Judge Daniel S. Diehn

Applies to

Pleadings and papers

Must include

case number

Pleadings and papers filed in an action must include the assigned case number in the caption.

Applies to

Opposing party factual propositions

An opposing party may present additional undisputed material factual propositions by stipulation, proposed findings, or a combination of both.

Applies to

Opposing party factual propositions

An opposing party presenting additional factual propositions must comply with the requirements in section I.B.

Deadline

48 hours

The written response to a request for access to court records is due within 48 hours of the request.

Deadline

2 business days

Trial briefs must be filed at least two business days before trial or by the scheduling-order date, whichever is easier.

A jury-trial demand in a traffic case must be filed within ten days after the initial pretrial date to be honored.

Applies to

Trial brief

Trial briefs furnished to the Court must also be provided to opposing counsel.

Applies to

Motion papers

Motion papers must be filed with the Clerk before service on opposing parties; Rule 41 supersedes this procedure in criminal practice.

Applies to

Summary judgment motion

A summary judgment motion in the required form must be served and filed together with a supporting brief.

The Court must schedule a hearing on every extension request and, for a request filed in the final 30 days, must try to schedule it before termination; if that cannot be done, the Court will grant a temporary 30-day extension.

An extension takes effect when the existing order terminates, regardless of the hearing date; if the order was temporarily extended, the extension takes effect when that temporary extension ends.

Continuance motions must follow Wis. Stat. § 802.10, though the Court may waive hearing time limits for adequate reason.