MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
OCTOBER 2011
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of October 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 103 opinions, 62 summary dispositions, and 104 other written decisions in October. 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:
October 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 62 56 54 97 269
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 12 10 16 25 63
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 17 9 8 6 40
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 7 9 4 8 28
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 9 9 3 13 34
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 7 8 16 26 57
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 3 5 4 14 26
Other
- Civil............................................... 4 5 3 4
16
Other
- Criminal........................................ 3 1 0 1 5
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 948 opinions, 640 summary dispositions, and 953 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 681 601 517 692 2491
Opinion
- Civil...................................... 138 128 134 159 559
Opinion
- Criminal............................... 143 96 84 66 389
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 24 63 32 81 200
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.......................... 134 128 65 113 440
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 120 97 127 163 507
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 68 45 48 63 224
Other
- Civil............................................. 37 33 24 40
134
Other
- Criminal..................................... 17 11 3 7 38
Appeals Filed
A total of 235 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
October 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 64 54 66 51 235
Civil.......................................................... 24 19 38 34 115
Criminal................................................... 40 35 28 17 120
So far this year, a total of 2418 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 665 581 521 651 2418
Civil........................................................ 334 295 318 404 1351
Criminal................................................ 331 286 203 247 1067
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2000 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 565 487 396 552 2000
Civil........................................................ 254 225 225 328 1032
Criminal................................................ 311 262 171 224 968
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 9 and disposed of 17 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................................................. 1 2 2 4 9
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 4 0 6 7 17
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 0 6 7 17
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 21 8 3 11 43
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 3 and disposed of 6 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..................... 0 2 0 1 3
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 2 1 0 3 6
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 1 0 3 6
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 7 3 1 4 15
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 53 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 0 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 1 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............................. 19 7 12 15 53
Civil............................................................ 8 3 5 6 22
Criminal................................................... 11 4 7 9 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 0 0 1 1
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 1 1
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0