MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
JULY 2011
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of July 2011 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2011.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 73 opinions, 62 summary dispositions, and 81 other written decisions in July. Opinions include three-judge and one-judge authored opinions and per curiam opinions. Summary dispositions include opinions issued in the form of a court order after the court has reviewed the briefs and the record and, generally, following a screening and decision conference. Other written decisions include memorandum opinions, which are issued in the form of a court order prior to a screening and decision conference, and miscellaneous orders terminating cases (e.g., voluntary dismissals and stipulations to dismiss). The breakdown by district and type of disposition is as follows:
July 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 47 49 43 77 216
Opinion
- Civil........................................... 6 5 11 23 45
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 9 7 6 6 28
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 5 8 6 5 24
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 12 15 0 11 38
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 8 8 13 18 47
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 4 6 3 7 20
Other
- Civil............................................... 2 0 4 6
12
Other
- Criminal........................................ 1 0 0 1 2
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 657 opinions, 468 summary dispositions, and 599 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 468 441 351 464 1724
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 91 100 101 100 392
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 99 69 52 45 265
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 14 44 21 58 137
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.......................... 104 103 35 89 331
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 80 66 89 104 339
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 44 31 35 32 142
Other
- Civil............................................. 24 19 16 31
90
Other
- Criminal..................................... 12 9 2 5 28
Appeals Filed
A total of 231 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
July 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 69 53 49 60 231
Civil.......................................................... 34 22 29 35 120
Criminal................................................... 35 31 20 25 111
So far this year, a total of 1666 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 465 400 345 456 1666
Civil........................................................ 224 219 214 276 933
Criminal................................................ 241 181 131 180 733
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1998 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 604 459 372 563 1998
Civil........................................................ 268 236 207 337 1048
Criminal................................................ 336 223 165 226 950
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 26 and disposed of 13 petitions for supervisory writ during the month. A petition for supervisory writ asks the Court of Appeals to order the circuit court to take a certain action in a case.
I II III IV Total
Sup. Writs Filed.............................................. 10 6 5 5 26
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 2 2 3 6 13
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 1 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 2 3 5 12
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 30 10 5 10 55
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 13 and disposed of 16 petitions for leave to appeal during the month. A petition for leave to appeal asks the Court of Appeals to invoke its discretionary jurisdiction and accept the appeal of a case in which a final order has not been issued.
I II III IV Total
Leave to Appeal Petitions Filed..................... 3 5 2 3 13
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 5 3 3 5 16
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 5 3 3 5 16
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 7 4 3 4 18
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 66 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and two requests for certification. In a petition for bypass, a party requests that the Supreme Court take jurisdiction of an appeal or other proceeding pending in the Court of Appeals. In a request for certification, the Court of Appeals asks the Supreme Court to exercise its appellate jurisdiction before the Court of Appeals hears the matter.
I
II III IV Total
Petitions for Review Filed............................. 21 20 8 17 66
Civil............................................................ 6 8 8 10 32
Criminal................................................... 15 12 0 7 34
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 0 0 0 0 0
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed........................................... 0 0 0 2 2
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 2 2