MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
APRIL 2012
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of April 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 75 opinions, 55 summary dispositions, and 89 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 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 48 55 41 75 219
Opinion
- Civil........................................... 9 9 15 16 49
Opinion
- Criminal................................... 8 4 5 9 26
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 2 5 3 9 19
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 7 12 5 12 36
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 13 18 10 16 57
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 2 1 1 8 12
Other
- Civil............................................... 6 5 2 5 18
Other
- Criminal........................................ 1 1 0 0 2
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 352 opinions, 222 summary dispositions, and 348 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 216 234 191 281 922
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 58 40 58
66 222
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 37 43 29 21 130
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 4 20 17 34 75
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 44 47 19 37 147
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 48 50 35 69 202
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 13 17 23 36 89
Other
- Civil............................................. 10 14 9 15 48
Other - Criminal........................................ 2 3 1 3 9
Appeals Filed
A total of 233 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
April 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 67 64 41 61 233
Civil.......................................................... 40 38 24 41 143
Criminal................................................... 27 26 17 20 90
So far this year, a total of 872 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 238 221 179 234 872
Civil........................................................ 113 128 102 138 481
Criminal................................................ 125 93 77 96 391
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1977 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 560 478 378 561 1977
Civil........................................................ 240 234 222 317 1013
Criminal................................................ 320 244 156 244 964
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 19 and disposed of 18 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.............................................. 10 3 3 3 19
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 7 3 5 3 18
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 7 3 5 3 18
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 27 7 8 10 52
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 11 and disposed of 15 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..................... 4 2 4 1 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 3 6 0 6 15
Granted...................................................... 1 0 0 3 4
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 2 6 0 3 11
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 8 2 5 4 19
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 71 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, no 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 17 15 20 71
Civil.......................................................... 13 11 11 12 47
Criminal..................................................... 6 6 4 8 24
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