Portage County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Hearings are in person unless the Court approves otherwise; a video-appearance request must be made to the assigned official at least 48 hours beforehand and is granted only for compelling need.

All hearings are held in person unless otherwise approved by the Court. (1) A request to appear by video must be made to the assigned official at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing. (2) Requests to appear remotely for these hearings will only be granted if the judicial official determines there is a compelling need.

CRITICAL

A party referring to a document or photograph at a contested rent and damages hearing must bring the original, if one exists, plus three copies.

During any contested hearing, if a party wishes to refer to a document or photograph, the party must bring the original document (if there is an original) plus three copies.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Non e filing document

Non-e-filing parties may submit the listed documents, but they must comply with the rule or they will not be filed.

Non E-filing parties may submit letters, pleadings, motions, briefs, affidavits and other documents which shall conform to the provisions of this rule. If a document does not comply with this rule, it shall not be filed.

CRITICAL

A party referring to a document or photograph at a contested hearing in an other contested case must bring the original, if one exists, plus three copies.

If a party wishes to refer to a document or photograph during the hearing, the party must bring the original document (if there is an original) plus three copies.

CRITICAL

In a construction dispute, the contractor must bring the original and three copies of all written contracts and change orders for the disputed job.

In construction disputes, the contractor must bring the original and three copies of all written contracts and change orders for the job in dispute.

CRITICAL

Only original wills will be accepted for filing with the court.

Only original wills will be accepted for filing with the court.

CRITICAL

A jury-trial request must be filed in writing.

9.3.01 Requests for jury trials shall be filed in writing along with payment of the jury fee with the Office of the Clerk of Court no later than ten (10) calendar days after the pretrial conference.

CRITICAL

An agreement reached between the officer and defendant must be provided to the Court using a stipulation and order form.

(b) If the officer reaches an agreement with the defendant, the agreement shall be provided to the Court using a stipulation and order form.

CRITICAL

Parties must use the specified Supreme Court or Portage County forms, or a substantial equivalent where permitted.

Parties shall use the Supreme Court forms and Portage County forms specified by these rules, or, where permitted, a substantial equivalent.

WARNING

The Court may disregard briefs that exceed the page limit or use non-standard typeface or margins to evade it.

The Court may disregard any briefs exceeding the permitted length or ones that contain non-standard typeface or margins to avoid compliance with this rule.

WARNING

Evidence located on a cell phone or electronic device will not be considered unless it is printed or saved on electronic media and is admissible under the rules of evidence.

(2) Evidence which is located on cell phones or electronic devices will not be considered unless the material is printed or saved on electronic media and admissible pursuant to the rules of evidence.

WARNING

Parties must use standard forms when available.

Parties are required to use standard forms when available pursuant to Rule 2.8.02 of these local rules.

WARNING

Photos presented on a cell phone or other media that cannot be made part of the court file cannot be viewed by the court.

The court cannot view photos on cell phones or other media that cannot be made part of the court file.

WARNING

Applies to

Non e filing document

One copy submitted by a self-represented litigant must not be stapled or bound, except by an easily removable method such as a paper clip or binder clip.

(9) Self-represented litigants shall produce the original and copies of documents for filing. One copy 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.

WARNING

Non-e-filing documents must be double-spaced.

(5) Be double-spaced.

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Non-e-filing documents must be printed on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

(1) Be printed on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper;

WARNING

Applies to

Document submitted for court official signature

Documents submitted for a court official's signature need a three-inch top margin on the first page and at least a half-inch top margin on later pages.

(3) Any document submitted for Court Official signature shall leave a three-inch margin at the top of the first page. All subsequent pages shall leave a minimum half-inch top margin at the top of each page.

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Margins

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(2) All documents shall leave a minimum half-inch top margin at the top of each page. This header space is to ensure that the auto-stamp does not interfere with the content of the document when it is e-filed/scanned into the record.

(2) All documents shall leave a minimum half-inch top margin at the top of each page. This header space is to ensure that the auto-stamp does not interfere with the content of the document when it is e-filed/scanned into the record.

INFO

The court may excuse self-represented litigants from some or all requirements of the paper-filing rule.

2.9.04 The Court may relieve self-represented litigants from some or all of the requirements of this rule.

INFO

An officer or prosecutor may request a default judgment in writing when an individual fails to appear for the pretrial conference.

9.4.02 If an individual fails to appear for the pretrial conference, a default judgment shall be entered against the individual on the citations. The default judgment may be requested by an officer or prosecutor in writing.