Lincoln County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Fax transmissions completed after office hours are considered filed that day if filed by 11:59 PM; regular office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

d) Papers filed by facsimile transmissions completed after regular business hours of the office are considered same day filing if filed by 11:59 PM. The regular business hours for purposes of this rule are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

CRITICAL

A fax document is considered filed when the appropriate clerk receives it and becomes the court’s official record, which may not be substituted.

e) Facsimile documents are considered filed upon receipt by the Clerk of Court or Register in Probate/Juvenile Clerk and are the official record of the court and may not be substituted.

WARNING

The sender is responsible for ensuring a facsimile document is received timely and completely; the court clerks are not responsible for transmission errors or fax-machine outages.

The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt. The Clerk of Court/Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court is not responsible for: a) Errors of 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

The attorney must withdraw within 30 days of case closure or conclusion of related litigation and, in the listed cases, also withdraw after entry of the applicable specified agreement or decree unless expressly ordered otherwise.

The attorney shall withdraw by filing a Motion with a proper Proposed Order within 30 days of the closure of the case or when litigation relating to the issue for which counsel was appointed has concluded. In a criminal case, children’s court case, or juvenile case, absent express order, the attorney shall also withdraw pursuant to this rule after entry of any Deferred Entry of Judgment Agreement, Deferred Prosecution Agreement, or Consent Decree as applicable.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Remote appearance requests must be made at least three business days before any hearing using Circuit Court Form GF-306.

Remote appearance requests shall be made at least 3 business days in advance of any hearing and on Circuit Court Form GF-306 Request to Appear Remotely.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 calendar days

The Order to Produce must be filed no later than three calendar days before the hearing date.

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

The itemized bill and proposed order must be submitted to the Clerk of Court by the 15th of each month for services rendered the prior month.

In order for any attorney who has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem to receive payment for their services from Lincoln County, they must submit an itemized bill together with a proper Proposed Order for Payment to the Clerk of Court, no later than the 15th of each month for services rendered the month prior.

CRITICAL

The Guardian ad Litem attorney must submit the status report or correspondence within 90 days of the later of the required deposit or signed appointment order, unless the Court approves an extension.

An attorney appointed to serve as Guardian ad Litem shall submit a report and recommendation, or correspondence as to case status to the Court, and shall provide copies to the parties, or their legal counsel if represented, within ninety (90) days of the required deposit made by the parties and/or a signed Order Appointing a Guardian ad Litem, whichever happens last, unless an extension is approved by the Court.

CRITICAL

Deadline

14 calendar days

Draft jury instructions and the verdict must be submitted to the Court and opposing party 14 calendar days before the jury trial.

Those documents are to be submitted to the Court and opposing party fourteen (14) calendar days before the jury trial.

CRITICAL

The itemized bill and proposed order must be submitted no later than the 15th of each month for services rendered the prior month.

In order for any attorney who has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem or attorney appointed by the Lincoln County Circuit Court to receive payment for their services from Lincoln County, they must submit an itemized bill together with a proper Proposed Order for Payment to the Clerk of Court/Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court (depending on who appointed them), no later than the 15th of each month for services rendered the month prior.

CRITICAL

A party may object to remote interpretation by filing a written objection by the earlier of 20 days after notice of hearing or 10 days before the hearing.

A party in any civil proceeding may object to an interpreter appearing and acting by remote audiovisual means by filing a written objection within 20 days of the notice of hearing or 10 days of the hearing, whichever is sooner.

CRITICAL

For an ongoing appointment, the annual billing statement and proposed order are due no later than January 15 for prior-year services.

When an appointment is ongoing, the attorney must submit an up-to-date itemized billing statement together with the proper Proposed Order for Payment no later than January 15th of each year for services rendered in the previous calendar year.

WARNING

Deadline

21 calendar days

In an eviction action, the plaintiff may file an amended summons and complaint for monetary damages within 21 calendar days after the eviction judgment.

In eviction actions, the plaintiff may file an amended summons and complaint for monetary damages within 21 calendar days of the date of judgment granting the eviction.