Juneau County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt, except transmissions completed after 4:30 p.m. are considered filed the next business day; the faxed papers are the official record and may not be substituted.

Papers filed by facsimile transmissions completed after regular business hours of the clerk of circuit court's office are considered filed the next business day. The regular business hours of the Juneau County Circuit Court are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. e. Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt by the clerk of circuit court and are the official record of the court and may not be substituted.

WARNING

The transmitting party is responsible for timely, complete receipt, and the court, judge, or clerk is not responsible for transmission failures or fax-machine outages.

01-02 The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt. The circuit court, judge or clerk is not responsible for: a. Errors or failures in transmission that result in missing or illegible documents. b. Periods when a circuit court facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 hours

The written answer must be received and filed with the Clerk at least two hours before the return date and time for a defendant to answer without appearing.

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.

CRITICAL

Any answer in writing must be filed with the Court and served on plaintiff or plaintiff 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

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.

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.