Iron County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Facsimile papers transmitted after regular court hours are considered filed on the next business day; regular court hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Filing Date: Papers filed by facsimile transmissions after regular business hours shall be considered filed on the next business day. The regular court hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WARNING

The sender is responsible for timely, complete receipt and transmission risks, and the judge and clerk are not responsible for transmission errors, missing or illegible documents, or facsimile-machine outages.

Responsibility for Transmission: The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt and assumes any risks inherent in such transmission. The Circuit Court Judge or Clerk is not responsible for either any errors or failures in transmission that result in missing or illegible documents nor for periods when the circuit court facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.

CRITICAL

The plaintiff must complete the directed service within 30 days of the Clerk’s notice or the action will be dismissed for failure of service.

In such cases, the Clerk shall advise the plaintiff of the failure of service and direct plaintiff to obtain personal service of service by publication within 30 days of the date of the notice or have the action dismissed for failure of service.

CRITICAL

The certificate of divorce or annulment must be provided to the court at the time of divorce.

The party to whom a judgment of divorce is granted shall provide to the court at the time of divorce an original certificate of divorce or annulment.

WARNING

A plaintiff whose action was dismissed with prejudice for failure to appear may petition within 30 days for permission to commence a new action by paying the filing fee, unless the fee is waived by statute.

7.10 Relief from Dismissal with Prejudice: A plaintiff whose action was dismissed with prejudice for failure to appear may, within 30 days from the dismissal, petition the court for allowance to commence a new action upon the payment of the filing fee, unless the fee is waived as permitted by statute.

WARNING

A defendant may petition within 30 days of a default judgment to reopen it and permit trial by showing cause and a meritorious defense.

7.12 Relief from Default: A defendant who has a default judgment entered against them may, within 30 days of such judgment, petition the court to reopen the judgment and permit trial, by showing cause and a meritorious defense to the action.

WARNING

A plaintiff whose action was dismissed without prejudice for failure to appear may file a petition to reopen the matter within 30 days from dismissal, showing good cause.

7.11 Relief from Dismissal Without Prejudice: A plaintiff whose action was dismissed without prejudice for failure to appear may, within 30 days from the dismissal, file a petition to re-open the matter for good cause shown.