Barron County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

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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.

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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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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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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.

WARNING

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.

WARNING

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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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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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.

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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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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.

INFO

Civil commitment hearings are scheduled through the Register in Probate office.

804.04 Civil commitment hearings are scheduled through the Register in Probate office.

INFO

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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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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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.