Manitowoc County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Rules

The rent and damages list must state the date the notice was mailed to the defendant or defendants.

The sender is solely responsible for ensuring timely, complete receipt of a fax filing, and the Clerk is not responsible for transmission errors, illegible or missing documents, or machine outages.

Subpoenas sent to the Manitowoc County Sheriff's department for service must include a photocopy of the State Public Defender's Order Appointing Counsel.

Facsimile filings exceeding 15 pages require prior approval from the assigned judge or court commissioner, and the sender must certify that approval was obtained.

For an adjournment sought more than 48 hours before a scheduled proceeding, the request must be written, state a specific reason, be copied to the other parties with their positions stated, and be directed to the presiding judge; a client copy is at the judge's discretion.

Time-stamped pleadings and other papers already in the court file, including stipulations and financial disclosure statements, must not be marked as exhibits.

Before releasing information requested by a juvenile, parent, guardian, or legal custodian under the cited statute, the clerk must review the file for potential imminent danger and, if concerned, refer the matter to the judge or prepare a version with the potentially dangerous information blocked out.

The Clerk charges $1.25 per page to send documents by fax, and payment must be made in advance in person by cash, check, credit card, or debit card.

The Clerk of Circuit Court fax machine can be reached at (920) 683-2733.