Contents: Judicial Business of the US Courts 1998

Supplemental Tables

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table S-1. Appeals Terminated on the Merits After Oral Hearing or Submission on Briefs ........ 47
Table S-2. Total Case Participations in Cases Terminated on the Merits ............................. 48
Table S-3. Types of Opinions or Orders Filed in Cases Terminated on the Merits ..................... 49
Table S-4. Sources of Pro Se Appeals, 1998 and 1999 .......... 50
Table S-5. Appeals Under Submission More Than Three Months, 1998 and 1999 ...................... 51
Table S-6. Criminal Appeals Filed Under the Sentencing Guidelines..................... 52

U.S. District Courts-Civil

Table S-7. Civil Cases Filed, by Origin, 1995 Through 1999 ............................... 53
Table S-8. Recovery of Overpayments and Enforcement of Judgment Cases Filed ..................................... 54
Table S-9. Social Security Cases Commenced ............................. 57
Table S-10. Product Liability Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit ................................ 60
Table S-11. Cases Pending Three Years or More, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit ........... 63
Table S-12. Arbitration Cases Filed by District ................................ 66

Other

Table S-13. U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panels-Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ....................... 67
Table S-14. Persons Received and Under Supervision of the Federal Probation System by Type of Supervision, 1998 and 1999 ....................... 68
Table S-15. Drug- and Alcohol-Dependent Clients, 1995 Through 1999 ................... 69
Table S-16. U.S. District Courts-National Petit Juror Service, 1995 Through 1999 ................... 70
Table S-17. U.S. District Courts-National Grand Juror Service, 1995 Through 1998 .............. 71
Table S-18. Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, 1989 and 1995 Through 1999 ............ 72
Table S-19. Three-Judge District Court Hearings, by Nature of Suit, 1995 Through 1999 ......... 74
Table S-20. Cases Transferred by Order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 1968 Through 1999 ................... 75
Table S-21. Cumulative Summary of Multidistrict Litigation, 1997 Through 1997 ...................78
Table S-22. Representations by Federal Defender Organizations, 1995 Through 1999 ................... 79
Table S-23. Report of Complaints Filed and Action Taken Under Authority of Title 28 U.S.C. Section 372(c) .......................... 80

Appendix: Detailed Statistical Tables

U.S. Supreme Court

Table A-1. Cases on Docket, Disposed of, and Remaining on Dockets, 1994 Through 1998 ............. 83

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Table B. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ....................... 84
Table B-1. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit .......................... 85
Table B-1A. Appeals Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, by Nature of Suit or Offense .............. 89
Table B-2. Petitions for Review on Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court Commenced, Terminated, and Pending ......................... 93
Table B-3. Sources of Appeals and Original Proceedings Commenced, by Circuit, 1995 Through 1999 ... 96
Table B-3A. Sources of Appeals in Civil and Criminal Cases From U.S. District Courts ................ 102
Table B-4. Median Time Intervals in Cases Terminated After Hearing or Submission .............. 105
Table B-5. Appeals Terminated on the Merits, by Circuit . . 108
Table B-5A. Appeals Terminated by Procedural Judgments, by Circuit ........................... 112
Table B-6. Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending, by Circuit ......................... 116
Table B-7. Nature of Suit or Offense in Cases Arising From the U.S. District Courts, by Circuit ..... 120
Table B-8. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit- Appeals Filed, Terminated, and Pending ..... 125
Table B-9. Pro Se Appeals Commenced and Terminated, by Circuit ......................... 126

U.S. District Courts-Civil

Table C. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ...................... 130
Table C-1. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending . . 133
Table C-2. Cases Commenced, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit ....................... 136
Table C-2A. Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit, 1995 Through 1999 .................. 139
Table C-3. Cases Commenced, by Nature of Suit and District ........................... 142
Table C-3A. Cases Pending, by Nature of Suit and District . . 148
Table C-3B. Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and District ........................... 154
Table C-4. Cases Terminated, by Nature of Suit and Action Taken ....................... 160
Table C-4A. Cases Terminated, by District and Action Taken ............................ 163
Table C-5. Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Cases Terminated, by District and Method of Disposition ....................... 166
Table C-6. Cases Pending, by District and Length of Time Pending .......................... 169
Table C-7. Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District ........................... 172
Table C-8. Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Completed, by District ......................... 175
Table C-10. Time Intervals From Filing to Trial of Civil Cases in Which Trials Were Completed, by District . . 183

