Memorandum

To:	File
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Court Statistics
Date:	August 15, 1997

The number of discretionary and interlocutory applications filed for the years 1994, 1995 and 1996 are as follows:

1996 discretionary applications 483

interlocutory applications 421

*1995 discretionary applications 419

interlocutory applications 330

1994 discretionary applications 611

interlocutory applications 458

*1995 figures are lower than normal because of a change in the docket year for applications that year. Applications were only docketed for 9 1/2 months during 1995.