Brown County District Court Filing Rules

Counsel must provide a written certification when presenting an application for an ex parte order.

The State must disclose exculpatory, impeachment, and mitigating information in its possession, custody, or control.

The flat fee for an other felony plea is $700.

After ADR concludes, the parties must file a written statement with the Court no later than seven days before the trial on the merits stating when ADR occurred and whether it settled the dispute.

Expert-witness disclosure must be furnished no later than twenty days before trial begins.

An extension beyond the allotted 12 months requires a hearing and a judicial finding of extraordinary circumstances.

When the specified withdrawal conditions apply, the attorney must notify the client by both certified mail, return receipt requested, and First Class U.S. Mail at the client's last known address.

A party using audio or visual equipment must contact the bailiff before the hearing day to arrange a testing time outside hearing hours.

Audio and video exhibits must be saved in a usable format and given appropriate names.

Digital video exhibits must be in MP4 format, audio files in MP3 format, and images must be stored on a completely separate disk from audio and video files.

The original presentence report and two copies must be filed under seal, and the report may be released only with the defendant's written authorization to the District Attorney and defense counsel.

The State may withhold or redact the portion of a discovery item that is not subject to discovery under the Order or Article 39.14.

All reports covered by this plan must be submitted electronically through the specified website.