Milwaukee County Circuit Court Document Format Requirements

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State report of adoption form

The State Report of Adoption Form must use black ink, contain no whiteouts, cross-outs, or erasures, and have page 1 Sections I through IV completed completely.

State Report of Adoption Form. Use black ink only. No whiteouts, cross outs or erasures. Fill out page 1 (Sections I, II, III and IV) completely.

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The Chapter 128 filing package requires a signed original and one copy of the petition and affidavit, three copies of the order, and two stamped envelopes addressed to the proposed trustee and the debtor or debtor's attorney.

4. Number of copies required for filing: a. The signed original and one copy of the Petition to Amortize Debts. b. The signed original and one copy of the Affidavit of Debts. c. Three copies of the Order Appointing Trustee and Enjoining Creditors. d. Two stamped envelopes, one addressed to the proposed trustee and one addressed to the debtor or the debtor’s attorney.

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Civil cases

The required foreclosure mediation forms attached to the summons and complaint must be printed on pink paper.

the plaintiff shall attach to the summons and complaint served upon the mortgagor(s) the following forms printed on pink paper

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A postconviction motion and any accompanying brief must comply with Rule 1.10 regarding format.

The motion, including any accompanying brief, shall not exceed 20 double-spaced pages in length and shall comply with Rule 1.10 regarding format.

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Letters, pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits, and other documents must conform to the filing-format rule or they will not be filed.

A. Letters, pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits and other documents shall conform to the provisions of this rule; if not, the document shall not be filed.

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Documents must be printed on 8½-by-11-inch paper; oversized exhibits must be folded to 8½-by-11 inches or smaller.

1. be printed on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper; exhibits exceeding those dimensions may be filed, but only if the paper is folded so as to reduce the size of the document to 8 1/2 by 11 inches or smaller;

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Documents must be paginated at the bottom center of every page except the first page.

4. be paginated at the bottom center of each page except for the first page of the document;

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A document signed by an attorney must state that attorney’s State Bar Identification Number.

7. if signed by an attorney, state the attorney’s State Bar Identification Number.

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Documents must receive a standard two-hole punch at the head, with holes 2¾ inches apart center to center and at least 9/32 inch in diameter.

8. be hole-punched at the head of the document with a standard two-hole punch, for efficient maintenance and preparation of the court record; the holes shall be set apart 2 3/4 inches center to center and have a diameter of no less than 9/32 inch;

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Documents exceeding one page must be stapled or bound at the top-left corner, without a binding that prevents opening after court-file binding.

9. if consisting of more than one page, be stapled or otherwise bound at the top left- hand corner of the document; documents shall not be bound in such a way as to prevent them from being opened when they are bound to the court file through the holes punched at the head of the document;

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All motions must comply with the format requirements of Rule 1.10.

B. All motions shall comply with the format requirements of Rule 1.10.

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Unless the rules or the court specify otherwise, a party filing a document must supply the signed original and three copies.

Whenever these rules call for the filing of a document with the court, the party making the filing shall supply the signed original and 3 copies, unless otherwise specified in these rules or ordered or directed by the court.

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A reconciliation-suspension stipulation must be presented with five copies and postage-prepaid return envelopes.

Stipulations for suspension of proceedings to effect reconciliation, together with five copies and return envelopes with postage affixed, shall be presented for approval to the judge to whom the case is assigned.

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The original state-issued Certificate of Divorce or Annulment must be completed in black ink, and no information may be erased, crossed out, or covered with correcting fluid or tape.

4. The original, state-issued Certificate of Divorce or Annulment form prescribed by the State of Wisconsin Vital Records Section (the state-issued form is available in Courthouse Room 411) completed in black ink. No information on the form shall be erased or crossed out or covered with correcting fluid or tape.

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Applies to

Discovery motion

A discovery motion must be made in writing and filed in person by the defendant or the defendant's attorney within 30 days after initial appearance.

2. A motion for discovery shall be made in writing and filed in person by the defendant or by an attorney with the court within thirty (30) days of initial appearance.

