APPENDIX 9


1998

 THRESHOLD JURISDICTIONAL REVIEW OF
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION BY THE COURT OF APPEALS

 SSD (sua sponte dismissal) - Rule 500.3


Total Number of Inquiry Letters Sent in 1998 99
Appeals Dismissed on Motion 11
Appeals Dismissed on Consent 0
Appeals Withdrawn or Discontinued on Stipulation 1
Dismissed by Court sua sponte 71
Transferred sua sponte to Appellate Division 1
Appeals allowed to proceed in normal course (A final judicial determination of subject matter jurisdiction to be made by the Court after argument or submission) 7
Jurisdiction Retained - appeals decided 3
Inquiries Pending 5

99