Grant County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt by the Clerk of Courts and are the official record of the court and may not be substituted.

Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt by the Clerk of Courts and are the official record of the court and may not be substituted.

CRITICAL

The sender is responsible for timely, complete receipt, and a fax document is not filed if transmission errors or machine downtime prevent complete receipt.

The party transmitting the facsimile is solely responsible for ensuring the timely and complete receipt of the document. No document will be considered filed where: B. There are errors or material omissions that result from errors in transmission causing missing, incomplete or illegible documents, or; C. The document is not actually received because of periods when the facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.

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Fax papers are filed when transmitted, except transmissions after 4:30 p.m. or on weekends or holidays are deemed filed when the Clerk of Courts opens on the next business day.

Papers filed by facsimile transmission are considered filed when transmitted except that papers filed by facsimile transmission after 4:30 p.m., or on weekends or holidays, are deemed filed at the opening of the office of the Clerk of Courts on the next business day.

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A defendant seeking a hearing on a default-judgment motion must request it in writing within 15 days of the notice.

The notice shall provide that in the event defendant does not request a hearing from the court, in writing, on plaintiff’s motion within 15 days of the date of the notice, default judgment shall be entered.

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Defendants may join issue in any small claims action without appearing on the return date by submitting a written answer, copied to plaintiff and all other parties, provided such answer is received by the Clerk of Circuit Court of Grant County prior to the time set for the return date.

Defendants may join issue in any small claims action without appearing on the return date by submitting a written answer, copied to plaintiff and all other parties, provided such answer is received by the Clerk of Circuit Court of Grant County prior to the time set for the return date.

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After a probation revocation order, the original sentencing transcript must be filed with the court and a certified duplicate at the institution within 120 days of the order.

1009 Transcripts. In accordance with the Supreme Court 71.04(5)(a), when a prison sentence is imposed and stayed, the court reporter need not prepare the sentencing transcript until final imposition of sentence. Upon receipt by the Clerk of Court of the probation revocation order, the original transcript of the sentencing proceeding shall be filed with the court and a certified duplicate filed at the institution within 120 days from the date of the revocation order.

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Deadline

2 business days

Briefs in opposition to such motions must be filed with the assigned judge's clerk no later than 2 business days prior to the hearing of the motion.

Briefs in opposition to such motions must be filed with the assigned judge's clerk no later than 2 business days prior to the hearing of the motion.

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A motion seeking Circuit Court review of a Family Court Commissioner decision must be filed within 20 days after the written memorandum or order is signed.

A motion of any party for review by the Grant County Circuit Court of a decision of the Grant County Family Court Commissioner, shall be filed with the Grant County Circuit Court within twenty (20) days of the signing of any written memorandum or order by the Family Court Commissioner.

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Applies to

Guardian ad litem bill

Attorneys accepting guardian ad litem appointments must submit a bill to the court monthly.

Attorneys accepting guardian ad litem appointments shall submit a bill to the court on a monthly basis.

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The parenting plan must be filed no later than five days before the Scheduling Conference.

Where the petitioner, respondent or both know that legal custody or physical placement will be contested, both shall prepare, exchange with opposing party, and file in the Clerk of Court’s Office a parenting plan no later than five (5) days before the Scheduling Conference is held.

CRITICAL

Deadline

72 hours

A party seeking to close public proceedings to the news media must give written notice to the court and media coordinator at least 72 hours before the hearing, unless the judge finds good cause, and bears the burden of showing why the proceedings should be closed.

Unless good cause has been shown to the judge, a party moving that any judicial proceedings required by law to be public be closed to the news media must notify the court and the media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours prior to the time set to hear the motion. The purpose of this rule is to permit legal counsel to appear on behalf of the media and be heard. The burden shall be upon the moving party to show cause why the proceedings should not be public as required by statute. The media coordinator's name and mailing address can be secured from the Clerk of Circuit Court or the District Court Administrator.

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Applies to

Billing

Counsel must submit billing to the Clerk of Court or Register in Probate within 45 days of the final hearing, final order, or other disposition; late billing may not be paid or may receive reduced payment.

Counsel must submit their billing to the Clerk of Court or Register in Probate within 45 days of the final hearing, entry of the final order, or other disposition. If billings are not submitted within that time, they may not be paid or subject to reduced payment.

CRITICAL

Evidence of compliance must be provided to the Clerk no later than four months after the order.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each party provide the Clerk of Circuit Court with evidence of compliance with this order not later than four (4) months from the date hereof.

WARNING

The court may disregard briefs that are filed untimely.

Briefs filed in an untimely fashion may be disregarded by the court.