Lafayette County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Persons with court clearance who work with vault files must check in with Register in Probate or Clerk of Courts staff before entering either office's vault.

Persons with court clearance will be allowed in the vaults to work with files, but must check in with the Register In Probate or Clerk of Courts staff prior to entering either office's vault.

CRITICAL

Persons seeking access to the Circuit Court Chambers must contact Clerk of Circuit Court staff or the Court Security Officer, who must remain with them and re-lock the Chambers after access.

Persons seeking access to the Circuit Court Chambers shall contact the Clerk of Circuit Court office staff or the Court Security Officer for access to the Court Chambers. Access shall be for purposes such as filing papers in the Register in Probate's office or using files in the probate vault. The Clerk of Circuit Court staff person or the Court Security Officer shall remain with the person(s) until their purpose for access is completed and shall then re-lock the Court Chambers.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to clerk

A court clerk must participate in telephonic conference calls used by the court and counsel in civil or criminal actions to take minutes and calendar matters.

In any action, civil or criminal, where the court and counsel are handling a matter by use of a telephonic conference call, a clerk of court shall be included in the conference call to perform her duties in taking minutes of the proceeding and calendaring matters.

CRITICAL

The referring agency must make a reasonable, articulable decision to hold the person before contacting intake.

Intake shall not be contacted until the referring agency has made a reasonable, articulable decision that a person should be held.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

A nonresident defendant covered by sec. 799.22(4)(am) may answer by telephone call to the Clerk's office.

If the defendant is a non?resident under sec. 799.22(4)(am), Stats., then the defendant shall be permitted to join issue by answering by telephone call to the office of the Lafayette County Clerk of Circuit Court at least 2 working days prior to the return date set out in the Small Claims Summons and/or Complaint.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

A nonresident defendant may answer by telephone call to the Clerk's office at least two working days before the return date.

If the defendant in a small claims action is a non?resident, the defendant shall permitted to join issue in any of the actions specified in sec. 799.01, Stats., without appearing on the return date by answering, either by mail or by telephone call to the office of the Lafayette County Clerk of Circuit Court at least 2 working days prior to the return date set out in the Small Claims Summons and/or Complaint.

WARNING

Counsel who need time to speak with a client must inform the court and opposing counsel and request that the case be moved to the bottom of the calendar.

Should counsel require time to speak with their clients before proceeding when their matter is called, they shall so inform the court and opposing counsel and request their case be set to the bottom of the calendar to allow them that opportunity.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Phone

1-608-776-4811

Attorneys and others doing business with the Register in Probate must call the office first to arrange a time or confirm the Register will be present.

attorneys or others having business with the Register in Probate office are to first call the Register in Probate office [1-608-776-4811] to set a time at which that business can be conducted or to be certain that the Register in Probate will be personally present at the time they wish to conduct their business.

WARNING

Whether represented or not, the parties must contact the Clerk of Circuit Court to schedule a hearing for review of the mediation agreement.

the Lafayette County Family Court Commissioner shall instruct the parties, whether they are represented by attorneys or not, that they must contact the Clerk of Circuit Court to schedule a hearing before the circuit court

WARNING

Juvenile intake must be contacted to determine the secure custody placement location and complete the temporary physical custody request order.

Juvenile intake shall be contacted to determine the secure custody placement location and complete the temporary physical custody request order.

WARNING

A party requesting telephone or audio-visual proceedings must arrange them after consulting other counsel, the court, and unrepresented parties.

508 Telephone and audio-visual proceedings may be had in the Lafayette County Circuit Court pursuant to sec. 807.13, Stats., (1988 as amended). The party requesting such proceedings shall arrange them after consultation with other counsel, the court and non- represented parties in the action.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

A caller requesting file information must obtain it during the call or, if it is not immediately available, arrange a mutually agreeable time to call the clerk back.

If the request is made by telephone, the requesting party or party's attorney shall obtain the requested information in that telephone call, or if it's not immediately available, arrange with the clerk for a mutually agreeable time to return a call to the clerk to obtain the information.

INFO

The juvenile court clerk must provide the appropriate records-request forms upon request.

The juvenile court clerk shall make available upon request the appropriate forms (such as JD-1738) for requesting such information.