MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
AUGUST 2011
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of August 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 114 opinions, 59 summary dispositions, and 103 other written decisions in August. 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:
August 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 83 56 74 63 276
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 20 13 15 21 69
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 13 11 15 6 45
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 1 3 6 6 16
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 12 15 0 11 38
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 18 14 12 12 56
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 12 4 6 9 31
Other
- Civil............................................... 4 5 2 2
13
Other
- Criminal........................................ 1 1 0 1 3
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 771 opinions, 527 summary dispositions, and 702 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 551 497 425 527 2000
Opinion
- Civil...................................... 111 113 116 121 461
Opinion
- Criminal............................... 112 80 67 51 310
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 15 47 27 64 153
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.......................... 118 108 53 95 374
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 98 80 101 116 395
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 56 35 41 41 173
Other
- Civil............................................. 28 24 18 33
103
Other
- Criminal..................................... 13 10 2 6 31
Appeals Filed
A total of 268 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
August 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 80 68 54 66 268
Civil.......................................................... 50 33 34 42 159
Criminal................................................... 30 35 20 24 109
So far this year, a total of 1934 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 545 468 399 522 1934
Civil........................................................ 280 253 249 318 1100
Criminal................................................ 265 215 150 204 834
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1993 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 588 465 366 574 1993
Civil........................................................ 277 231 211 344 1063
Criminal................................................ 311 234 155 230 930
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 22 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................................................. 2 2 4 3 11
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 9 4 4 5 22
Granted...................................................... 1 0 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 8 4 4 5 21
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 22 8 5 9 44
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 19 and disposed of 12 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..................... 5 5 4 5 19
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 2 3 4 3 12
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 1 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 3 4 2 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............. 10 6 3 6 25
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 71 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and one request 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............................. 14 24 8 25 71
Civil............................................................ 5 12 3 20 40
Criminal..................................................... 9 12 5 5 31
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 0 0 0 0 0
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed........................................... 0 1 0 0 1
Civil............................................................ 0 1 0 0 1
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0