Clark County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Rules

When an exception allowing another document to be fax-filed is granted, the filer must certify on the document’s first page that the judge or court commissioner approved fax transmission and state the approval date.

The fax sender is solely responsible for timely, complete receipt; the court, judge, and clerk are not responsible for fax-machine outages or transmission errors resulting in missing or illegible documents.

A party that effects service must file proof of service within 20 days after service is completed.

The Rules of Civil and Criminal procedure that permit the use of telephone or electronic means of communication in certain specified proceedings are adopted in full. Parties are encouraged to utilize the procedures in the manner specified by Sec. 807.13 and Sec. 967.08 Wisconsin Statutes. Where practical, the court and all interested parties shall be informed of a party’s intent to utilize such procedures at least 48 hours before the scheduled proceeding. Parties using these procedures shall be responsible for ensuring that all interested parties are available at the time of the scheduled proceeding and for all communication costs.

Fax-filed not-guilty pleas in the specified forfeiture matters are limited to one page and may be filed only by a pro se, non-represented person or entity, not an attorney.

A stipulated civil trial-continuance request requires the attorneys’ and named parties’ consent in writing or on the record and good cause.

If neither party agrees with the report, each must deposit half of the Home Study fee with the Clerk within 40 days after receiving the report.

Copies provided to the judge or another court office must be clearly marked in the upper-right corner with “COPY” or a similar identifying mark.

Presentence reports are confidential; a represented defendant may review the report only in counsel’s presence, and counsel must ensure that no one but the client reviews it.

A summary-judgment motion must be served and filed together with any permitted materials the movant elects to include.

Fax filing is permitted only for specified no-fee documents, must be kept to a minimum and used only when necessitated by time constraints or special circumstances, and cannot substitute for timely e-filing; other documents require a case-specific judicial exception.

Unless the court sets another briefing schedule, the response brief is due 30 days after the summary-judgment motion and the rebuttal brief is due 15 days after the response brief.

A courtesy copy of every motion document, excluding attachments and exhibits, must be provided to the judge.