Brown County Circuit Court Filing Rules

A brief statement of facts and proposition of law relied on with citation of the authorities in support of the relief requested may be required.

A motion to compel criminal discovery must be filed within ten days after the response or objection deadline.

To seek a bench warrant or other sanction for a judgment debtor’s nonappearance, the moving party must personally serve the contempt-hearing petition and order concerning failure to file a financial disclosure statement.

The attorney filing a criminal motion must obtain a hearing date by contacting the court’s judicial assistant.

Any such attorney, guardian ad litem or unrepresented party shall be advised that the contents of such evaluation should not be disclosed to any person or persons other than a party to the case wherein the evaluation has been made.

Fax filings may be transmitted to the clerk at (920) 448-4156.

When each attorney has more than five exhibits, the exhibits must be listed and marked by the clerk before trial.

Fax documents may not exceed 15 pages excluding the cover sheet unless the assigned judge or court commissioner approves an exception.

A criminal trial continuance requires court approval and good cause; stipulated requests require named-party consent in writing or on the record, while non-stipulated requests require a motion and hearing.

The de novo review procedure does not apply to stipulations.

At least 60 days before the hearing, the summary-judgment motion and supporting documents must be filed with the clerk, a courtesy copy provided to the judge, and the papers served on opposing parties.

Do not send additional or duplicate copies of fax papers; subsequently received duplicates will be discarded.