Juneau County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

If no stipulation is reached, a party may move for permission to serve additional orders to produce, and the motion must show why the relief is necessary.

If a stipulation cannot be reached, the party seeking to serve additional orders to produce may move the court for permission to serve additional orders to produce. The motion shall show the necessity for the relief requested.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Supplementary examination transcript

A certified independent court reporter’s transcript of the supplementary examination must be provided before a party or witness may be held in contempt, except that no transcript is needed when the person fails to appear and the commissioner certifies the failure.

No party or witness shall be held in contempt of court for any alleged violation of an order to appear at a supplementary hearing pursuant to Chapter 816 Wis. Stats. unless the court is provided with a transcript of the supplementary examination prepared by a certified independent court reporter, except that if the party or witness fails to appear, the court commissioner, before whom the supplementary proceeding is held, may certify to the circuit court of the party or witness's failure to appear. In this event, no transcript is necessary.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Affidavit and order of indigency

If both parties are indigent, an Affidavit and Order of Indigency must be filed with the Clerk of Circuit Court.

If the parties are both indigent, the Affidavit and Order of Indigency MUST BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Letter

A plaintiff need not appear on the return date but must send the Court a letter requesting default or an adjournment if the defendant neither answers nor appears.

Plaintiff appearance is not required on the return date, but the plaintiff must provide a letter to the Court requesting a default or an adjournment if the defendant does not provide an answer or appear in court on the return date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Written answer

A written answer must be filed with the Court and served on the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney before the return date.

Any answer in writing must be filed with the Court and served on plaintiff or plaintiff attorney before the return date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile transmission

A facsimile longer than 15 pages must certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner approved its transmission.

Facsimiles exceeding 15 pages in length must certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner has approved the facsimile transmission.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Judgment or order

The moving party or attorney must prepare judgments and orders for the judge’s signature and filing within 30 days after relief is granted.

All judgments and orders, shall be prepared by the moving party or Attorney, for the judge's signature and filing no later than 30 days after relief if granted.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Summons or notice

Specified summonses and notices must tell defendants they may answer without appearing on the return date and describe the permitted answer methods.

Any summons or notice under Section 799.05(6) or (7), Wi. Stats., or Section 799.12(6)@, Wi. Stats., shall contain notice to the defendant of the option to answer without appearance in court on the return date and the methods of answering permitted by this rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Written answer

A defendant may answer in writing by mail or delivery to the Clerk without appearing on the return date if the answer is received and filed at least two hours beforehand.

Any defendant may join issue without appearing on the return date by answering a complaint in writing by mail or by delivery to the Clerk of Courts if such answer is received and filed with the Clerk of Court no less that two hours prior to the return date and time.

WARNING

Applies to

Stipulation and proposed order

If a written stipulation is reached, the stipulation and a proposed order permitting the propounding of additional orders to produce should promptly be served on all other parties and filed with the court.

If a written stipulation is reached, the stipulation and a proposed order permitting the propounding of additional orders to produce should promptly be served on all other parties and filed with the court.