MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
OCTOBER 2012
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of October 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 102 opinions, 99 summary dispositions, and 78 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 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 73 82 50 74 279
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 15 16 20 9 60
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 16 9 10 7 42
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 3 10 1 14 28
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 20 26 5 20 71
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 8 7 11 11 37
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 3 8 3 5 19
Other
- Civil............................................... 6 3 0 6 15
Other
- Criminal........................................ 2 3 0 2 7
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 909 opinions, 577 summary dispositions, and 832 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 564 607 487 660 2318
Opinion
- Civil...................................... 133 105 136 157 531
Opinion
- Criminal............................... 126 106 76 70 378
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 18 61 26 92 197
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.......................... 108 131 57 84 380
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 97 114 119 152 482
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 39 43 50 63 195
Other
- Civil............................................. 35 36 19 36 126
Other - Criminal........................................ 8 11 4 6 29
Appeals Filed
A total of 252 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
October 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 70 53 65 64 252
Civil.......................................................... 33 30 47 45 155
Criminal................................................... 37 23 18 19 97
So far this year, a total of 2268 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 613 565 482 608 2268
Civil........................................................ 290 308 285 392 1275
Criminal................................................ 323 257 197 216 993
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2006 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 557 470 376 603 2006
Civil........................................................ 234 237 211 351 1033
Criminal................................................ 323 233 165 252 973
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 15 and disposed of 10 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................................................. 9 1 1 4 15
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 3 1 1 5 10
Granted...................................................... 1 0 0 1 2
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 1 1 4 8
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 21 4 3 11 39
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 12 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..................... 0 4 3 5 12
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 2 3 4 4 13
Granted...................................................... 0 1 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 2 4 4 12
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 3 4 4 7 18
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 56 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 1 petition to bypass the Court of Appeals, and no 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............................. 16 10 11 19 56
Civil............................................................ 5 4 6 9 24
Criminal................................................... 11 6 5 10 32
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 1 0 0 0 1
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 1 0 0 0 1
Certifications Filed........................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0