Contents: Judicial Business of the United States Courts 1997

Judicial Business
of the United States Courts 1997

Judicial Business

Supplemental Tables

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table S-1. Appeals Terminated on the Merits After Oral Hearing or Submission on Briefs ........ 38
Table S-2. Total Case Participations in Cases Terminated on the Merits ........................ 39
Table S-3. Types of Opinions or Orders Filed in Cases Terminated on the Merits ................ 40
Table S-4. Sources of Pro Se Appeals, 1996 and 1997 ..... 41
Table S-5. Appeals Under Submission More Than Three Months, 1996 and 1997 ................. 42
Table S-6. Criminal Appeals Filed Under the Sentencing Guidelines, 1993 Through 1997 ........... 43

U.S. District Courts—Civil

Table S-7. Civil Cases Filed, by Origin, 1993 Through 1997 ................... 44
Table S-8. Recovery of Overpayments and Enforcement of Judgment Cases Filed ................. 45
Table S-9. Social Security Cases Commenced .......... 48
Table S-10. Product Liability Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit ...................... 51
Table S-11. Cases Pending Three Years or More, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit ............. 54
Table S-12. Arbitration Cases Filed by District .......... 57

U.S. District Courts—Criminal

Table S-13. Criminal Defendants Whose Cases were Dismissed Pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. Section 3162(A ) ........................... 58

Other

Table S-14. U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels—Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ....................... 59
Table S-15. Persons Received and Under Supervision of the Federal Probation System by Type of Supervision, 1996 and 1997 ....................... 60
Table S-16. Drug- and Alcohol-Dependent Clients, 1993 Through 1997 ................... 61
Table S-17. U.S. District Courts—National Petit Juror Service, 1993 Through 1997 ................... 62
Table S-18. U.S. District Courts—National Grand Juror Service, 1993 Through 1997 .............. 63
Table S-19. Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, 1987 and 1993 Through 1997 ............ 64
Table S-20. Three-Judge District Court Hearings, by Nature of Suit, 1993 Through 1997 ......... 66
Table S-21. Cases Transferred by Order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1968 Through 1997 ................... 67
Table S-22. Cumulative Summary of Multidistrict Litigation, 1995 Through 1997 ................... 70
Table S-23. Representations by Federal Defender Organizations, 1993 Through 1997 ................... 71
Table S-24. Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 372(c) ....................... 72

Appendix: Detailed Statistical Tables

U.S. Supreme Court

Table A-1. Cases on Docket, Disposed of, and Remaining on Dockets, 1992 Through 1996 ............. 75

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table B. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ....................... 76
Table B-1. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit .......................... 77
Table B-1A. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Suit or Offense .............. 81
Table B-2. Petitions for Review on Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court Commenced, Terminated, and Pending ......................... 85
Table B-3. Sources of Appeals and Original Proceedings Commenced, by Circuit, 1993 Through 1997 ... 88
Table B-3A. Sources of Appeals in Civil and Criminal Cases From U.S. District Courts ................ 94
Table B-4. Median Time Intervals in Cases Terminated After Hearing or Submission .............. 97
Table B-5. Appeals Terminated on the Merits, by Circuit . . 100
Table B-5A. Appeals Terminated by Procedural Judgments, by Circuit ........................... 104
Table B-6. Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit ......................... 108
Table B-7. Nature of Suit or Offense in Cases Arising From the U.S. District Courts, by Circuit ..... 112
Table B-8. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit— Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending ..... 117
Table B-9. Pro Se Appeals Commenced and Terminated, by Circuit ......................... 118

U.S. District Courts—Civil

Table C. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ...................... 122
Table C-1. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending . . 125
Table C-2. Cases Commenced, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit ....................... 128
Table C-2A. Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit, 1993 Through 1997 .................. 131
Table C-3. Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit and District ........................... 134
Table C-3A. Cases Pending, by Nature of Suit and District . . 140
Table C-3B. Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and District ........................... 146
Table C-4. Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and Action Taken ....................... 152
Table C-4A. Cases Terminated, by District and Action Taken ............................ 155
Table C-5. Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Cases Terminated, by District and Method of Disposition ....................... 158
Table C-6. Cases Pending, by District and Length of Time Pending .......................... 161
Table C-7. Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District ........................... 164
Table C-8. Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District ......................... 167
Table C-9. Civil and Criminal Trials Terminated That Required 20 or More Days ........... 170
Table C-10. Time Intervals From Filing to Trial of Civil Cases in Which Trials Were Completed, by District . . 175

