MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
MAY 2012
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of May 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 118 opinions, 57 summary dispositions, and 86 other written decisions in May. 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:
May 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 68 58 44 91 261
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 10 11 19
21 61
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 25 13 4 15 57
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 6 10 1 21 38
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 5 5 1 8 19
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 9 13 15 11 48
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 7 1 3 5 16
Other
- Civil............................................... 6 4 1 9 20
Other
- Criminal........................................ 0 1 0 1 2
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 469 opinions, 280 summary dispositions, and 434 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 284 292 235 372 1183
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 68 51 77
86 282
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 62 56 33 36 187
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 10 30 18 56 114
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal............................ 49 52 20 45 166
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 57 63 50 80 250
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 20 18 26 41 105
Other
- Civil............................................. 16 18 10 24 68
Other - Criminal........................................ 2 4 1 4 11
Appeals Filed
A total of 226 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
May 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 66 58 52 50 226
Civil.......................................................... 24 27 19 30 100
Criminal................................................... 42 31 33 20 126
So far this year, a total of 1098 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 304 279 231 284 1098
Civil........................................................ 140 156 123 169 588
Criminal................................................ 164 123 108 115 510
Appeals Pending
As of the end of the month, a total of 1949 cases were pending before the Court of Appeals.
I II III IV Total
Cases Pending.............................................. 553 485 374 537 1949
Civil........................................................ 228 232 200 297 957
Criminal................................................ 325 253 174 240 992
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 13 and disposed of 12 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................................................. 1 6 4 2 13
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 4 5 2 1 12
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 5 2 1 12
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 24 8 7 11 50
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 15 and disposed of 17 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..................... 5 2 3 5 15
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 6 2 5 4 17
Granted...................................................... 0 1 0 0 1
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 6 1 5 4 16
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 7 2 3 5 17
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 68 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 0 petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals, and 2 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 12 9 27 68
Civil............................................................ 7 5 6 12 30
Criminal................................................... 13 7 3 15 38
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 2 0 2
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 2 0 2