Wood County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Filing Rules

Unless the Court directs otherwise, copies of proposed orders, findings, conclusions of law, and judgments must be submitted to opposing counsel and the court for approval; the procedure does not apply to orders to show cause.

A party or attorney filing a fax transmission exceeding 15 pages must certify that the assigned judge approved the filing.

Facsimile papers filed after the Clerk of Circuit Court’s regular business hours through 11:59 pm that business day are considered filed the next business day.

Each non-standard instruction must be on a separate sheet and include citations to the authorities supporting it.

A motion hearing must be scheduled with the proper judicial assistant or judge before the motion is filed.

An attorney seeking a motion court date must contact the assigned judge’s Judicial Assistant unless the Court permits otherwise.

Continuance requests may not be made ex parte, and opposing counsel’s consent alone does not automatically warrant a continuance.

A copy of any exhibit sought to be admitted should be made available for the Court’s use to the extent feasible.

Limited filing by plain-paper facsimile is permitted.

A facsimile transmission may not exceed 15 pages unless the assigned judge approves a longer transmission case by case.

Juror qualification and information forms are confidential, may be used only for trial or appeal, cannot be copied or retained, and must be returned by the conclusion of jury selection or within 72 hours after settlement.