U.S. District Courts—Criminal

Table D. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ...................... 178
Table D. Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ............... 181
Table D-1. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending . . 184
Table D-1. Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending .......................... 190
Table D-2. Cases Commenced, by Major Offense, 1993 Through 1997 .................. 196
Table D-2. Defendants Commenced, by Major Offense, 1993 Through 1997 .................. 199
Table D-3. Cases Commenced, by Offense and District . . . 202
Table D-3. Defendants Commenced, by Offense and District ........................... 208
Table D-4. Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and Offense ........................ 214
Table D-5. Defendants Sentenced After Conviction, by Offense ......................... 217
Table D-6. Median Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Criminal Defendants Disposed of, by District ......................... 221
Table D-7. Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and District ........................ 224
Table D-8. Cases Pending, by Major Offense and District . . 228
Table D-12. Median Time From Conviction to Sentencing for Criminal Defendants Convicted ........... 234

U.S. District Courts—Federal Probation System

Table E-1. Persons Received for and Removed From Supervision ........................ 237
Table E-2. Persons Under Supervision .............. 243
Table E-3. Persons Under Supervision, by Offense ...... 246
Table E-4. Probationers Received From Judges for Supervision, by Length of Term ........... 252
Table E-7. Persons Removed From Supervision Without Violation and With Violation, by Type ....... 255

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Table F. Bankruptcy Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ............... 257
Table F-2. Business and Nonbusiness Cases Commenced, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code ........ 260
Table F-8. Adversary Proceedings Commenced, Terminated, and Pending Under the Bankruptcy Code .... 263

U.S. Court of International Trade

Table G-1. Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1997 ...................... 266

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Table G-2A. Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending ....... 267
Table G-2B. Judgments and Appeals ................ 268

U.S. District Courts—Pretrial Services

Table H-1. Cases Activated ...................... 269
Table H-2. Interviews and Types of Bail Reports ........ 272
Table H-3. Recommendations Made at Initial Hearings . . . 276
Table H-4. Release and Detention Status at Initial Hearings .......................... 279
Table H-5. Initial Detention Hearings Held ........... 282
Table H-6. Conditions Imposed at Initial Hearings ...... 285
Table H-6A. Conditions Imposed at Initial Hearings for Defendants Released .................. 288
Table H-7. Defendants on Supervision .............. 291
Table H-8. Defendants With Special Conditions ........ 294
Table H-9. Release and Detention ................. 297
Table H-9A. Detention Summary: Days and Cost ........ 300
Table H-10. Bail Review Hearings Held .............. 303
Table H-11. Bail Violations Reported ................ 306
Table H-11A. Bail Violations and Action Taken by Court ............................ 309
Table H-12. Circumstances Involved in Violations Reported .......................... 312
Table H-13. Cases Closed, by Types of Disposition ....... 315

U.S. District Courts—Grand and Petit Jurors

Table J-1. Grand Juror Service ................... 318
Table J-2. Petit Juror Service on Days Jurors Were Selected for Trial ..................... 322

U.S. District Courts—Federal Defender Organizations

Table K-1. Summary of Representations, by District ..... 325

U.S. District Courts—U.S. Magistrate Judges

Table M-1. Misdemeanor Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Nature of Offense . . 339
Table M-1A. Misdemeanor Petty Offense Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Nature of Offense ........................... 342
Table M-3. Preliminary Proceedings Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 636(A) ...................... 345
Table M-4. Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ........................... 348
Table M-4A. Proceedings and Cases Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ............. 351
Table M-5. Evidentiary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ............. 354

U.S. District Courts—Passports/Oaths of Allegiance

Table P-1. Passport Applications Processed and Aliens Administered Oath of Allegiance .......... 357

U.S. District Courts—Trials

Table T-1. Civil and Criminal Trials, by District ........ 359
Table T-2. Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Resulting in a Verdict or Judgment, by District ........... 362