Barron County Circuit Court, Wisconsin
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Adjournments
- When scheduling hearings, meetings, and conferences, reasonable extensions should be granted if they will not adversely affect the court calendar or a client’s interests.
- Criminal cases are scheduled for trial after the defendant’s first plea date unless good cause is shown for an adjournment.
- If an estate cannot be closed within the required time, a petition explaining the reasons for an extension must be filed with the court.
Request must include
- A written request to adjourn a court trial must be received by the Clerk at least 5 days before trial; otherwise, trial will proceed as scheduled.
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Page & Word Limits5 rules
No person may attach more than 10 pages to any petition for a restraining order.
- Attachments
- Up to 10 pages
The document does not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, excluding the cover sheet.
- Fax document
- Up to 15 pages
A Brief in support of the motion. The brief may not exceed 20 pages. Excess pages will be ignored by the court.
- Support brief
- Up to 20 pages
- Summary judgment motions
The brief may not exceed 10 pages. Excess pages will be ignored by the court.
- Page limit
- Up to 10 pages
A brief in opposition to the motion for summary judgment. The brief may not exceed 20 pages. Excess pages will be ignored by the court;
- Opposition brief
- Up to 20 pages
- Summary judgment motions
Document Format Requirements8 rules
All papers filed with the Clerk of Court shall be on 8.5 X 11 inch paper, except for Court exhibits and wills.
- Paper size
- Letter
Formatting
- •Does not apply to Court exhibits or wills
Non-pattern jury instructions and proposed verdict materials must be submitted in Word format.
- Non-pattern jury instructions
- Proposed special interrogatories
Formatting
- •Submit in Word format
Court's wording
d. Any jury instructions requested, civil or criminal, which are not a part of the pattern instructions from the Wisconsin Jury Instructions Manual, must be submitted electronically by either disk or e-mail in Word format. e. Proposed verdict forms, special verdict forms and proposed special interrogatories must be submitted electronically by either disk or e-mail in Word format.
3. Proposed Conclusions of Law shall be in numbered paragraphs, shall accurately characterize the law on the issue in question and shall be supported with a legal citation.
- Proposed conclusions of law
Formatting
- •Set proposed conclusions of law out in numbered paragraphs
805.01 Wills: only original wills will be accepted for filing with the court.
207.6 The Judge assigned to a particular case may authorize in advance the filing of particular documents in that case that do not conform to these rules if good cause is shown and they are in conformance with Wis. Stat. 801.16.
7. Mark and number all exhibits prior to the final pretrial conference. Exhibits should be numbered serially without designating the offering party. Plaintiffs to begin with 1. Defendants with 201.
a. Factual propositions shall be set forth in numbered paragraphs and, to the extent practicable, each paragraph shall state only one factual proposition.
Plaintiff’s name must be typed or legibly printed.
Document Filing Requirements56 rules
The burden shall be upon the moving party to show why the proceedings should not be public.
2. File a certified copy of your birth certificate with your Petition.
7. Present to the Court a proposed final order for the Judge’s signature.
6. Present the Affidavit of Publication to the Judge at your hearing.
5. Obtain an Affidavit of Publication from the newspaper following the last publication of notice.
The Court cannot grant your name change unless you have followed all the steps above.
8. Following the hearing, present to the Barron County Clerk of Court the completed Vital Statistics Form (attached hereto) and a check for $22.00 payable to the Center for Health Statistics.
9. If you are changing the name of your child (including a non-marital child), both parents must sign the petition. If other parent cannot be located, termination of parental rights is necessary.
The names and addresses of the defendant's expert witnesses, with a brief summary of credentials, be furnished in writing to opposing counsel and filed with the Court by .
Names and addresses of the plaintiff's expert witnesses, with a brief summary of credentials, shall be furnished in writing to opposing counsel and filed with the Court by .
6. Three (3) days prior to the Final Pretrial the parties shall submit a joint report to include:
For a jury trial, counsel must provide the listed trial materials three days before the pretrial, including a trial brief, voir dire questions, jury instructions, and verdict materials.
