MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
APRIL 2011
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of April 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 73 opinions, 53 summary dispositions, and 88 other written decisions in April. 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:
April 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated........................................... 53 68 35 58 214
Opinion
- Civil........................................... 9 11 9 11 40
Opinion
- Criminal..................................... 5 16 5 7 33
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 0 8 6 8 22
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal................................ 8 12 4 7 31
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 13 14 4 16 47
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 14 5 7 3 29
Other
- Civil................................................ 3 2 0 6
11
Other
- Criminal......................................... 1 0 0 0 1
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 361 opinions, 261 summary dispositions, and 344 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated......................................... 250 276 197 243 966
Opinion
- Civil......................................... 51 60 49 47 207
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 51 41 33 29 154
Sum.
Disp. - Civil....................................... 5 27 11 28 71
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 54 72 23 41 190
Memo
Opinion - Civil...................... 42 42 46 63 193
Memo
Opinion - Criminal....................... 29 19 27 15 90
Other
- Civil.............................................. 14 9 6 17
46
Other
- Criminal......................................... 4 6 2 3 15
Appeals Filed
A total of 254 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
April 2011
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed....................................................... 76 62 46 70 254
Civil........................................................... 32 34 21 39 126
Criminal..................................................... 44 28 25 31 128
So far this year, a total of 935 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed..................................................... 266 230 195 244 935
Civil......................................................... 119 123 118 153 513
Criminal................................................... 147 107 77 91 422
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 2003 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending............................................... 624 452 395 532 2003
Civil......................................................... 274 223 225 331 1053
Criminal................................................... 350 229 170 201 950
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 16 and disposed of 14 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................................................ 6 6 1 3 16
Sup. Writs Terminated..................................... 6 5 1 2 14
Granted....................................................... 1 0 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 5 5 1 2 13
Sup. Writs Pending........................................ 25 9 2 8 44
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 6 and disposed of 14 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 1 1 2 6
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated.......... 6 5 1 2 14
Granted....................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 6 5 1 2 14
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 7 0 2 5 14
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 47 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.............................. 10 15 12 10 47
Civil............................................................. 6 4 7 5 22
Criminal....................................................... 4 11 5 5 25
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