U.S. District Courts-Criminal

Table D. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ...................... 186
Table D. Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ............... 189
Table D-1. Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending . . 192
Table D-1. Defendants Commenced, Terminated, and Pending .......................... 198
Table D-2. Cases Commenced, by Major Offense, 1995 Through 1999 .................. 204
Table D-2. Defendants Commenced, by Major Offense, 1995 Through 1999 .................. 207
Table D-3. Cases Commenced, by Offense and District . . . 210
Table D-3. Defendants Commenced, by Offense and District ........................... 216
Table D-4. Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and Offense ........................ 222
Table D-5. Defendants Sentenced After Conviction, by Offense ......................... 225
Table D-6. Median Time Intervals From Filing to Disposition of Criminal Defendants Disposed of, by District ......................... 229
Table D-7. Defendants Disposed of, by Type of Disposition and District ........................ 232
Table D-8. Cases Pending, by Major Offense and District . . 236
Table D-8. Defendants Pending, by Major Offense and District . . 242
Table D-12. Median Time From Conviction to Sentencing for Criminal Defendants Convicted ........... 248

U.S. District Courts-Federal Probation System

Table E-1. Persons Received for and Removed From Supervision ........................ 251
Table E-2. Persons Under Supervision .............. 257
Table E-3. Persons Under Supervision, by Offense ...... 260
Table E-7. Persons Removed From Supervision Without Violation and With Violation, by Type ....... 266

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

Table F. Bankruptcy Cases Commenced, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ............... 268
Table F-2. Business and Nonbusiness Cases Commenced, by Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code ........ 271
Table F-8. Adversary Proceedings Commenced, Terminated, and Pending Under the Bankruptcy Code .... 274

U.S. Court of International Trade

Table G-1. Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending, 1998 and 1999 ...................... 277

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Table G-2A. Cases Filed, Terminated, and Pending ....... 278
Table G-2B. Judgments and Appeals ................ 279

U.S. District Courts-Pretrial Services

Table H-1. Cases Activated ...................... 280
Table H-2. Interviews and Types of Bail Reports ........ 283
Table H-3. Recommendations Made at Initial Hearings . . . 286
Table H-4. Release and Detention Status at Initial Hearings .......................... 289
Table H-5. Initial Detention Hearings Held ........... 292
Table H-6. Conditions Imposed at Initial Hearings ...... 295
Table H-7. Defendants on Supervision .............. 298
Table H-8. Defendants With Special Conditions ........ 301
Table H-9. Release and Detention ................. 304
Table H-9A. Detention Summary: Days and Cost ........ 307
Table H-10. Bail Review Hearings Held .............. 310
Table H-11. Bail Violations Reported ................ 313
Table H-11A. Bail Violations and Action Taken by Court ............................ 316
Table H-12. Circumstances Involved in Violations Reported .......................... 319
Table H-13. Cases Closed, by Types of Disposition ....... 322

U.S. District Courts-Grand and Petit Jurors

Table J-1. Grand Juror Service ................... 325
Table J-2. Petit Juror Service on Days Jurors Were Selected for Trial ..................... 329

U.S. District Courts-Federal Defender Organizations

Table K-1. Summary of Representations, by District ..... 332

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

Table M-1. Misdemeanor Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Nature of Offense . . 345
Table M-1A. Misdemeanor Petty Offense Defendants Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges, by Nature of Offense ........................... 348
Table M-3. Preliminary Proceedings Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 636(A) ...................... 351
Table M-4. Matters Disposed of by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ........................... 354
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) ............. 357
Table M-5. Evidentiary Proceedings Conducted by U.S. Magistrate Judges Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Sections 636(B) and 636(C) ............. 360

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

Table P-1. Passport Applications Processed and Aliens Administered Oath of Allegiance .......... 363

U.S. District Courts-Trials

Table T-1. Civil and Criminal Trials, by District ........ 365
Table T-2. Length of Civil and Criminal Trials Resulting in a Verdict or Judgment, by District ........... 368

Other

Table V-1. Services Provided to and Received From Other District Courts ...................... 371
Table V-2. Services Provided by Visiting Judges in Appeals Terminated ........................ 381
Table X-1A. Weighted and Unweighted Filings per Authorized Judgeship ......................... 386
Table X-4. Class Action Civil Cases Pending, by Nature of Suit and District ..................... 389
Table X-5. Class Action Civil Cases Commenced, by Basis of Jurisdiction and Nature of Suit .... 393

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