Court's wording
9. IF THERE IS A TRIAL TO THE JURY: Counsel will provide the following to the Court 3 days in advance of the pretrial: a. A trial brief on all contentions of the parties filing the brief including references of special evidentiary problems. b. Proposed voir dire questions c. Proposed jury instructions with proof of authority, substantive instructions in writing, boilerplate instructions designated by number. d. Any jury instructions requested, civil or criminal, which are not a part of the pattern instructions from the Wisconsin Jury Instructions Manual, must be submitted electronically by either disk or e-mail in Word format. e. Proposed verdict forms, special verdict forms and proposed special interrogatories must be submitted electronically by either disk or e-mail in Word format.
8. IF THERE IS A TRIAL TO THE COURT: Counsel for the parties will submit to the court three days in advance of the trial the following: a. A trial brief on all contentions of the parties filing the brief including references of special evidentiary problems. b. Proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and judgment
The parties shall submit separate reports or partial separate reports at the time of the pretrial conference if counsel cannot agree on the contents of a joint report and certify that after making diligent effort agreement could not be reached on a joint report.
The parties shall advise the Court of the estimated time of trial.
A copy of the list for each party, the Clerk of Court and Judge must also be submitted.
The pretrial materials call for uncontested facts, major factual issues, prospective witnesses, special damages when applicable, exhibit objections, and depositions to be offered; unlisted witnesses may be called only upon good cause.
Court's wording
a. An agreed statement of all uncontested facts. In the absence of an objection to the admissibility of any uncontested fact, the statement will become part of the record. No proof will be received at trial on the matters covered by the statement. b. Agreed statement of major factual issues. c. The names and addresses of all prospective witnesses for each party. Witnesses not listed will not be permitted to be called except upon showing of good cause. d. The itemized statement of special damages, if an element of the claim. e. A schedule of all exhibits to be offered at trial designating those to which objection will be made with a brief statement as to the grounds for objections. Objections based on relevancy need not be noted. f. A list of depositions or the portions thereof to be offered at trial.
c. Unless the responding party places a factual proposition of the moving party in dispute, the court will conclude that there is no genuine issue of fact as to the finding initially proposed by the moving party.
b. Any response asserting the existence of a genuine issue of fact shall cite to depositions, discovery responses, pleadings or affidavits which comply with § 802.08(3), Stats.
A Brief in support of the motion. The brief may not exceed 20 pages. Excess pages will be ignored by the court.
a. The response to the moving party's Proposed Undisputed Facts shall state whether there is a genuine issue of fact as to the whole or a part of the factual proposition.
The opposition filing must include responses to the proposed facts and conclusions of law, an opposition brief, and any supporting papers the party chooses to submit.
Court's wording
a. A response to the moving party's Proposed Undisputed Facts, and b. A response to the moving party's Proposed Conclusions of Law, and c. A brief in opposition to the motion for summary judgment. The brief may not exceed 20 pages. Excess pages will be ignored by the court; and d. Any supporting papers, pursuant to § 802.08(3), Stats., that the party chooses to submit.
6. Response to Proposed Conclusions of Law shall respond to each legal conclusion stated by the moving party. If the responding party believes the motion must fail because of conclusions of law not stated by the moving party, the respondent may state such other conclusions of law.
3. Proposed Conclusions of Law shall be in numbered paragraphs, shall accurately characterize the law on the issue in question and shall be supported with a legal citation.
b. After each paragraph, there must be a reference to the evidentiary basis per § 802.08(3), Stats., such as a deposition, discovery, pleading or affidavit.
All motions must be in writing and state with particularity the grounds for the Motion. §971.30, Stats. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be grounds for dismissal.
805.07 Objections to claims filed: an objection to a claim must be in writing and filed with the probate court.
805.02 Summary Settlement, Summary Assignment and Special Administration: Proof of Heirship must be filed with all opening papers for Summary Settlement, Summary Assignment and Special Administration petitions.
