Court Rules

Columbia County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Adjournment & Extension Requirements

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Requirements for requesting adjournments, extensions, and continuances.

CRITICAL

A reset request must be written, addressed to the official scheduled to hear the matter, state the reason and efforts to contact other parties and their positions, and be made no later than noon on the day before the hearing.

5.01: Requests for adiournment: A request to reset the date and time of a hearing must be in writing, and must be addressed to the court official before whom the hearing is scheduled. a. To be considered, the written request must include the reason for the request, the efforts made to contact other parties, and the other parties' position regarding reset. b. Reset requests made after Noon on the day preceding the hearing shall not be considered.

CRITICAL

Requests to reschedule and remote appearances are not permitted for initial appearances in traffic or civil ordinance cases.

Neither requests to reschedule nor remote appearances shall be permitted for the initial appearance in traffic/civil ordinance cases.

WARNING

The Court Commissioner may adjourn the eviction return date to give the plaintiff more time to file the required documents.

Alternatively, the Court Commissioner is authorized to adjourn the eviction return date to give the plaintiff an extension to file the required documents.

INFO

The court retains absolute discretion in appropriate circumstances regarding the requests described above.

5.03: The above is not intended to limit the absolute discretion of the court in appropriate circumstances.

Common questions about Columbia County Circuit Court, Wisconsin adjournment & extension requirements

How do I request an adjournment or extension in Columbia County Circuit Court, Wisconsin?

The request must include reason for request and adversary position. A reset request must be written, addressed to the official scheduled to hear the matter, state the reason and efforts to contact other parties and their positions, and be made no later than noon on the day before the hearing.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 9, section 5.01: Requests for adiournment

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