Sheboygan County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Rules

Except in felony cases, a plea agreement may be reduced to a written stipulation at the conference’s conclusion; if it is, file it with the assigned judge along with a completed Plea Questionnaire and Notice of Appeal Rights.

Reports must be submitted 72 hours before disposition.

Counsel submitting a document to the court for signature must simultaneously forward a copy to all other counsel and unrepresented parties.

No fee is required for facsimile transmissions of documents to the court.

Adjournment requests must be made in writing.

An answer in a small claims action must be in writing.

Small claims forms and fees may be submitted through the Court System website or, as printed forms and fees, through the Clerk of Courts office.

Unless the scheduling order provides otherwise, summary judgment motions and supporting papers are due at least 20 days before the hearing, and opposing papers are due at least five days before it.

A document faxed directly to the court may not exceed 15 pages, not counting its cover sheet.

A copy of a supporting brief for a motion other than summary judgment must be filed with the assigned judge with the notice of motion or at least 10 days before the scheduled hearing.

A defendant may not enter a not-guilty plea by telephone to the Clerk of Circuit Court.