Lincoln County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court document

E-filing parties may not transmit documents to the Court by facsimile for filing.

403. E-filing parties are prohibited from transmitting documents by facsimile to the Court. The Clerk of Court/Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court will not accept documents for filing transmitted by facsimile from any e-filing party.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order to produce

An Order to Produce must be electronically filed for the judge’s signature no later than three calendar days before the hearing; filing at least seven calendar days beforehand is preferred.

The Order to Produce shall be electronically filed with the Court for signature by the Judge preferably a minimum of seven (7) calendar days before the hearing date, but not later than three (3) calendar days before the hearing date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Non-efiling parties must transmit fax filings directly to the appropriate clerk, using the listed fax number for the case type.

Lincoln County Rule #4: Facsimile Transmission of Documents to the Court (ONLY applicable to non-efiling parties) 404. Facsimile documents to be filed in a Lincoln County court case shall be transmitted directly to the Clerk of Court or Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court (dependent on the case type). Documents shall be accepted for filing only at 715-536-0361, for the Clerk of Court, and 715-539-2762, for the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court pursuant to the following provisions:

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Papers sent through a non-court fax machine for delivery to the clerk are accepted for filing only if the transmission complies with the court rule or is approved by the assigned judge or court commissioner and certified by the party or attorney.

If documents are transmitted to a plain-paper facsimile machine of a non-court agency, party or company for the receipt, transmittal and delivery to the Clerk of Court/Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court, papers are to be accepted for filing only if the transmission complies with the foregoing court rule or has been approved by the assigned Judge or Court Commissioner and certified by the party or attorney.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court document

For non-efiling parties, documents may not be submitted by email for filing in a Lincoln County case.

Lincoln County Rule #4: Facsimile Transmission of Documents to the Court (ONLY applicable to non-efiling parties) 402. Documents submitted via email for filing in a Lincoln County case are not permitted. The Clerk of Court/Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court will not accept documents for filing via email.

INFO

Applies to

Court reference document

Documents intended for court reference rather than filing may be transmitted by fax at the discretion of the judge or specified court clerks.

Documents that are not to be filed but are to be used by the Court for reference may be transmitted by facsimile transmission at the discretion of the Judge, Clerk of Court, Register in Probate, or Clerk of Juvenile Court.

INFO

For good cause, the assigned judge may authorize in advance the filing of particular documents that do not conform to these rules, provided they comply with Wis. Statute Sec. 801.16.

A judge assigned to a particular matter may authorize, in advance, the filing of particular documents in that case that do not conform to these rules if good cause is shown and they are conforming to Wis. Statute Sec. 801.16.