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Basic Searching
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Enter docket number with
no hyphens. This is the recommended way to search. Use either the
old (eg 992588) or new, expanded (eg 1999AP002588) docket number
format.*
Tip: To find a docket number, look in the reported decision
or search the Wisconsin
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access system.
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Enter WI Reports, North Western Reports, or WI Public Domain
case citation. Not all cases are indexed by citation.
Tip: To find an exact match, enclose citation in single
quotes: eg '2002wiapp10'
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Choose jurisdiction
if desired.
Tip: To view a map of Wisconsin Court of Appeals
districts, click on the "Jurisdiction Map."
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Click on "Search"
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Interpreting Results
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[This is an illustration only - to access
briefs, you must perform a search]
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Search results are displayed below the
search box. |
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Letters following the docket
number refer to brief type.
To view a list of brief types, click on "Brief Types"
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Opening Briefs
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In order to view a brief, you must have adobe acrobat viewer available
on your computer.
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To open a brief, click on
it in the docket number column. |
Saving Briefs
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Save a brief by right clicking on it
in the docket number column. Choose "Save (link) target as"
and save the file to your desktop or another location. |
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To open the saved brief, go to where you saved it and double
click on it. It should open in the adobe acrobat viewer.
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Viewing Briefs
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When opened, a scanned image of the brief will appear in your
adobe acrobat viewer.
Because it is only an image, text searching or copying is
not possible.
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* On April 4, 2005, the Clerk of Supreme
Court's office changed to a new case management system. As part of this
change, the docket number format for Supreme Court and Court Appeals
cases has changed. The new docket format contains the year, followed
by the letters AP (appeals) and the case number. For example, docket
number 99-1234 will now be displayed as 1999AP001234.
Quick guide prepared by Bonnie
Shucha
UW Madison Law Library, February 2006
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