Marinette County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Format Requirements

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Pleadings under chapter 799 must be in writing unless the assigned judge specifically orders otherwise.

All pleadings under ch. 799, Wis. Stats., shall be in writing unless specifically ordered otherwise by the assigned judge.

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Applies to

Exhibits

Exhibits must be marked before any court hearing; counsel or parties must coordinate marking with the Clerk and be prepared to describe each exhibit when it is marked.

All exhibits must be marked prior to any court hearing. Counsel/parties maintain the responsibility to coordinate this marking with the Clerk of Courts and shall be prepared to provide a description of each exhibit to the Clerk at the time of marking.

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All plaintiffs and defendants in small claims matters must personally appear on the return date; telephone appearances are not permitted.

All plaintiffs and all defendants in small claims matters must personally appear on the return date. No party may appear by telephone.

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Participants must use reliable high-speed internet from a stable location, be seated, and not be walking, outside, or driving.

You must have a reliable high-speed Internet connection and you must attend the meeting from a stable location. That means you cannot be walking, you cannot be outside, you cannot be driving in a car, you must be seated and in a place with a reliable high-speed connection.

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When joining, participants must enter their first and last names in the box immediately below the Zoom Meeting ID.

When you logon to join the meeting you first enter the Zoom Meeting ID number, then YOU MUST ENTER YOUR FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME IN THE BOX IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE MEETING ID NUMBER.

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Participants must join the meeting using a computer, smartphone, or tablet with a microphone and camera.

You must access the meeting from a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet, that has both a microphone and a camera.

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The Zoom directions are mandatory, and the Court will not wait for or accommodate participants who cannot connect after failing to follow them.

These directions are MANDATORY. If you cannot get connected and you have not followed these directions the Court will not wait for you or accommodate you because we will not be able to. You may lose your chance to be at the hearing.

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An objection to dismissal must be made in writing to the assigned judge.

Objections to dismissal shall be made in writing to the assigned judge of the action to be dismissed.

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Participants must be in the Zoom call at least 10 minutes before their scheduled time or they will not be admitted.

YOU MUST BE IN THE ZOOM CALL AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED TIME. FAILURE TO BE IN AT THAT TIME AND YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE CALL.

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Participants who do not enter their full name will not be admitted to the waiting room.

IF YOU DO NOT ENTER YOUR FULL NAME IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE COURT TO KNOW WHO IS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE MEETING AND YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THE “WAITING ROOM”.

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All parties must wear professional business attire for the Zoom court appearance.

COURTROOM ATTIRE: ALL parties are required to maintain the dignity of the Court, the Court requires that all parties wear professional business attire so as not to lessen the dignity of the court.

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Requests to review court records involving a juvenile must be made in writing.

All requests for review of court records involving a juvenile shall be in writing.

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Requests for a Zoom video appearance must be in writing.

Any and all requests for Zoom video appearance must be: 1. in writing;

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Margins

top 1 in, bottom 1 in, left 1 in, right 1 in

Court papers must be clearly reproduced in black on white paper, use letter-size paper with one-inch margins, and use at least 12-point body text and 11-point text for quotes and footnotes.

All papers, pleadings, motions, briefs, etc. must conform to the following specifications: (a) Produced by duplicating or copying process that produces a clear, black image of the original on white paper. (b) Produced on 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper. (c) A one inch margin on the left side and a one inch margin on all other sides.(d) Minimum 12 point body text, 11 point for quotes and footnotes.

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Participants must appear by both audio and video.

You must appear by both AUDIO and VIDEO.

WARNING

When citing deposition testimony in court hearings or briefs, counsel must provide both the line and page number.

Counsel are to provide both line and page number when referring to any deposition testimony during court hearings and in any briefs submitted to the court.

WARNING

Participants should wait patiently to be called into the Zoom court and must not mute their own audio because the Court will do so.

Be patient in the waiting room as sometimes Court matters run longer than we expect but you will be called into the Court, by Zoom, as soon as possible. When you are called in the Court will acknowledge you and will then silence your audio ("Mute"), do not do that yourself the Court will do that when you are in the meeting.

WARNING

Both mediation forms must be reproduced on yellow paper.

Which shall both be reproduced on yellow paper.