Crawford County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Affidavit of default or summary judgment

A copy of the note and mortgage must be attached to the affidavit of default or the affidavit supporting summary judgment.

A copy of the note and mortgage must be attached to affidavit of default or in support of summary judgment.

Applies to

Pleading or affidavit of default or summary judgment

Pleadings and the specified affidavits must state the factual basis for applying the relevant Wisconsin statute and identify the applicable section.

Pleadings and affidavits of default or support of summary judgment must clearly set forth the factual basis for the application of Sec. 846.101, 846.102 or 846.103 Wis. Stats. and set forth which statute section applies.

Applies to

Affidavit

Any additions to principal must be fully supported by an appropriate affidavit.

Any additions to principal must be fully supported by proof of appropriate affidavit.

Applies to

Written answer

If the defendant files a written answer in a small claims case, it must be sufficiently detailed to inform the plaintiff of the nature of the dispute.

The defendant must appear or file a written answer which is sufficiently detailed to inform the plaintiff as to the nature of the dispute.

Applies to

Affidavit of default or summary judgment

Affidavits of default or in support of summary judgment must state the default period and amount, plus all amounts due on the hearing date.

Affidavits of default or in support of summary judgment must clearly set forth period of default, amount of default and full amount of interest, principal, late charges, etc. due on hearing date.

Applies to

Jury duty excusal request

A juror requesting excuse for a medical reason must provide a doctor's letter in addition to the written request.

If a juror is asking to be excused for a medical reason, a letter from a doctor is required in addition to their written request to be excused.

Applies to

Guardian ad litem fee approval

When seeking approval of a bill, a family-case guardian ad litem must submit an order for the Judge's signature addressing responsibility for fees and ensure that payment responsibility is addressed no later than the final hearing.

When the guardian ad litem in a family case petitions the court for approval of his/her bill, in addition to providing the necessary information regarding the number of hours and the types of activities, the guardian ad litem shall also submit an order in Word format for the Judge's signature providing for responsibility for the payment of the fees. It shall be the obligation of the guardian ad litem to ensure that the issue of responsibility for payment is addressed at or prior to the final hearing.

Applies to

Order adopting rules

Orders adopting rules must specify an effective date.

104 Orders adopting rules shall specify an effective date.

Applies to

Motion

A motion may not be filed unless it shows a hearing date and time obtained from the court.

No motion shall be filed without a date and time shown for hearing obtained from the court.

Applies to

Jury duty excusal request

Requests to be excused from jury duty must be submitted in writing and forwarded to the Clerk of Court or Judge for a decision.

All requests to be excused from jury duty must be submitted in writing and forwarded to the Clerk of Court or to the Judge for approval or denial of the request.