805.03 Ancillary proceedings: surety bond required for nonresident granted ancillary letters.
805.01.1 Wills of a decedent which will not be subject to probate proceeding shall be filed and shall be accompanied by an affidavit.
805.06 Objection to Will filed: an objection to a Will filed must be in writing and filed with the probate court together with the statutory filing fee.
807.02.2 An Examining Physician’s Report must be completed and filed with the court on all protective placement petitions.
806.02.2 The trustee shall petition the court to terminate the trust.
806.02.1 At the time of the termination of the trust, all annual accountings for prior years and the final account must be on file with the court.
Documentation that the residual beneficiaries or heirs have been advised as to the amount of the personal representative and attorney fees must be filed with the court, when the final account is not filed in the probate office.
806.02.3 A Wisconsin closing certificate for fiduciaries must be filed with the court before a trust may be closed and the trustee discharged.
805.11 Closing estates: signed receipts from heirs or beneficiaries and proof of the recording of the transfer of any real estate to beneficiaries or heirs must be filed with the court.
A proposed order shall also be submitted.
Must include
- •Proposed order
807.01.2 Unless previously ordered by the court, the guardian must petition the court for reimbursement of expenses and/or guardian fees.
807.01.1 Guardian ad Litem: the Court shall appoint a guardian ad Litem for the proposed ward; the guardian ad Litem shall file a written report with the court prior to the hearing.
A federal estate tax closing letter must be filed before an estate is closed if the estate met the standard to file a federal estate tax return.
Court's wording
805.10 Tax clearances: a Wisconsin closing certificate for fiduciaries shall be filed and a federal estate tax closing letter (if the estate met the standard to file a federal estate tax return) shall be filed with the court prior to the closing of any estate.
A statement from a physician or psychologist must be filed for the Court’s consideration that indicates transportation would be a danger to the subject or others.
For discharge of a deceased ward’s estate guardian, the probate court must receive notification of the ward’s death, a court-approved final account, and a proper receipt for the remaining assets.
Court's wording
807.04.2 Guardianship of the estate – deceased ward: upon notification to the probate court that the ward died and filing of: the final account as approved by the court; a proper receipt from the person/entity receiving the remaining assets in the ward’s estate; the court will issue an order of discharge of the guardian of the estate.
807.04.3 Guardian of the estate for a minor: upon filing proof of the ward reaching the age of eighteen, filing the final account and receipt signed by the ward; the court will issue an order of discharge of the guardian of the estate.
810.03 Standard statewide forms are required for filing.
Defendants must EITHER appear in person or return date OR file a written answer BEFORE THE RETURN DATE AND TIME with the Small Claims Clerk specifying the reasons the claim is contested.
If case settles, a written notification must be provided to the Clerk of Court’s Office PRIOR TO THE RETURN DATE, or judgment may enter
Failure to follow the above identification rules will result in the Judge rejecting the filing.
Telephone answers ARE NOT acceptable
810.01 Case management forms/guidelines/checklists created by the 10th Judicial District Registers in Probate shall be used when appropriate.
810.02 District forms shall not take the place of standard, statewide forms created pursuant to sec. 758.18, Wis. Stats.
If the person signing the complaint is not the plaintiff (a natural person), then plaintiff’s full-time authorized employee or attorney must type or legibly print his or her name and address, physical and P.O. Box, in the “Law Firm and Address” Box of the Complaint.
The plaintiff must include a physical address in addition to any P.O. Box.
805.01.2 Wills of living persons filed for safekeeping shall be accompanied by the statutory filing fee and other information as the Register in Probate may require.
805.09 Final Account: Filing of a final account in an informal is preferred.
805.10 Tax clearances: a Wisconsin closing certificate for fiduciaries shall be filed with the court prior to the closing of any estate.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Fax filings to the Barron County Clerk of Court are accepted only when sent to the designated dedicated plain-paper fax machine at 715/537-6269.
Facsimile documents transmitted directed to the Barron County Clerk of Court shall be accepted for filing only if: a. They are faxed to the following number which is a dedicated plain paper facsimile machine located in the Barron County Clerk of Court’s office: 715/537-6269.
