Burnett County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Pleadings and other papers must be e-filed; where e-filing is unavailable or a party is not subject to e-filing requirements, documents may be fax-filed if the stated fee and page-limit conditions are met and the court incurs no additional charge.

The filing of pleadings and other papers with the court shall be made by e-filing them. For cases that do not permit e-filing or for parties not subject to e-filing requirements, documents may be filed by facsimile transmitted to the courts shall be accepted for filing only if: (a) no filing fee is required, unless such fee has already been paid; (b) the document does not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, excluding cover sheet, unless prior approval has been granted by the Judge; and (c) no additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

A party submitting a document by fax must send the original transmission only to the clerk's fax number and need not also fax it to the judge or court commissioner.

A party submitting a document shall make the original transmission through the clerk of circuit court facsimile at (715) 349-7659 only, and is not required to also transmit to the judge or court commissioner facsimile.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document requiring original signature

Documents requiring original signatures may be faxed only to show the court that they are complete, and the original must still be filed.

Documents requiring original signatures may be faxed only for the purpose of showing the court the document is complete; the original must be filed with the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Facsimile documents relayed to the court through a non-court entity are accepted only if they are on plain paper and do not require a filing fee or an additional court charge.

Facsimile documents transmitted to a non-court agency, party or company for reception and transmittal to the court shall be accepted for filing only if: (a) they are on plain-paper; (b) no filing fee is required; (c) no additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document;

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

No additional copies of facsimile papers may be sent.

No additional copies may be sent.

WARNING

Applies to

Recommendation

Recommendations should be filed with the district attorney or electronically.

Recommendations should be filed with the district attorney or electronically.

WARNING

Social workers should file documents with the district attorneys' office or through electronic filing.

Social workers should file the documents either with the district attorneys' office or through electronic filings.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

The court may authorize in advance the filing of a nonconforming document if good cause is shown and the filing conforms to Wis. Stat. § 801.16.

The court may authorize, in advance, the filing of particular documents in a case that do not conform to these rules, if good cause is shown and they are in conformance with Wis. Stat. § 801.16.

INFO

Applies to

Reference document

Documents intended for court reference or another non-filing purpose may be faxed at the discretion of specified court personnel.

Documents that are not to be filed but are to be used by the court for reference or other purpose may be transmitted by facsimile transmission at the discretion of the judge, court commissioner, judicial assistant or clerk.