MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
JUNE 2012
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of June 2012 and to date for the year that began on January 1, 2012.
Opinions and
Orders Issued by the Court
The Court of Appeals issued 77 opinions, 57 summary dispositions, and 82 other written decisions in June. 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:
June 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 61 55 50 50 216
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 16 9 6 12 43
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 11 7 5 11 34
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 2 6 4 10 22
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 11 15 8 1 35
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 12 7 16 14 49
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 4 4 7 1 16
Other
- Civil............................................... 4 5 4 1 14
Other
- Criminal........................................ 1 2 0 0 3
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 546 opinions, 337 summary dispositions, and 517 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 345 347 286 422 1400
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 84 60 83
98 325
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 73 63 38 47 221
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 12 36 22 66 136
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 60 67 28 46 201
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 69 70 66 94 299
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 24 22 34 42 122
Other
- Civil............................................. 20 23 14 25 82
Other - Criminal........................................ 3 6 1 4 14
Appeals Filed
A total of 273 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
June 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 71 53 57 92 273
Civil.......................................................... 24 31 32 33 120
Criminal................................................... 47 22 25 59 153
So far this year, a total of 1373 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 376 333 288 376 1373
Civil........................................................ 169 190 156 202 717
Criminal................................................ 207 143 132 174 656
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2011 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 559 487 381 584 2011
Civil........................................................ 218 243 204 296 961
Criminal................................................ 341 244 177 288 1050
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 11 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................................................. 4 3 1 3 11
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 5 2 4 2 13
Granted...................................................... 1 0 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 2 4 2 12
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 22 10 5 10 47
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 13 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..................... 1 4 2 4 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 5 3 3 2 13
Granted...................................................... 0 1 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 5 2 3 2 12
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 4 3 2 7 16
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 67 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 0 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 3 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............................. 20 11 11 25 67
Civil............................................................ 7 5 7 16 35
Criminal................................................... 13 6 4 9 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 2 0 1 3
Civil............................................................ 0 2 0 1 3
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0