Contents: Judicial Business of the US Courts 1998

Judicial Business
of the United States Courts
1998

Judicial Business

Supplemental Tables

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table S-1. Appeals Terminated on the Merits After Oral Hearing or Submission on Briefs ........ 52
Table S-2. Total Case Participations in Cases Terminated on the Merits ............................. 53
Table S-3. Types of Opinions or Orders Filed in Cases Terminated on the Merits ..................... 54
Table S-4. Sources of Pro Se Appeals, 1997 and 1998 .......... 55
Table S-5. Appeals Under Submission More Than Three Months, 1997 and 1998 ...................... 56
Table S-6. Criminal Appeals Filed Under the Sentencing Guidelines..................... 57

U.S. District Courts-Civil

Table S-7. Civil Cases Filed, by Origin, 1994 Through 1998 ............................... 58
Table S-8. Recovery of Overpayments and Enforcement of Judgment Cases Filed ..................................... 59
Table S-9. Social Security Cases Commenced ............................. 62
Table S-10. Product Liability Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit ................................ 65
Table S-11. Cases Pending Three Years or More, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit ........... 68
Table S-12. Arbitration Cases Filed by District ................................ 71

U.S. District Courts-Criminal

Table S-13. Criminal Defendants Whose Cases were Dismissed Pursuant to Title 18 U.S.C. Section 3162(A ) ........................... 72

Other

Table S-14. U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels-Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1996 and 1998 ....................... 73
Table S-15. Persons Received and Under Supervision of the Federal Probation System by Type of Supervision, 1996 and 1998 ....................... 74
Table S-16. Drug- and Alcohol-Dependent Clients, 1994 Through 1998 ................... 75
Table S-17. U.S. District Courts-National Petit Juror Service, 1994 Through 1998 ................... 76
Table S-18. U.S. District Courts-National Grand Juror Service, 1994 Through 1998 .............. 77
Table S-19. Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, 1988 and 1994 Through 1998 ............ 78
Table S-20. Three-Judge District Court Hearings, by Nature of Suit, 1994 Through 1998 ......... 80
Table S-21. Cases Transferred by Order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1968 Through 1998 ................... 81
Table S-22. Cumulative Summary of Multidistrict Litigation, 1996 Through 1998 ................... 84
Table S-23. Representations by Federal Defender Organizations, 1994 Through 1998 ................... 85
Table S-24. Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 372(c) .......................... 86

Appendix: Detailed Statistical Tables

U.S. Supreme Court

Table A-1. Cases on Docket, Disposed of, and Remaining on Dockets, 1993 Through 1997 ............. 89

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table B. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1997 and 1998 ....................... 90
Table B-1. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit .......................... 91
Table B-1A. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Suit or Offense .............. 95
Table B-2. Petitions for Review on Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court Commenced, Terminated, and Pending ......................... 99
Table B-3. Sources of Appeals and Original Proceedings Commenced, by Circuit, 1994 Through 1998 ... 102
Table B-3A. Sources of Appeals in Civil and Criminal Cases From U.S. District Courts ................ 108
Table B-4. Median Time Intervals in Cases Terminated After Hearing or Submission .............. 111
Table B-5. Appeals Terminated on the Merits, by Circuit . . 114
Table B-5A. Appeals Terminated by Procedural Judgments, by Circuit ........................... 118
Table B-6. Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit ......................... 122
Table B-7. Nature of Suit or Offense in Cases Arising From the U.S. District Courts, by Circuit ..... 126
Table B-8. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit- Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending ..... 131
Table B-9. Pro Se Appeals Commenced and Terminated, by Circuit ......................... 132

U.S. District Courts-Civil

Table C. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1998 ...................... 136
Table C-1. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending . . 139
Table C-2. Cases Commenced, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit ....................... 142
Table C-2A. Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit, 1994 Through 1998 .................. 145
Table C-3. Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit and District ........................... 148
Table C-3A. Cases Pending, by Nature of Suit and District . . 154
Table C-3B. Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and District ........................... 160
Table C-4. Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and Action Taken ....................... 166
Table C-4A. Cases Terminated, by District and Action Taken ............................ 169
Table C-5. Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Cases Terminated, by District and Method of Disposition ....................... 172
Table C-6. Cases Pending, by District and Length of Time Pending .......................... 175
Table C-7. Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District ........................... 178
Table C-8. Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District ......................... 181
Table C-9. Civil and Criminal Trials Terminated That Required 20 or More Days ........... 184
Table C-10. Time Intervals From Filing to Trial of Civil Cases in Which Trials Were Completed, by District . . 189

