Rusk County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Motion

A motion must be in writing and filed with the Clerk before a motion date will be given.

No Motion Date will be given out until after the Motion has been reduced to writing and filed with the Clerk of Circuit Court.

Applies to

Plea hearing documents

In assigned out-of-county cases, the plea-hearing documents must be forwarded to Judge Henderson at least 7 days before the scheduled hearing.

This instance also applies to any out of county cases which have been assigned to Judge Henderson except these documents shall be forwarded to him at least 7 days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Applies to

Underage alcohol ticket

When issuing an underage alcohol ticket, the arresting officer must attach a pamphlet explaining the program.

When issuing a ticket of this nature, the arresting officer will attach a pamphlet explaining the program, to the ticket.

Applies to

Plea hearing documents

A signed Guilty Plea Questionnaire, Waiver of Rights, and Case Settlement Agreement must be filed before the plea hearing; failure may result in sanctions.

When a matter has been scheduled for a plea hearing, the Court requires that a Guilty Plea Questionnaire, a Waiver of Rights and a Case Settlement Agreement, signed by all parties, be filed prior to the Plea Hearing. Failure to do so may result in sanctions.

Applies to

Judgment of conviction

All judgments of conviction ordering probation must include the specified supervision-fees order in the comments section.

The Rusk County Clerk of Circuit Court shall place the following Court Order under the comments section on all judgments of conviction in which Probation has been ordered: PLUS SUPERVISION FEES: If probation is revoked or discharged with outstanding financial obligations, a civil judgment shall be entered against the defendant in favor of restitution victims and/ or governmental entities for the balance due. All available enforcement actions may be used to collect the debt.

Applies to

Pretrial statement

The parties must submit a written statement of their disagreement and trial positions, including witness names and brief descriptions of their testimony, one week before the pretrial conference.

The parties will be required to submit in writing, one week prior to the scheduled pretrial conference, a concise statement of their disagreement, the position they intend to take at trial including the names of witnesses who will testify and a brief statement of the content of their testimony.

Applies to

Underage alcohol program paperwork

Parties who wish to attend the underage alcohol class must complete the required paperwork before entering the courtroom on their court date.

Parties, who wish to attend this class, must have the proper paperwork filled out prior to entering the courtroom on their court date.