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Lawyers must opt in to every criminal or civil case, whether pending or closed, and e-file communications intended for the Court.
All lawyers are required to opt-in to any criminal or civil case, whether pending or closed, and e-file communication intended for the Court.
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Fax documents become the Court’s official records upon receipt; later copies or originals sent by mail or personal delivery will be discarded and cannot substitute for the fax documents.
207.5 Any subsequently received copies or originals (by mail or personal delivery) of documents filed with the Court by facsimile transmission will be discarded by the Court. The fax documents, upon receipt by the Court, are the official records of the Court and cannot be substituted.
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Substantive issues must be communicated by letter or motion and filed electronically.
All substantive issues must be communicated by letter or motion and e-filed.
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Non-pattern jury instructions and proposed verdict materials must be submitted electronically by disk or e-mail in Word format.
d. Any jury instructions requested, civil or criminal, which are not a part of the pattern instructions from the Wisconsin Jury Instructions Manual, must be submitted electronically by either disk or e-mail in Word format. e. Proposed verdict forms, special verdict forms and proposed special interrogatories must be submitted electronically by either disk or e-mail in Word format.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Fax filings are considered filed when received by the Clerk, except those completed after regular business hours, which are considered filed the next business day.
Papers filed by facsimile transmission are considered filed when received by the Clerk of Court, except that any papers filed by facsimile transmission completed after regular business hours of the Barron County Clerk of Court are considered filed the next business day.
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The parties must submit the joint report three days before the Final Pretrial.
6. Three (3) days prior to the Final Pretrial the parties shall submit a joint report to include:
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All motions must be filed by the date of the final pretrial and will be heard at the convenience of the Court and counsel.
3. All motions shall be filed no later than the date of the final pretrial and heard at the convenience of the Court and counsel.
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For a court trial, the specified materials must be submitted to the court three days before trial.
Counsel for the parties will submit to the court three days in advance of the trial the following:
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For a jury trial, counsel must provide the specified materials to the Court three days before the pretrial.
Counsel will provide the following to the Court 3 days in advance of the pretrial:
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A party opposing summary judgment must serve and file its opposition materials 30 days after service of the motion.
4. 30 days after service of the motion for summary judgment, any party opposing a pending motion for summary judgment shall serve and file:
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The estate inventory is due no later than four months after letters issue, unless the court extends the filing time by order.
805.08 10th Judicial District time line to file an estate inventory: The estate inventory shall be filed no later than four (4) months after the issuance of letters, together with the statutory filing fee, unless the court has by order extended the time for filing.
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The trust inventory must be filed within sixty days of whichever occurs first: closing the originating probate estate or initially funding the trust; if it is late, an order to show cause issues after notice from the Register in Probate’s office.
806.01 The trust inventory shall be filed within sixty (60) days of the closing of the probate estate from which the trust originates, or of the initial funding of the trust, whichever event occurs first. If the inventory is not timely filed, after notice from the register in probate’s office, an order to show cause shall issue
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Estate actions must be disposed of within twelve months after the petition or application to open the estate is filed.
805.13 10th Judicial District time lines to close estates: Estate actions shall be disposed of within twelve (12) months from the date of the filing of the petition or application to open estate.
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Defendants must EITHER appear in person or return date OR file a written answer BEFORE THE RETURN DATE AND TIME with the Small Claims Clerk specifying the reasons the claim is contested.
Defendants must EITHER appear in person or return date OR file a written answer BEFORE THE RETURN DATE AND TIME with the Small Claims Clerk specifying the reasons the claim is contested.
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Written settlement notification must reach the Clerk before the return date.
If case settles, a written notification must be provided to the Clerk of Court’s Office PRIOR TO THE RETURN DATE, or judgment may enter
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The Court, Judge, and Clerk are not responsible for transmission errors or periods when the court fax machine is not operational.
207.4 The Circuit Court, Judge and Clerk, are not responsible for: a. Errors or failures in transmission that result in missing or illegible documents. b. Periods when the Circuit Court facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.
