The Wisconsin Court System offers a wealth of helpful information on its Web site, www. wicourts.gov. One great piece of information is the chart, below, which shows how a case makes its way through the Wisconsin courts.
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If you lose your case in the court of appeals, there is a mechanism through which you can ask the court of appeals to reconsider its order, prior to requesting review from the state supreme court. This is a called a motion for reconsideration. In most cases, a motion for reconsideration is not appropriate. A […]
If your appeal is denied, your case isn’t necessarily over. In most cases, there are two more avenues to relief following the denial of an appeal: A motion for reconsideration with the court of appeals A petition for review with the state supreme court A motion for reconsideration asks the appellate court to reconsider its […]
During trial level litigation, the trial court issues various non-final — i.e., not disposing of the entire case — orders. In most instances, non-final orders cannot be appealed until the trial court disposes of the entire case. When waiting to appeal a non-final judgment or order may be problematic, a party may request that the […]
For most litigants who receive an adverse decision in their state trial and appellate courts, the last opportunity for relief is in the supreme court. However, unlike the trial and appellate courts, the supreme court is not required to hear your case. Rather, you must request review by filing a ‘Petition for Review.’ A Petition […]
All cases begin and end at the trial court level. Even where a litigant appeals the trial level outcome to a higher court, the higher court can only review the issues presented to it. For example, if an appellate court reverses the findings of a trial court, the appellate court must send the case back […]
First of all — if the supreme court has granted your petition for review — congratulations are in order. In most states, fewer than 10 percent of petitions for review are granted. Unlike in the court of appeals, where the court is required to hear your case, the state supreme court gets to choose which […]
Sometimes, after everything is said and done in a particular case, a piece of extremely relevant — yet somehow undiscovered — evidence comes to light. If the newly discovered evidence is persuasive enough, a the losing party may be able to convince the court to grant him a new trial. In order to successfully request […]
Most taxpayers are not thrilled at the prospect of an IRS audit. Audits can often result in negative consequences such as back taxes, interest, penalties, and in the most serious cases, criminal charges. What many taxpayers do not realize is that they do have some recourse when their audit results in unfavorable consequences. In order […]
Among all the factors that go into selecting a Wisconsin appeals lawyer, the most important are experience and dedication. An appeals litigant will gain no advantage by hiring a local attorney who lacks these qualities. In contrast to the many court appearances necessary at the trial level, almost all of the work for a case […]