Clark County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Format Requirements
5 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Written answer
The written answer must use forms provided by the Clerk of Courts Office.
If the defendant has appeared and the matter is not resolved the defendant shall, within 10 calendar days, file a written answer on forms provided by the Clerk of Courts Office.
CRITICAL
WCJI instructions with alternative paragraphs or blanks must be submitted in final form.
WCJI instructions containing alternative paragraphs to be selected or blanks to be filled in must be submitted in final form.
WARNING
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.
Courtesy copies of documents provided to the judge or any other court office shall be clearly marked in the upper right corner with the word “COPY” or other similar identifying mark.
WARNING
Requests for Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions may identify the instructions by number only.
WCJI instructions may be requested by number only.
WARNING
The required statement in a generated notice must be in boldface type.
The party generating notices shall include the following statement in bold face type: “This matter has been scheduled for ____ hours _____ minutes. If any party believes more time is needed that party shall contact the judicial assistant to reschedule”
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
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Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
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