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The party transmitting a facsimile filing is responsible for ensuring that it is received completely and on time.
207.3 The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for insuring its timely and complete receipt.
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The moving party may submit a reply brief 15 days after service of the opposition brief.
7. 15 days after service of the brief in opposition to the motion for summary judgment, the moving party may submit a reply brief.
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The district’s case-processing benchmark is to close estates within twelve months after the petition or application is filed.
809.01 The judges of the 10th Judicial District have set the case processing benchmark for closing estates at twelve (12) months from the date of filing the petition or application.
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The district’s timeline for filing an estate inventory is four months from issuance of letters.
809.03 The judges of the 10th Judicial District have set the time line to file an estate inventory at four (4) months from the date of the issuance of letters.
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A protective placement petition may be filed with the guardianship petition or at any time afterward.
807.02.1 A petition for protective placement may be filed with or anytime after the guardianship petition is filed.
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Documents filed by fax are considered filed when received at the Register in Probate’s dedicated fax machine.
803.02 Papers filed by facsimile transmission are considered filed when received by the Register in Probate at the dedicated plain paper facsimile machine located in the Register in Probate office: 715-637-6769.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
A copy of an e-filed communication must be mailed to any pro se party when the communication is filed.
A copy of the e-filed communication must be mailed to a pro se party at the time of filing.
Page 5 | 207.8 E-mail Communication with the court
The petitioner must publish the petition and notice of hearing in a local newspaper for three consecutive weeks.
4. Publish you Petition and Notice of Hearing with your local newspaper for three consecutive weeks.
Page 6 | 209 Filing a name change
Service and answers must comply with Wisconsin Statutes.
Service and answer must comply with Wisconsin Statutes.
Page 11 | 301 Service and Answer
The plaintiff's expert witness disclosure must be furnished in writing to opposing counsel.
Names and addresses of the plaintiff's expert witnesses, with a brief summary of credentials, shall be furnished in writing to opposing counsel and filed with the Court by .
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The defendant's expert witness disclosure must be furnished in writing to opposing counsel.
The names and addresses of the defendant's expert witnesses, with a brief summary of credentials, be furnished in writing to opposing counsel and filed with the Court by .
Page 11 | 303.01 Initial Pretrial Order
A written report of the defense medical or vocational examination must be furnished to opposing counsel by the stated date.
The defense medical (and vocational) examinations be completed on or before and that a written report thereof be furnished to opposing counsel on or before .
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The opposing party must serve its summary-judgment opposition materials.
4. 30 days after service of the motion for summary judgment, any party opposing a pending motion for summary judgment shall serve and file:
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When a judgment of conviction includes county jail or prison time, the clerk must fax a copy to the Sheriff upon conviction.
Upon conviction, the clerk of court shall FAX a copy of the Judgment of Conviction to the Sheriff if it includes county jail or prison time.
Page 16 | Criminal Practice — 406 Commitment Orders
The personal representative or estate attorney must send interested parties notice of the will objection and hearing.
The personal representative or attorney for the estate shall send notice of the objection and notice of the hearing to all interested parties.
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The personal representative or estate attorney must send interested parties notice of an objection to a claim.
The personal representative or attorney for the estate shall send notice of the objection to all interested parties.
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Summonses and complaints are served by regular mail unless another method is indicated.
Regular mail will be used for service of summons and complaint unless otherwise indicated.
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A return-of-property action must be served by restricted mail or personal service.
Return of property action must use restricted mail or personal service.
Page 22 | Small Claims Practice — 901 Service
Out-of-county, out-of-state, and eviction actions require personal service only.
Out-of-county, out-of-state and eviction actions are limited to personal service ONLY.
Page 22 | Small Claims Practice — 901 Service
A defendant who files a written answer must send a copy to the plaintiff.
The defendant must send a copy of the written answer to the PLAINTIFF.
Page 22 | Small Claims Practice — 902 Appearance
The debtor must complete the financial disclosure statement and send it to the creditor within 15 days of judgment; failure to provide the information may result in contempt.