U.S. District Courts-Criminal

Table D. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1997 and 1998 ...................... 192
Table D. Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1997 and 1998 ............... 195
Table D-1. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending . . 198
Table D-1. Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending .......................... 204
Table D-2. Cases Commenced, by Major Offense, 1994 Through 1998 .................. 210
Table D-2. Defendants Commenced, by Major Offense, 1994 Through 1998 .................. 213
Table D-3. Cases Commenced, by Offense and District . . . 216
Table D-3. Defendants Commenced, by Offense and District ........................... 222
Table D-4. Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and Offense ........................ 228
Table D-5. Defendants Sentenced After Conviction, by Offense ......................... 231
Table D-6. Median Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Criminal Defendants Disposed of, by District ......................... 235
Table D-7. Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and District ........................ 238
Table D-8. Cases Pending, by Major Offense and District . . 242
Table D-8. Defendants Pending, by Major Offense and District . . 248
Table D-12. Median Time From Conviction to Sentencing for Criminal Defendants Convicted ........... 254

U.S. District Courts-Federal Probation System

Table E-1. Persons Received for and Removed From Supervision ........................ 257
Table E-2. Persons Under Supervision .............. 263
Table E-3. Persons Under Supervision, by Offense ...... 266
Table E-4. Probationers Received From Judges for Supervision, by Length of Term ........... 272
Table E-7. Persons Removed From Supervision Without Violation and With Violation, by Type ....... 275

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Table F. Bankruptcy Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1997 and 1998 ............... 277
Table F-2. Business and Nonbusiness Cases Commenced, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code ........ 280
Table F-8. Adversary Proceedings Commenced, Terminated, and Pending Under the Bankruptcy Code .... 283

U.S. Court of International Trade

Table G-1. Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, 1997 and 1998 ...................... 286

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Table G-2A. Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending ....... 287
Table G-2B. Judgments and Appeals ................ 288

U.S. District Courts-Pretrial Services

Table H-1. Cases Activated ...................... 289
Table H-2. Interviews and Types of Bail Reports ........ 292
Table H-3. Recommendations Made at Initial Hearings . . . 295
Table H-4. Release and Detention Status at Initial Hearings .......................... 298
Table H-5. Initial Detention Hearings Held ........... 301
Table H-6. Conditions Imposed at Initial Hearings ...... 304
Table H-7. Defendants on Supervision .............. 307
Table H-8. Defendants With Special Conditions ........ 310
Table H-9. Release and Detention ................. 313
Table H-9A. Detention Summary: Days and Cost ........ 316
Table H-10. Bail Review Hearings Held .............. 319
Table H-11. Bail Violations Reported ................ 322
Table H-11A. Bail Violations and Action Taken by Court ............................ 325
Table H-12. Circumstances Involved in Violations Reported .......................... 328
Table H-13. Cases Closed, by Types of Disposition ....... 331

U.S. District Courts-Grand and Petit Jurors

Table J-1. Grand Juror Service ................... 334
Table J-2. Petit Juror Service on Days Jurors Were Selected for Trial ..................... 338

U.S. District Courts-Federal Defender Organizations

Table K-1. Summary of Representations, by District ..... 341

U.S. District Courts-U.S. Magistrate Judges

Table M-1. Misdemeanor Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Nature of Offense . . 354
Table M-1A. Misdemeanor Petty Offense Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Nature of Offense ........................... 357
Table M-3. Preliminary Proceedings Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 636(A) ...................... 360
Table M-4. Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ........................... 363
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) ............. 366
Table M-5. Evidentiary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ............. 369

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

Table P-1. Passport Applications Processed and Aliens Administered Oath of Allegiance .......... 372

U.S. District Courts-Trials

Table T-1. Civil and Criminal Trials, by District ........ 374
Table T-2. Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Resulting in a Verdict or Judgment, by District ........... 377