2011 Wisconsin Laws 809.10 – Rule (Initiating the appeal)
809.10(1)(b)2.
2. An identification of the judgment or order from which the person filing the notice intends to appeal and the date on which it was entered.
809.10(1)
(1) Notice of appeal.
809.10(1)(b)
(b) Content. The notice of appeal shall include all of the following:
809.10(1)(b)1.
1. The case name and number.
809.10(1)(b)4.
4. A statement of whether the appeal is to be given preference in the circuit court or court of appeals pursuant to statute.
809.10(1)(f)
(f) Error in content not jurisdictional defect. An inconsequential error in the content of the notice of appeal is not a jurisdictional defect.
809.10(2)
(2) Multiple appeals.
809.10(1)(a)
(a) Filing. A person shall initiate an appeal by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the circuit court in which the judgment or order appealed from was entered.
809.10(1)(b)3.
3. A statement of whether the appeal arises in one of the types of cases specified in § 752.31 (2).
809.10(1)(b)5.
5. If the appeal is under § 809.30 or 809.32, a statement of the date of service of the last transcript or copy of the circuit court case record if no postconviction motion is filed, the date of the order deciding postconviction motions, or the date of any other notice-of-appeal deadline that was established by the court of appeals.
809.10(1)(b)6.
6. If counsel is appointed under ch. 977, a copy of the order appointing counsel.
809.10(1)(c)
(c) Copies of the notice. At the same time that the person files the notice of appeal, the person shall send a copy of the notice of appeal to the clerk of the court of appeals.
809.10(3)
(3) Consolidated appeals in separate cases. The court may consolidate separate appeals in separate actions or proceedings in the trial court upon its own motion, motion of a party, or stipulation of the parties.
809.10(1)(d)
(d) Docketing statement. The person shall send the court of appeals an original and one copy of a completed docketing statement on a form prescribed by the court of appeals. The docketing statement shall accompany the court of appeals’ copy of the notice of appeal. The person shall send a copy of the completed docketing statement to the other parties to the appeal. Docketing statements need not be filed in appeals brought under § 809.105, 809.107, 809.32, or 974.06 (7), in cases under ch. 980, or in cases in which a party represents himself or herself. Docketing statements need not be filed in appeals brought under § 809.30 or 974.05, or by the state or defendant in permissive appeals in criminal cases pursuant to § 809.50, except that docketing statements shall be filed in cases arising under chs. 48, 51, 55, or 938.
809.10(1)(e)
(e) Time for filing. The notice of appeal must be filed within the time specified by law. The filing of a timely notice of appeal is necessary to give the court jurisdiction over the appeal.
809.10(2)(a)
(a) Joint and co-appeals. If 2 or more persons are each entitled to appeal from the same judgment or order entered in the same action or proceeding in the trial court and their interests are such as to make joinder practicable, they may file a joint notice of appeal or may, after filing separate notices of appeal, proceed as a single appellant. If the persons do not file a joint appeal or elect to proceed as a single appellant, or if their interests are such as to make joinder impracticable, they shall proceed as appellant and co-appellant, with each co-appellant to have the same procedural rights and obligations as the appellant.
809.10(2)(b)
(b) Cross-appeal. A respondent who seeks a modification of the judgment or order appealed from or of another judgment or order entered in the same action or proceeding shall file a notice of cross-appeal within the period established by law for the filing of a notice of appeal, or 30 days after the filing of a notice of appeal, whichever is later. A cross-appellant has the same rights and obligations as an appellant under this chapter.
809.10(4)
(4) Matters reviewable. An appeal from a final judgment or final order brings before the court all prior nonfinal judgments, orders and rulings adverse to the appellant and favorable to the respondent made in the action or proceeding not previously appealed and ruled upon.