Ozaukee County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

A party seeking an in-court adjournment must contact the deputy clerk at check-in, before the court takes the bench, to tentatively schedule a new date.

Any party intending to ask the court on the record to adjourn proceedings to a new date shall consult his/her calendar and tentatively schedule the new date with the court’s deputy clerk at the time of checking in, prior to the court taking the bench.

CRITICAL

A party seeking an out-of-court rescheduling must contact the deputy clerk to determine available dates and then report the opposing party’s position and any agreed date.

Any party wishing to reschedule a court date out-of-court shall follow this procedure: (a) The rescheduling party shall contact the court’s deputy clerk to determine available dates for rescheduling; (b) The rescheduling party shall contact the opposing party to determine whether it objects to the rescheduling and, if there is no objection, agree upon a date; (c) The rescheduling party shall again contact the court’s deputy clerk to advise whether the opposing party objects. If there is no objection, the rescheduling party shall advise as to the agreed upon new date. If there is an objection, the rescheduling party shall submit a formal motion for rescheduling which shall be heard by the court.

CRITICAL

A party must notify the court as soon as reasonably possible after learning that someone involved in the court process requires an interpreter.

A party shall notify the court as soon as reasonably possible upon learning that any party, witness, victim, guardian, or other person requires an interpreter to participate in the court process.

CRITICAL

Before filing a written motion, the moving party must obtain a hearing date and time from the assigned judge’s judicial assistant.

Prior to filing any written motion with the Court, the moving party shall obtain a motion hearing date and time from the judicial assistant for the assigned judge.

CRITICAL

Before filing a motion, order to show cause, or petition requiring a hearing, the moving party must obtain a hearing date and time from the presiding judge’s or commissioner’s judicial assistant and provide the estimated hearing length.

(a) Prior to filing any motion, order to show cause, or petition requiring a hearing, the moving party shall obtain a date and time for hearing from the judicial assistant for the judge or court commissioner who will preside at the hearing. The moving party shall advise the judicial assistant of the estimated length of time required for the matter to be heard.

CRITICAL

When all parties stipulate in writing to electronic testimony, the requesting party must notify the deputy court clerk or calendar clerk at least 24 hours before the testimony; the court may approve or reject the stipulation.

(b) If all parties stipulate in writing to the admission of telephone or other electronic media testimony, the requesting party shall notify the deputy court clerk or calendar clerk of such stipulation at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled testimony. The court may approve or reject such stipulation. The requesting party shall notify all other parties of the court’s determination.

CRITICAL

A party seeking de novo review must obtain the hearing date and time from the branch's judicial assistant.

The party seeking de novo review must first obtain a date and time for the de novo hearing from the judicial assistant for the branch.

CRITICAL

A party intending to appear in person at a telephonic hearing must notify the court and the other parties at least 24 hours beforehand; other participants may still appear by telephone.

(d) If a party intends to be personally present at a hearing scheduled as a telephonic proceeding, such party shall notify the court and all counsel of record and/or parties not represented by counsel of record of such intent at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hearing. Such election to appear personally shall not mandate the presence of other counsel of record or parties not represented by counsel of record, who may elect to appear telephonically.

WARNING

Guardianship-file information must not be provided over the phone.

and in no case shall information be provided over the phone.

WARNING

If an original Will has been filed and a WL case number has been assigned, a future probate matter filed shall be filed as a new case and the court should be contacted to request the Will be assigned to the new case.

If an original Will has been filed and a WL case number has been assigned, a future probate matter filed shall be filed as a new case and the court should be contacted to request the Will be assigned to the new case.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Deposit waiver or apportionment requests may be addressed by telephone conference with the court commissioner if all parties or their attorneys are included.

Deposit waiver or apportionment requests may be addressed to the court commissioner by telephone conference so long as all parties or their attorneys are included on said telephone conference.

WARNING

Equipment reservations are handled first-come, first-served, and litigants must request them through the deputy clerk.

Reservations shall be on a first-come, first-served basis. Litigants shall make reservation requests through the deputy clerk.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

A mutually convenient hearing date for an adjournment request may be arranged by conference call with the appropriate court clerk, other attorneys, and unrepresented parties.

The date may be arrived at through a conference call with the appropriate court clerk, all the other attorneys, and any unrepresented parties.

INFO

If an excusal request is denied and the potential juror remains dissatisfied, the juror may request that the application be forwarded to the jury judge.

8. If a request is denied and the potential juror is still not satisfied, they can request that their application be forwarded to the jury judge.