This form (financial disclosure statement) MUST be completed by the debtor and sent to the CREDITOR within 15 days of judgment. Failure to provide information to the plaintiff will result in contempt of court (WI. Stats. Chpt. 785).
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When judgment is entered for the plaintiff, the Clerk will mail the debtor a financial disclosure statement with the notice of entry.
If judgment is granted for the plaintiff, a financial disclosure statement will be mailed to the debtor along with the notice of entry. This will be mailed by the Clerk of Court.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
A name-change petitioner must file a Petition for Name Change and pay the filing fee to the Barron County Clerk of Court.
1. File a Petition For Name Change and pay the filing fee to the Barron County Clerk of Court.
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After the hearing, the petitioner must provide a $22.00 check payable to the Center for Health Statistics.
8. Following the hearing, present to the Barron County Clerk of Court the completed Vital Statistics Form (attached hereto) and a check for $22.00 payable to the Center for Health Statistics.
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The jury fee must be paid as ordered; otherwise, the matter will be tried to the Court.
3. Jury fee has been paid. If not paid as ordered the matter will be tried to the Court.
Page 11 | 303.01 Initial Pretrial Order
An objection to a will must be filed with the statutory filing fee.
805.06 Objection to Will filed: an objection to a Will filed must be in writing and filed with the probate court together with the statutory filing fee.
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The estate inventory filing must include the statutory filing fee.
805.08 10th Judicial District time line to file an estate inventory: The estate inventory shall be filed no later than four (4) months after the issuance of letters, together with the statutory filing fee, unless the court has by order extended the time for filing.
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A will of a living person filed for safekeeping must be accompanied by the statutory filing fee.
805.01.2 Wills of living persons filed for safekeeping shall be accompanied by the statutory filing fee and other information as the Register in Probate may require.
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If judgment is granted, a $5 docket fee in addition to the filing fee must be paid to the Clerk or the judgment will not be docketed.
If judgment is granted, a $5.00 docket fee MUST be paid to the Clerk of Court. (THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE FILING FEE). Without this fee, the judgment WILL NOT be docketed.
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No filing fee is required for faxed documents, and the Circuit Court must not be charged an additional fee for accepting or receiving them.
c. No filing fee is required. d. No additional fee or charge must be paid by the Circuit Court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Medical records filed solely for small-claims mediation must remain sealed until mediation is complete and then be destroyed immediately.
Medical records filed by either party with the Clerk of Court’s Office solely for use in a small claims court mediation session shall remain sealed until the mediation is completed. Thereafter, all such medical records shall immediately be destroyed.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Responses to proposed facts and conclusions of law may be combined, but the opposition brief must be a separate document.
5. The responses to the moving party's Proposed Undisputed Facts and Proposed Conclusions of Law may be submitted as a combined document but the Brief in opposition to the motion for summary judgment must be submitted as a separate document.
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The proposed facts and proposed conclusions of law may be combined, but the supporting brief must be a separate document.
2. A Statement of Proposed Undisputed Facts and a Statement of Proposed Conclusions of Law may be submitted as a combined document but the Brief in support of the motion for summary judgment must be submitted as a separate document.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Criminal cases are scheduled for trial after the defendant’s first plea date unless good cause is shown for an adjournment.
All cases will be scheduled for trial after the defendant’s first plea date, unless good cause is shown for an adjournment.
Page 16 | Criminal Practice — 408.01 Pretrial order and order setting case for trial
If an estate cannot be closed within the required time, a petition explaining the reasons for an extension must be filed with the court.
805.12 Extensions of time to closing estates: when an estate cannot be closed within the required time limits, a petition setting forth the reasons for the request of an extension of time to close the estate must be filed with the court.
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A written request to adjourn a court trial must be received by the Clerk at least 5 days before trial; otherwise, trial will proceed as scheduled.
All requests for adjournment of court trials MUST be in writing and received in the Clerk of Courts Office at least 5 days prior to the trial date. If not, the trial will be held on the date set.
