Brown County Circuit Court Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Plea and waiver of rights form

The defendant must complete and sign a plea and waiver of rights form before the change-of-plea hearing is called.

A plea and waiver of rights form must be completed and signed by the defendant prior to a change of plea hearing being called.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial disclosure of assets and liabilities and proposed property division

When property is contested, the parties must exchange the completed financial-disclosure and proposed-property-division form by the pretrial date and present it or its equivalent to the court at pretrial.

In every case where property is contested, the parties must exchange a completed FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND PROPOSED PROPERTY DIVISION form by the day of pretrial and present it or its equivalent to the court on the date of pretrial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Threat security incident report

Every threat or security incident must be recorded on the report form as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after the incident, with the original sent to the court security officer.

A record shall be made of all threats and security incidents on the threat/security incident report form. Such record shall be made contemporaneously with the event being recorded or as soon after as possible but in no event later than 48 hours after the incident. The original report shall be transmitted to the court security officer.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Educational program completion proof

Each party must complete the program within 60 days after service of the summons or, for a joint petition, filing, and provide proof of completion to the commissioner’s office or court.

Parties shall attend and complete the educational program within 60 days of service of the summons upon the respondent or within 60 days of filing in the case of a joint petition. The parties shall each provide proof of completion of the program to the family court commissioners’ office or the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

A motion to compel discovery must be accompanied by the required written conference statement and its specified details.

All motions to compel discovery pursuant to Chapter 804 Wis. Stats. must be accompanied by a statement in writing by the movant that after consultation with the opposing party and sincere attempts to resolve their differences, the parties are unable to reach an accord. Such statement shall recite the date, place, and name of all parties participating in such conference.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion

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

WARNING

Applies to

Educational program

Parties to divorce or legal-separation actions involving minor children must complete an educational program of no more than four hours about the effects of marital dissolution on a child.

All parties to actions for divorce or legal separation with children shall complete an educational program, not to exceed four hours in length, concerning the effects on a child of a marriage dissolution if there are minor children of the marriage.

WARNING

Applies to

Guardian ad litem deposit request

Must include

proposed order

For each subsequent 10 billable hours, the guardian ad litem must submit a written request, itemized invoice, and proposed order for an additional $500 deposit.

Thereafter, the guardian ad litem shall request an additional $500.00 deposit for each subsequent billable 10 hours of work performed by submitting a written request to the Court along with an itemized invoice reflecting services performed thus far and a proposed order.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

For a fax transmission over 15 pages, the transmitting party or attorney must certify that the judge or court commissioner approved it.

If the facsimile transmission exceeds 15 pages, the party or attorney shall certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner has approved the facsimile transmission.

WARNING

Applies to

Discovery motion

Discovery papers must specifically explain the information sought and the grounds for production or, for each denial, why the information is not discoverable; blanket work-product contentions are insufficient.

The person seeking discovery shall specifically state what information is sought and the reasons supporting the production. The person refusing to produce the information shall state why the information sought is not discoverable. Blanket contentions of work product are insufficient. Specific reasons must be stated for each denial of information.

WARNING

Applies to

Appendix

Pertinent material from documents, depositions, interrogatories, or admissions must be reproduced in the appendices, with the specific portions color lined.

Pertinent parts of documents, depositions, interrogatories, or admissions shall be reproduced and attached as part of the appendices. The specific parts sought to be utilized shall be color lined.

WARNING

Applies to

Pretrial statement

A statement of position regarding child support is required for the pretrial hearing.

Statement of position as to child support.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion for review

A motion for review must specify the relief sought and may not state it only in general terms.

The motion for review shall not be stated in general terms but shall set forth with specificity the relief sought.

WARNING

Applies to

Stay request

A de novo review request does not automatically stay the commissioner’s order; a further court stay order is required.

Request for de novo review does not necessarily stay the commissioner order without further court order for stay

WARNING

Applies to

De novo review request

A party seeking de novo review must have been present at the commissioner’s hearing.

Party seeking de novo review must have been present at the hearing

WARNING

Applies to

Presentence report

A self-represented defendant must review the presentence report at the courthouse as directed by the sentencing judge.

Pro se defendants must review their presentence reports in the courthouse as directed by the sentencing judge.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury instruction

Submitted special jury instructions must cite the applicable law.

Special instructions submitted must contain citations to the applicable law.

WARNING

Applies to

Filing to child support agency

The moving party must provide the Child Support Agency copies of the financial disclosure statement, any final stipulation, and the divorce findings, conclusions, and judgment.

The moving party shall provide the Brown County Child Support Agency with a copy of the financial disclosure statement, the final stipulation, if any, and the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment of Divorce.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion

Every motion must state the supporting statute or statutes.

All motions shall state the supporting statute(s).

WARNING

Applies to

Motion

Supporting affidavits and documents must be attached as appendices to the summary-judgment motion or briefs.

All supporting affidavits and documents shall be attached as appendices to the motion or briefs.

WARNING

Applies to

Motion

Every criminal motion must be supported by affidavits or other papers setting out its grounds with particularity.

All motions shall be supported by affidavits or other papers set with, with particularity, the grounds therefore.

WARNING

Applies to

Psychological evaluation

An order releasing a psychological evaluation, containing the specified restrictions, must be attached as its face sheet.

An order releasing such evaluation and containing the text of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above shall be attached as a face sheet to such evaluation.

WARNING

Applies to

Stipulation

All agreed facts must be provided to the court in writing before trial.

The court shall be informed of all agreed facts in writing prior to trial.

WARNING

Applies to

Judgment of foreclosure

The plaintiff must provide a final accounting and proposed distribution of surplus funds in foreclosure judgments and sale-confirmation orders.

In all Judgments of Foreclosure and Orders Confirming the Sale of Foreclosed Property, the Plaintiff shall provide a final accounting of all funds and a proposed distribution of any surplus funds.

WARNING

Applies to

Guardian ad litem deposit request

Must include

proposed order

After 20 billable hours if the matter remains unresolved, the guardian ad litem must submit a request, itemized invoice, and proposed order for each litigant to deposit an additional $500.

When twenty billable hours of service have been provided by the guardian ad litem, and the matter has not yet been resolved, the guardian ad litem shall be required to submit a request to the Court, along with an itemized invoice reflecting services performed thus far and a proposed order, requiring each litigant to deposit an additional $500.00 with the Clerk of Circuit Courts Office.