“How long will my appeal take?” A question clients always ask and lawyers often resist (and which always depend heavily on the individual facts of the case). But the data also shows that the average has continued to decline in the Sixth Circuit. In 2011, the average Sixth Circuit appeal took 15.5 months from the … Continue Reading
Just over half—51%—of appeals nationwide are commenced by pro se appellants, and last year, we endeavored to see how these pro se appellants fared in the Sixth Circuit. This year’s official federal court statistics give further insight into the Circuit’s overall pro se caseload. The Sixth Circuit slightly outpaced the national trend with a pro … Continue Reading
Last fiscal year, the Sixth Circuit terminated 2,638 appeals on the merits, ranking its caseload fifth among the federal circuits by this metric. Not surprisingly, this correlates with the Circuit’s average case resolution time of 9.8 months from the filing of notice of appeal to final order or disposition, which makes it the fourth-longest resolution … Continue Reading
We recently noticed a very interesting law review article by Marin Levy in the Duke Law Journal entitled “The Mechanics of Federal Appeals: Uniformity and Case Management in the Circuit Courts.” The premise of the article is a good one: that case management at the federal appellate courts is an often overlooked subject and one … Continue Reading
We have covered a number of important Sixth Circuit decision on class actions over the past year, including as Randleman v. Fidelity National Title Ins. Co. and Dealer Computer Services, Inc. v. Dub Herring Ford. Though a small percentage of the court’s docket, such cases often have an outsize effect on both precedent within the … Continue Reading