If a court awards you money, you may be entitled to pre-judgment interest on that money. Pre-judgment interest is interest on the amount of money that you are awarded, accruing from the first date that the amount was owed to you. A judge will typically award pre-judgment interest in situations where the losing party was […]

During an appellate case, drafting and filing the requisite briefs is often the most daunting task. Many appellants — litigants who file an appeal — do not even realize that they may actually file two appellate briefs. The briefs typically filed during the course of an appeal are the Brief of Appellant, Brief of Respondent, […]

Under Wis. Stat. 809.17(1), Wisconsin Appellate Courts are permitted to develop programs for expediting appellate-level cases as they see fit, in order to “minimize appellate delay and reduce [their] backlog[s].” Taking advantage of this allowance, the Wisconsin Appellate Courts have developed the Expedited Appeals Program. Simply put, cases in the Expedited Appeals Program move through […]

Wisconsin statutes provide strict deadlines for filing documents and taking other actions throughout the appellate process. For instance, an appellant must file his brief and appendix within 40 days of the filing in the court of the record on appeal. Wis. Stat. 809.19(1). By filing a motion for extension of time, a party requests that […]

Probably, depending on how much time has elapsed. When a defendant or plaintiff in a small claims case fails to follow certain court rules, the court may issue a default judgment against the defendant or dismiss the plaintiff’s case. This commonly happens when one of the parties fails to appear for a court hearing.  Whether […]