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Feb. 17, 2010 – Are unpublished opinions citable? Is electronic filing allowed in the appellate courts? If you answered “no” to either of those questions, you need the 2010 supplement to Appellate Practice and Procedure in Wisconsin, written by Madison attorney Michael S. Heffernan and published by State Bar CLE. As Heffernan notes, as of July 1, 2009, unpublished opinions may be cited in many situations, and documents may – and even must – be filed electronically in many others.
Attorney Heffernan informs readers about these and other significant rules amendments – not only by reprinting the text of the amended provisions, but also by providing information about the procedures for complying with them. Other amendments, which took effect on Nov.1, 2009, affect a range of issues relevant to civil and criminal appellate practice and procedure. They relate to motions for reconsideration in the court of appeals, appellate review of motions to suppress evidence, and to appeals from commitment dispositions involving sexual predators and persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
Now in its fourth edition, Appellate Practice and Procedure in Wisconsin remains an indispensable resource on the essential concepts and processes of Wisconsin’s two-tiered appellate court system. For many judges and attorneys alike, the book’s 28 chapters offer practical guidance on such basic steps as filing a notice of appeal, preparing appellate briefs, making oral argument, and filing a petition for supreme court review. The book also explains specific procedures, such as those for expedited appeals, one-judge appeals, administrative appeals, petitions for supervisory relief, and postdecision motions.
Appellate Practice and Procedure also contains several helpful appendices. One is an extensive “Standards of Appellate Review” outline, prepared by the Honorable Richard S. Brown, the current Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. This appendix focuses on the critical standards that appellate courts apply in reviewing circuit court decisions. Other appendices include a compilation of more than two dozen sample forms for use in the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (the complete set of forms is included on a CD-ROM – updated with two new forms as part of the 2010 supplement – that accompanies the book); handy listings of contact numbers and addresses of offices pertinent to appellate practice; materials for expedited appeals; and the complete text of the Wisconsin Rules of Appellate Procedure, updated to include all legislation and supreme court orders through the end of 2009.
The Appellate Practice and Procedure book is available to members for $155 and nonmembers for $195, plus tax, shipping, and handling. Current owners of the book who subscribe to the Bar’s automatic supplementation service will receive the current supplement – and future updates – at 10 percent off the regular update price.
