Waupaca County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Each media organization must give oral or written notice to the presiding judge's office at least three days before a hearing or trial; the Court may waive the requirement for good cause, and notice is not required for initial appearances.

A notice of intent to bring cameras or recording equipment into a courtroom or other hearing chamber, pursuant to SCR 61.02(2), shall be made orally or in writing to the office of the Judge conducting the hearing or trial. This notice shall be at least three (3) days in advance of the hearing/trial. This requirement may be waived by the Court if good cause for waiver is demonstrated. Each media organization must provide an individual notice; one notice shall not suffice for all other media representatives. The clerk or judicial assistant of the Judge conducting the hearing or trial shall make a diligent effort to notify the attorneys and any unrepresented parties by telephone as soon as reasonably possible of the notice and place a copy of the Media Request for Cameras in Courtroom form into the file indicating the time of doing so. Notice to have cameras or recording equipment at initial appearances is not required.

CRITICAL

In a forfeiture proceeding under Wis. Stat. § 961.55, the District Attorney must contact the assigned Court within ten days after receiving service of an answer and schedule a hearing within the statutory time limits.

The District Attorney shall contact the assigned Court within ten (10) days after receiving service of an answer in a forfeiture proceeding pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 961.55 and schedule a hearing within the time limits provided in the statute.

CRITICAL

Filing a motion only with the Clerk does not schedule it; a specific request by phone or in writing must be made to the Court for a hearing date and time.

A motion filed only with the Clerk of Circuit Court will not be scheduled until a specific request by phone or in writing is made of the Court for a date and time.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to close a public proceeding to the news media must notify the Court in writing at least 72 hours before the motion hearing, unless good cause for an exception has been shown.

Unless good cause has been shown to the Judge, a party moving that any judicial proceedings required by law to be public be closed to the news media must notify the Court in writing at least 72 hours prior to the time set to hear the motion.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

The party requesting the telephone motion or scheduling conference is responsible for notifying all parties, initiating the call, and connecting all parties to the call who wish to appear by

The party requesting the telephone motion or scheduling conference is responsible for notifying all parties, initiating the call, and connecting all parties to the call who wish to appear by

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

The judge's clerk or judicial assistant must make a diligent effort to telephone attorneys and unrepresented parties about the camera notice as soon as reasonably possible and place the camera-request form in the file with the time noted.

The clerk or judicial assistant of the Judge conducting the hearing or trial shall make a diligent effort to notify the attorneys and any unrepresented parties by telephone as soon as reasonably possible of the notice and place a copy of the Media Request for Cameras in Courtroom form into the file indicating the time of doing so.

WARNING

The judge or judicial assistant sets the hearing date and time, and the attorney is responsible for scheduling the motion with the Court.

All motions shall be heard at a date and hour set by the judge or the judge's judicial assistant. It is the attorney's responsibility to schedule a motion with the Court.

WARNING

A petitioner or the petitioner’s attorney must contact the assigned Court to schedule another civil action that may require action before ninety days after filing.

The petitioner or petitioner's attorney shall contact the assigned Court for scheduling any other civil action which may require actions prior to ninety (90) days after filing.

INFO

A person whose disability interferes with participating in or observing public court proceedings may request assistance from the Clerk of Circuit Court.

Any person with a disability which interferes with his or her ability to participate in or to observe public court proceedings may make a request of the Clerk of Circuit Court for assistance.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Telephone motions or scheduling conferences may be arranged by calling the judge’s judicial assistant; after court approval, the judicial assistant sets the date and time.

Telephone motions or scheduling conferences can be arranged by calling the judge's judicial assistant. After approval by the court, a date and time will be set by the judicial assistant.