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The affidavit-of-mailing form must not be modified, although additional materials may be submitted with it.

This form shall not be modified. It may be supplemented with additional materials.

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Civil cases

The required Eviction Diversion Initiative Information Sheet attached to the summons and complaint must be printed on yellow paper.

IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED that, until further notice, in all residential eviction actions filed after the effective date of this directive, the plaintiff shall attach to the summons and complaint served upon the defendant(s) the following form printed on yellow paper: 1. Eviction Diversion Initiative Information Sheet

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An original document for filing must not be stapled or otherwise bound except by an easily removable method, while copies may be bound as the filer decides.

The original document for filing shall not be stapled or otherwise bound, except by an easily removable method, such as a paper clip or a binder clip, in order to facilitate scanning into the CCAP Case Management application. Copies may be stapled or otherwise bound as the filer decides.

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References to published Wisconsin appellate-court decisions must include the Callaghan reporter citation, Wis. 2d.

5. when referring to published decisions of Wisconsin appellate courts, include the Callaghan reporter citation (Wis. 2d);

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The signer’s email address must be prominently stated unless the signer has no email address.

6. prominently state the electronic mail address of the person signing the document, unless the person does not have an electronic mail address;

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Postconviction motions and briefs must use at least 12-point type in the body and at least 10-point type for quoted footnotes.

All submissions (motions and briefs) must use a minimum of at least 12-point font size in the body and at least a 10-point font size for quotes footnotes.

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Format

PAPER

The Affidavit Regarding Fees and Expenses Due from Milwaukee County is available only as a self-copying paper form from the Probate Office.

Affidavit Regarding Fees and Expenses Due from Milwaukee County Available only as self-copying paper form in Probate Office (Courthouse Rm. 207)

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PAPER

The Affidavit Regarding Fees (Watts Reviews) is available only as a self-copying paper form from the Probate Office.

Affidavit Regarding Fees (Watts Reviews) Available only as self-copying paper form in Probate Office (Courthouse Rm. 207)

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IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED that, until further notice, in all residential eviction actions filed after the effective date of this directive, the plaintiff shall attach to the summons and complaint served upon the defendant(s) the following form printed on yellow paper:

Summary: Effective June 15, 2023, and until further notice, the Eviction Diversion Initiative Information Sheet attached to served summonses and complaints in post-effective-date residential eviction actions must be printed on yellow paper.

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Civil cases

IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED that, until further notice, in all residential eviction actions filed after the effective date of this directive, the plaintiff shall attach to the summons and complaint served upon the defendant(s) the following form printed on yellow paper:

Summary: The required Eviction Diversion Initiative Information Sheet must be printed on yellow paper.

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Civil cases

IT IS HEREBY DIRECTED that, until further notice, in all residential eviction actions filed after the effective date of this directive, the plaintiff shall attach to the summons and complaint served upon the defendant(s) the following form printed on white paper; the yellow colored paper is no longer required.

Summary: The required residential-eviction-diversion form must be printed on white paper; yellow paper is no longer accepted.

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Margins

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All submissions (motion and briefs) must use at least a 12-point font size in the body and at least a 10-point font size for block quotations and footnotes and must have at least a one inch margin on all sides.

Summary: All postconviction motions and briefs must use at least 12-point type in the body, at least 10-point type for block quotations and footnotes, and margins of at least one inch on every side.

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3. be double-spaced;

Summary: All documents submitted for filing must be double-spaced.

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After you have mailed the summons and complaint, or other document, you must complete the information to the right.

Summary: The affidavit-of-mailing information must be completed after the summons, complaint, or other document has been mailed.

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STOP! Take this document to a Notary Public BEFORE you sign it.

Summary: The affidavit must be taken to a notary before it is signed.

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After you have been sworn by a Notary Public, sign and print your name and date the document in front of the Notary Public.

Summary: After being sworn, the affiant must sign, print their name, and date the affidavit in the notary's presence.

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Have the Notary Public sign, date, and seal the document.

Summary: The notary must sign, date, and seal the affidavit.