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When scheduling hearings, meetings, and conferences, reasonable extensions should be granted if they will not adversely affect the court calendar or a client’s interests.
In scheduling all hearings, meetings and conferences, are considerate of the time schedules of the participants and grant reasonable extensions of time when they will not adversely affect the court calendar or client’s interests.
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Chambers Communication Rules
A party seeking to close a proceeding must give the Court and media coordinator written notice at least 72 hours before the hearing, unless good cause is shown or a statute requires otherwise.
Unless good cause be shown, or otherwise required by statute, a party moving that any judicial proceeding be closed to the public must notify the Court and the media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours before the time set to hear the motion.
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Substantive issues in pending or closed cases must not be communicated to the Judicial Assistant by email.
No substantive issue on any pending or closed case may be communicated to the Judicial Assistant by email.
Page 5 | 207.8 E-mail Communication with the court
The name-change petitioner must obtain a hearing date from the assigned Judge’s judicial assistant.
3. Obtain a hearing date from the assigned Judge’s judicial assistant.
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Parties and lawyers, including the listed agents and staff, must not communicate with a Judge by email about a pending or closed case.
No party or lawyer shall communicate directly or indirectly with a Judge by email regarding any pending or closed case. Party includes, but is not limited to, social workers, probation agents, corrections/police officers or pro se individuals. Lawyer includes legal assistant, secretary or other office staff of the lawyer.
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A party or lawyer may email the Judicial Assistant about scheduling, case assignments, requests for telephone appearance, or jury-trial notifications only if the other party or lawyer is copied.
A party or lawyer may communicate directly with a Judicial Assistant by email for scheduling, case assignments, requests for telephone appearance or jury trial notification (i.e. trial status and order of trials pursuant to policy), provided that the other party or lawyer is copied on the email communication.
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The initial pretrial is held by telephone, and the plaintiff is responsible for arranging the call.
The initial pretrial will be set within 30 days of issue being joined. It will be held by telephone with plaintiff being responsible for arranging the conference call.
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If mediation is unsuccessful, a trial scheduling conference will be held by telephone.
10. If mediation is unsuccessful, a telephonic trial scheduling conference will be held on at a.m. shall make the arrangements for the conference call.
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The attorney is responsible for initiating the call for the final pretrial conference.
5. The final pretrial conference date is set for at a.m. Attorney will be responsible for initiating the call.
Page 12 | 303.02 Final Pretrial Order
If mediation is successful, the parties must notify the Court before the scheduling conference.
11. If mediation is successful, the parties will notify the Court in advance of the scheduling conference
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A party who changes address while the case is pending must notify the Clerk of Courts.
If either party has a change of address during the pendency of their case, they must notify the office of the Clerk of Courts.
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Parties should check their trial status at least 2 days before trial because an adjournment notice may not arrive in time.
Always check the status of your trial at least 2 days before the trial date. Sometimes, if the trial is adjourned, the notice may not get to the parties in time.
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Documents not being filed but intended for the Court’s reference or other purposes may be faxed at the discretion of the Judge or Clerk.
207.7 Documents that are not to be filed, but are to be used by the Court for reference or other purposes may be transmitted by facsimile transmission at the discretion of the Judge or Clerk.
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Pro se parties may submit written correspondence, which the Clerk will scan and file.
Pro se parties may submit written correspondence which will be scanned and filed by the clerk.
Page 5 | 207.8 E-mail Communication with the court
A party may request a completed set of jury questionnaires from the Clerk of Circuit Courts, which will be sent three weeks before trial at the requesting party’s expense.
The Clerk of Circuit Courts will send you a completed set of the Jury Questionnaires for your panel three weeks prior to trial at your request and at your expense.
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Civil commitment hearings are scheduled through the Register in Probate office.
804.04 Civil commitment hearings are scheduled through the Register in Probate office.
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Adoption hearings are scheduled through the Register in Probate office.
804.05 Adoption hearings are scheduled through the Register in Probate office.
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