MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 2012
This statistical report presents information about the case filings and dispositions of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals during the month of November 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 87 opinions, 61 summary dispositions, and 72 other written decisions in November. 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:
November 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated.......................................... 48 37 76 59 220
Opinion
- Civil........................................ 10 4 19 12 45
Opinion
- Criminal................................. 14 9 12 7 42
Sum.
Disp. - Civil...................................... 3 2 1 5 11
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.............................. 5 6 25 14 50
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 7 6 11 15 39
Memo
Opinion - Criminal...................... 5 5 6 3 19
Other
- Civil............................................... 3 4 2 3 12
Other
- Criminal........................................ 1 1 0 0 2
So far this year, the Court of Appeals has issued 996 opinions, 638 summary dispositions, and 904 other written decisions.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Terminated....................................... 611 644 563 720 2538
Opinion
- Civil...................................... 143 109 155 169 576
Opinion
- Criminal............................... 140 115 88 77 420
Sum.
Disp. - Civil................................... 21 63 27 97 208
Sum.
Disp. - Criminal.......................... 113 137 82 98 430
Memo
Opinion - Civil..................... 104 120 130 167 521
Memo
Opinion - Criminal.................... 44 48 56 66 214
Other
- Civil............................................. 37 40 21 40 138
Other - Criminal........................................ 9 12 4 6 31
Appeals Filed
A total of 209 appeals were filed during the month. An appeal asks the Court of Appeals to review the decision of the circuit court.
November 2012
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed...................................................... 53 52 47 57 209
Civil.......................................................... 31 31 25 34 121
Criminal................................................... 22 21 22 23 88
So far this year, a total of 2479 appeals have been filed.
Year to Date
I II III IV Total
Cases Filed.................................................... 666 617 530 666 2479
Civil........................................................ 324 339 312 427 1402
Criminal................................................ 342 278 218 239 1077
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.............................................. 547 478 364 617 2006
Civil........................................................ 245 249 202 360 1056
Criminal................................................ 302 229 162 257 950
Petitions for Supervisory
Writ
The Court of Appeals received 13 and disposed of 6 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................................................. 2 4 0 7 13
Sup. Writs Terminated.................................... 4 0 0 2 6
Granted...................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 4 0 0 2 6
Sup. Writs Pending......................................... 19 8 3 16 46
Petitions for Leave to Appeal
The Court of Appeals received 13 and disposed of 12 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..................... 7 2 2 2 13
Leave to Appeal Petitions Terminated........... 1 5 2 4 12
Granted...................................................... 0 2 0 1 3
Denied,
Dismissed, Other........................ 1 3 2 3 9
Leave to Appeal Petitions Pending............... 9 1 4 5 19
Petitions for Review, Petitions for Bypass, and Certifications to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court received 83 petitions for review of decisions of the Court of Appeals, 3 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............................. 22 19 10 32 83
Civil............................................................ 9 9 6 12 36
Criminal................................................... 13 10 4 20 47
Petitions for Bypass Filed............................... 1 2 0 0 3
Civil............................................................ 1 2 0 0 3
Criminal..................................................... 0 0 0 0 0
Certifications Filed........................................... 0 1 0 0 1
Civil............................................................ 0 0 0 0 0
Criminal..................................................... 0 1 0 0 1