Washington County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Facsimile papers are filed upon receipt and become the official record; they may not be substituted, additional copies may not be sent, and subsequently received duplicates will be discarded.

(4) Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt by the Clerk of Circuit Court or Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court and are the official record of the Court and may not be substituted. No additional copies may be sent. The Clerk of Circuit Court or Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court shall discard any duplicate papers subsequently received.

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A tenant must file a written objection within 21 days of the Clerk's notice; a mailed objection must be postmarked within that period.

The written objection of the tenant shall be filed in person or electronically in the Clerk of Courts office within 21 days of the date of the Clerk of Courts notice or mailed by first-class mail to the Clerk of Courts office within said 21 days with a postmark indicating compliance with this Rule.

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Objections to a bill of costs must be filed with the Clerk of Courts before taxation.

Objections to the bill of costs must be in writing and filed with the Clerk of Courts office prior to taxation.

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When required and unless otherwise ordered, Parenting Plans must be filed before the Pretrial/Scheduling Conference, 60 days after the Mediation Response to Court if one is filed.

(4) Parenting Plans, in those cases where required, shall be filed prior to the Pretrial/Scheduling Conference, 60 days after the Mediation Response to Court, if filed, unless otherwise ordered.

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The completed Scheduling Conference Data Sheet must be returned to the Court one week before the scheduling conference.

(iii) Each party shall complete the "Scheduling Conference Data Sheet" and return it to the Court one week in advance of the scheduling conference

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Deadline

20 calendar days

A request for a de novo hearing must be made within 20 calendar days after the oral decision or, if no oral decision was given, mailing of the written decision or order.

Pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 767.17, a request for a de novo hearing of a FCC decision shall be made within 20 calendar days from the date of the oral decision or the date of mailing of the written decision/order, if not given orally.

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The order is final unless objected to within 10 days of mailing

The order is final unless objected to within 10 days of mailing

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The completed Family Scheduling Conference Data Sheet must be returned one week before the scheduling conference.

Each party shall complete the “Family Scheduling Conference Data Sheet” and return it to the Court one week in advance of the scheduling conference

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Deadline

2 business days

The Financial Disclosure Statement must be filed at least 2 business days before the Temporary Hearing.

All parties appearing at a Temporary Hearing shall complete a Financial Disclosure Statement on a form acceptable to the FCC and file it at least 2 business days before the hearing.

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A party may move for court review of the taxation within 10 days after taxation.

The court on motion may review the action within 10 days after taxation.

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A stay based on a tenant's emergency-assistance application may be granted only if requested before issuance of the writ of restitution and may last no more than 10 working days.

Pursuant to § 799.40(4)(a), any stay of proceedings based on the tenant’s application for emergency assistance may only be granted if applied for before issuance of a writ of restitution and then for not more than 10 working days.

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A jury demand must be made before or at the scheduling conference, or at another time ordered by the Court.

(1) Pursuant to §805.01(2) and § 814.61(4), jury demand must be made prior to or at the scheduling conference or at such time as ordered by the Court.

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A judgment creditor seeking to increase a default monetary judgment for later-accruing rental damages must move within 90 days after the original judgment and support the motion with an affidavit.

In any case where a monetary judgment has been entered by default due to the failure of the tenant to appear pursuant to these rules, a judgment creditor may petition the court by motion supported by affidavit to increase the judgment as a result of monthly rental damages accruing after the judgment was entered provided however that such a request is made within 90 days after the entry of the original judgment.

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An objection to the telephone scheduling order must be made within 10 days of mailing; otherwise, the order is final.

(ii) the date of a pretrial scheduling conference. The order is final unless objected to within 10 days of mailing.

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If the appropriate documentation is not filed at least 3 days before the hearing, plaintiff's attorney must appear in person.

(5) Failure to file the appropriate documentation at least 3 days prior to the date of the hearing will require a personal appearance by plaintiff’s attorney at such hearing.

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Deadline

2 business days

The Department's dispositional report must be filed with the Court two business days before the scheduled dispositional hearing.

Dispositional reports prepared by the Department will be filed with the Court two (2) business days prior to the scheduled dispositional hearing.

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Trial briefs must be filed 10 days before trial unless the Court orders otherwise.

Trial briefs shall be filed 10 days before trial unless otherwise ordered.

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The itemization is due within 90 days after the tenant vacates; a mailed itemization must be postmarked within that period.

The itemization shall be filed in person or electronically in the Clerk of Courts office within 90 days of the date the tenant vacates or, if mailed by first class mail to the Clerk of Courts office, then within said 90 days with a postmark indicating compliance with this Rule.

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Affidavits, findings, and judgment papers for a default foreclosure judgment must be filed at least 3 days before the motion hearing.

(f) Affidavits, findings and judgment papers are filed at least 3 days prior to the date of the motion hearing.

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An objection to the Civil Pretrial/Scheduling Order must be made within 10 days of mailing; otherwise, the order is final.

(3) The order is final unless objected to within 10 days of mailing.

WARNING

If counsel mails the proposed form, approval is presumed and the Court may execute the original after five days if no objection is brought to the Court’s attention within that period.

Alternatively, counsel may mail a copy of the proposed form to opposing counsel or the opposing party with the condition that if no objection is brought to the attention of the court within five days from the date of receipt by the court, approval is presumed and the original may be executed by the court after the five days.

WARNING

Alternatively, counsel may mail a copy of the proposed form to opposing counsel with the condition that if no objection is brought to the attention of the court within five days from the date of receipt by the Court, approval is presumed and the Court may execute the original after the five days.

Alternatively, counsel may mail a copy of the proposed form to opposing counsel with the condition that if no objection is brought to the attention of the court within five days from the date of receipt by the Court, approval is presumed and the Court may execute the original after the five days.