Brown County Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A fax transmission completed after the clerk’s regular business hours is considered filed the next business day.

Papers filed by facsimile transmission completed after regular business hours of the clerk of circuit court’s office are considered filed the next business day.

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Fax papers are filed upon the clerk’s receipt, become the official court record, and may not be substituted.

Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt by the clerk of circuit court and are the official record of the court and may not be substituted.

WARNING

The sender is responsible for timely, complete fax receipt, including transmission errors and machine outages.

The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt. The assigned judge, court commissioner, or clerk is not responsible for errors or failure in transmission that result in missing or illegible documents or periods when a circuit court facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.

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

Any motions to compel discovery shall be filed within ten days of the latter date.

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The recipient of a criminal discovery demand or motion must comply or object in writing within seven days thereafter.

All such demands or motions shall be complied with or objected to, in writing, within seven days thereafter.

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Motions, supporting documents, and briefs must be filed at least 20 days before the hearing unless another rule or court order provides otherwise.

Motions, supporting documents, and briefs shall be filed at least 20 days before the hearing date unless provided otherwise by these rules or order of the court.

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Either party may seek review of the family court commissioner’s certification within ten days after certification.

Within ten days of the family court commissioner’s certification, either party may seek a review of it.

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For felony trials, the court must be notified by the final conference or noon on the preceding Thursday, whichever comes first, whether the case will be tried.

The court shall be notified by the final conference or by noon of the Thursday prior to trial, whichever occurs first, whether the case will be tried.

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Proposed jury instructions, verdicts, and applicable law must be filed by the Thursday before trial.

The proposed instructions, verdicts, and applicable law shall be filed with the court no later than the Thursday before trial.

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The guardian ad litem must submit a final fee statement and payment order within 60 days of the final written order, unless a de novo hearing was requested.

The guardian ad litem shall submit a final statement of fees and an Order for Payment within 60 days of the final written order, unless a de novo hearing has been requested, to the Court Official who presided over the final hearing.

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For a misdemeanor or traffic trial, the court must be notified by noon on the preceding Thursday whether the case will be tried.

The court shall be notified by noon of the Thursday prior to trial whether the case will be tried.

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Summary-judgment motions may be filed within eight months after the summons and complaint are filed or by the scheduling-order deadline.

The parties may file motions for summary judgment within eight months of the filing of the summons and complaint or within the time set in the scheduling order.

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Criminal motions other than discovery motions must be filed and heard no later than seven days before trial.

All other motions (including suppression motions, motions in limine, and other §901.04, Wis. Stats., motions) shall be filed and heard no later than seven days prior to the time set for the trial.

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Absent extraordinary circumstances, a de novo hearing request must be filed within 20 days after the oral ruling or mailing of the written decision and heard within 60 days after filing.

Absent a show of extraordinary circumstances, all such requests for hearing: Require that a de novo request be heard within 60 days of being filed and must be filed 20 days after the oral ruling or “mailing” of the written decision.

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Summary-judgment briefs must be received at least ten days before the hearing.

All briefs must be received at least ten days before the hearing.