Waushara County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Cost reimbursement request

A request for reimbursement of sale-preparation costs must include a third-party bid identifying the work, hours needed, and requested rate of pay.

Such requests shall include a third-party bid for services which shall identify the work to be completed, the amount of hours necessary and rate of pay requested.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint

A consolidated creditor action must use one complaint naming the drafting or supervising attorney and supporting each creditor’s claim with a complete itemization, invoices or billings, or a creditor’s affidavit.

Such actions must be brought under a single complaint that includes the name of the attorney who has either drafted the document or has supervised its preparation. The complaint must include a complete itemization, invoices/billings or creditor's affidavit in support of each creditor's claim.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Answer

After an oral denial at the return date, the defendant must provide a written answer stating the basis for the denial within ten days.

If the defendant or the defendant's attorney appears in person on the return date, the court will permit an oral denial of the complaint. Such oral denial shall be followed by a written answer setting forth the basis for the denial within ten (10) days.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Summons

A summons served by mail must notify the defendant of the option to answer without appearing and explain the permitted answering methods.

Any summons for actions served by mail shall contain notice to the defendant of the option to answer without appearance in court on the return date and the methods of answering permitted by this rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Cost reimbursement request

Requests to reimburse preparation-for-sale costs exceeding $1,000 require court approval before any work is completed.

Request for reimbursement of costs associated with the preparation for sale of said property, exceeding $1,000, shall be approved by the Court in advance of any work being completed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint

The complaint must state the figures used to compute the amount owing.

The complaint must set forth the figures for computing the amount owing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading

Small-claims pleadings must include complete itemizations, invoices or billings, or creditor affidavits regarding the claim.

All pleadings shall be in writing with complete itemizations, invoices/billings or creditor affidavits regarding the claim.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Summons

A contempt summons must notify the parties or their attorney to appear in person on the return date and be prepared to proceed with trial.

Any summons for any contempt action must inform the parties or their attorney that they must appear in person on the return date and be prepared to proceed with trial at that

WARNING

Applies to

Legal arguments briefs affidavits pleadings

By presenting legal arguments, briefs, affidavits, or pleadings, attorneys and parties certify that legal arguments are correctly cited, supported by applicable law, and nonfrivolous.

Attorneys and parties who present legal arguments, briefs, affidavits, or any pleading are certifying to the court that any legal arguments are correctly cited, based on applicable law, and are not frivolous in nature.

WARNING

Applies to

Court submission

GenAI use need not be disclosed when a submission is filed, but the court may require disclosure if the submission's accuracy or integrity is challenged.

Attorneys and parties do not have to disclose the use of GenAI upon filing submissions with the court. However, disclosure may be required by the court if the accuracy or integrity of the submission is challenged.

WARNING

Applies to

Court submission

Attorneys and parties using GenAI to prepare court submissions remain responsible for their accuracy and integrity and must comply with the cited statute.

All attorneys and parties who use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to prepare anything that is submitted to the court remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of those submissions and must comply with Wis. Stat. 802.05(2) (a)-(d).