MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
DECEMBER 2011
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of December 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 98 opinions, 63 summary dispositions, and 66 other written decisions in December. 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:
December 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 58 67 38 64 227
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 13 11 9 17 50
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 15 15 11 7 48
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 5 5 0 6 16
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 11 16 4 16 47
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 4 9 10 11 34
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 5 8 4 1 18
Other
- Civil............................................... 2 2 0 5 9
Other
- Criminal........................................ 3 1 0 1 5
This year, the Court of Appeals has issued 1148 opinions, 771 summary dispositions, and 1038 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 810 732 612 803 2957
Opinion
- Civil...................................... 164 158 154 187 663
Opinion
- Criminal............................... 181 117 107 80 485
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 31 75 34 97 237
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.......................... 164 161 77 132 534
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 129 110 147 185 571
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 75
59 58 67 259
Other
- Civil............................................. 44 39 26 47 156
Other
- Criminal..................................... 22 13 9 8 52
Appeals Filed
A total of 238 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
December 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 70 65 44 59 238
Civil.......................................................... 34 28 24 25 111
Criminal................................................... 36 37 20 34 127
This year, a total of 2870 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 787 692 618 773 2870
Civil........................................................ 391 353 377 471 1592
Criminal................................................ 396 339 241 302 1278
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1997 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 550 480 403 564 1997
Civil........................................................ 252 226 241 331 1050
Criminal................................................ 298 254 162 233 947
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 10 and disposed of 11 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................................................. 8 1 1 0 10
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 5 2 1 3 11
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 5 2 1 3 11
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 24 7 2 14 47
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 14 and disposed of 9 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..................... 2 8 2 2 14
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 1 3 3 2 9
Granted...................................................... 0 0 1 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 1 3 2 2 8
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 6 8 1 6 21
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, 0 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 0 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............................. 19 19 15 13 66
Civil............................................................ 7 13 5 9 34
Criminal................................................... 12 6 10 4 32
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 0 0
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0