Writ Terminated:                                               7

                                      Granted - 1  Denied - 6  Transferred - 0