Outagamie County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Pretrial motion hearings must be scheduled with the Small Claims Clerk and cannot coincide with the initial appearance, pretrial conference, or contested hearing.

Pretrial motion hearings must be scheduled with the Small Claims Clerk and may not be scheduled at the same time as the initial appearance, pretrial conference or contested hearing.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Juvenile Court Intake must request a physical custody hearing by calling the Outagamie County Court Commissioner.

A physical custody hearing is to be requested by Juvenile Court Intake by calling the Outagamie County Court Commissioner to request a hearing

CRITICAL

Communications to the Court must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the initial appearance.

Additionally any communications to the Court must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the initial appearance.

CRITICAL

Opposing counsel must be present when an attorney meets in person with a PSI report writer about a substantive issue.

3. For in-person communication: If an attorney contacts a writer of a PSI report regarding a substantive issue, opposing counsel must be present.

CRITICAL

Juvenile intake must be contacted to determine the secure-custody placement location and complete the temporary physical custody request order.

Juvenile intake shall be contacted to determine the secure custody placement location and complete the temporary physical custody request order.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to clerk

Telephone appearances at the initial appearance are not accepted, although an incarcerated defendant may be granted an exception and must notify the clerk of a reachable telephone number by 4:00 P.M. the preceding Wednesday.

Telephone appearances on the initial appearance date will not be accepted. Exceptions may be granted to defendants who are incarcerated at the time of the initial appearance. It is the responsibility of the incarcerated person to notify the clerk no later than 4:00 P.M. the Wednesday preceding the return date of the telephone number where the party may be reached at the date and time of their court appearance.

CRITICAL

If the parties agree to an adjournment, they must notify the Family Court Commissioner’s Office in writing or by telephone conference.

If agreed, the parties shall notify the Family Court Commissioner’s Office in writing or in telephone conference.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Opposing counsel must participate in a conference call when an attorney contacts a PSI report writer about a substantive issue.

2. For telephonic communications: If an attorney contacts a writer of a PSI report regarding a substantive issue, opposing counsel must participate in the conference call.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Requests for a same-day juvenile detention hearing must be made by 10:30 a.m. by calling the Court Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant and notifying the District Attorney and State Public Defender Office of the hearing date and time.

All requests for juvenile detention hearings needed that day must be made by 10:30 a.m. by calling the Court Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant and notifying the District Attorney and the State Public Defender Office of the date and time of the hearing.

WARNING

Persons seeking a payment plan are directed to contact the cashier at the Clerk of Court’s Office.

any type of payment plan are directed to contact the cashier at the Clerk of Court’s Office.

WARNING

The District Attorney must advise the presiding judge of a policy change under which the District Attorney or a deputy or assistant intends to carry a concealed weapon in a courthouse or courtroom.

The Outagamie County District Attorney shall advise the presiding judge in Outagamie County of any change in policy such that the District Attorney, Deputy District Attorney or any Assistant District Attorney intends to carry a concealed weapon in a courthouse or a courtroom.

WARNING

A judge changing position to carry a weapon, and any other assigned judicial officer intending to carry one, must advise the presiding judge; the latter notice must be given before service.

Any Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge shall advise the presiding judge in Outagamie County of any change in position such that the judge intends to carry a weapon in an Outagamie County courthouse as authorized by §175.60(16)(b)2. Any other Circuit Court Judge, reserve judge, or other judicial officer assigned to serve in an Outagamie County courthouse, shall advise the presiding judge of the intent to carry a concealed weapon in an Outagamie County courthouse prior to their service.

WARNING

Attorneys must notify the Court if they reach a negotiated settlement.

The attorneys are to notify the Court if they have reached a negotiated settlement in the case.

WARNING

Court-generated notices, orders, and communications will be directed only to counsel who filed the required notice or proceed under an applicable appointment.

Court-generated notices, orders or communication will be directed only to counsel who have filed such a notice or who proceed under Order of Appointment by the Court or Notice of Appointment by the Public Defender.

WARNING

3. The petitioning party shall contact the Court Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant for scheduling purposes.

3. The petitioning party shall contact the Court Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant for scheduling purposes.

WARNING

The court intake worker should not be contacted until the requesting agency reasonably decides that the person should be held, except when the human-services personnel is also the person taking and holding the person in custody.

The person performing the court intake function should not be contacted until the requesting agency has made a reasonable, articulable decision that a person should be held. This contact provision does not apply to situations where the human services personnel is the same person taking and holding in custody.

INFO

Procedural questions may be directed to the Probate Office.

Questions on procedure may be directed to the Probate Office.

INFO

Weddings may be scheduled by contacting the Court Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant.

2. Weddings may be scheduled by contacting the Court Commissioner’s Judicial Assistant.

INFO

The juvenile court clerk must provide the appropriate information-request forms upon request.

The juvenile court clerk shall make available upon request the appropriate forms (such as JD-1738 and JD-1739) for requesting such information.