Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Jamie McClendon

Judge • Racine County Circuit Court, Wisconsin

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Facsimile Document
6 pgs

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for RequestAdversary Position

Communication

Court-wide
Phone
Scheduling
Letter via fax

Clerk

Scheduling
Email
Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Racine County Circuit Court, Wisconsin publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 307 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Judge substitution

    Substitutions of judge upon rotation must be filed pursuant to the cited statutes.

  • Applies to
    Consolidation order

    Before consolidating a case from another division, file a consolidation order approved in writing by both the transferring judge and the receiving judge.

  • Applies to
    Written proof of notification

    The requesting party must file written proof of notification with the Court by the hearing date.

Filing Timing

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  • The court may disregard briefs filed late.

  • Civil actions, excluding family and small claims actions, should be disposed of within 12 months after the summons and complaint are filed.

  • except that actions involving personal injury, property damage, or other intentional tort should be disposed within 18 months from the filing of the summons and complaint.

Service

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  • When notice is given in court to all interested parties, no additional notice is given by mail.

  • Applies to
    Pleadings

    If a party or a child is receiving, has received, or has applied for public assistance, the moving party must serve all pleadings on Racine County Child Support Enforcement within 20 days of serving the other party.

  • Applies to
    Current pleadings and relevant prior orders

    After receiving notice that a guardian ad litem has been appointed, the moving party must serve the guardian ad litem with all current pleadings and relevant prior orders.

Communication

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  • A judge retaining a case must notify the appropriate case manager before rotation.

  • When the original family judgment was rendered in another Wisconsin county, the clerk must notify the assigned judge of the filing, the county of the original judgment, and the judge of record.

  • Within 20 days after filing and before any hearing, the assigned judge must ensure the filing court communicates with the court of original jurisdiction about whether venue is at issue.

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