State v. Juan F. Milanes, 2006 WI App 259, PFR filed 12/7/06For Milanes: Joan M. Boyd
Issue/Holding:
¶21 … Further, appellate counsel cited an unpublished case in her opening brief, contrary to Wis. Stat. Rule 809.23(3). This does not appear to be inadvertent, since the citation ends with the parenthetical “(unpublished).” Our supreme court has reasoned that the rule against citing unpublished cases is essential to the reduction of the overwhelming number of published opinions and is a necessary adjunct to economical appellate court administration. Tamminen v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 109 Wis. 2d 536, 563, 327 N.W.2d 55 (1982). Unless and until the nonpublication rule is changed, violations of this rule will not be tolerated. See id. We therefore impose a $50 fine on Milanes’ appellate counsel and direct the sum to be paid to the clerk of this court within twenty days of the date this opinion is released.
