Eau Claire County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Unless good cause be shown, or otherwise required by statute, a party moving that any judicial proceeding be closed to the public must notify the court and the media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours before the time set to hear the motion.

Unless good cause be shown, or otherwise required by statute, a party moving that any judicial proceeding be closed to the public must notify the court and the media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours before the time set to hear the motion.

CRITICAL

Contact

Email to clerk

The office must be informed by email when a temporary physical custody/72-hour hold hearing is requested.

An email to the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court is required informing the office a temporary physical custody/72 hour hold hearing is requested.

CRITICAL

Contact

Email to clerk

A telephone or video appearance must be requested in writing or by email and submitted to the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court office at least 72 hours before the hearing.

Telephone or video conference appearances must be requested in writing or through email and submitted to the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court office no less than 72 hours in advance of the hearing.

CRITICAL

Contact the Court Official’s judicial assistant to request a hearing for a garnishment or replevin.

The Court Official’s judicial assistant shall be contacted to request a court hearing for garnishments and replevins.

WARNING

Contact

Email

Parties may email the court only when specifically invited and on the court's terms; all parties must receive a copy simultaneously with delivery to the court.

211.02.1 Parties may not communicate with the court by electronic mail unless specifically invited by the court, on such terms as the court prescribes, and then only if all parties receive a copy of the message simultaneously with delivery of the message to the court.

WARNING

Attorneys may appear by telephone, but must schedule the appearance through the Register in Probate.

Attorneys may appear telephonically but must schedule through the Register in Probate.

WARNING

A facsimile transmission to a judge or court commissioner is allowed only with express permission.

211.01.1 Facsimile transmissions to the judiciary shall be by express permission only.

WARNING

For a related circuit-court case, notify the Register in Probate so the same judge may be assigned to both matters.

For any related case in the circuit court, notify the Register in Probate so the same judge may be assigned to both matters.

WARNING

The judiciary will not accept or forward filings intended for the Clerk of Circuit Court.

211.01.3 The judiciary will not accept or forward to the Clerk's office, any filings intended for the Clerk of Circuit Court.

WARNING

A deviation from the judiciary fax rules requires the judge's express consent and good cause.

211.01.5 Any deviation from this rule will only be permitted upon receipt of express consent of the judge and only upon good cause shown.

WARNING

A guardian ad litem may be appointed by stipulation or after a motion hearing, but not on a party’s ex parte application unless cause is shown.

502.01 A guardian ad litem may be appointed by stipulation or following a motion hearing. No guardian ad litem shall be appointed upon ex parte application of a party, unless cause is shown.

WARNING

A fax to the judiciary must be sent to the particular judicial official's fax number, not to the Clerk of Circuit Court.

211.01.2 Fax transmissions to the judiciary shall be directed to the particular judicial official's fax number. The Clerk of Circuit Court will not accept faxes directed to the judiciary.

INFO

When in doubt about the procedure, ask the Intake Judge.

When in doubt, ask the Intake Judge