Wood County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Filing Requirements

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Stipulation

A stipulation requiring a party's performance must include an order dismissing without prejudice and preserve the performing party's right to reopen and obtain judgment under the stipulation.

STIPULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE PERFORMANCE BY A PARTY shall include an order for dismissal without prejudice, permitting the party accorded performance under the stipulation the right to reopen and obtain judgment in accordance with the terms of the stipulation.

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Brief

The moving party must file and serve a brief containing a concise description of the action, the grounds for the motion, and supporting reasons with legal citations.

The proponent of the motion shall file with the Clerk and serve on all opposing counsel a brief containing at least the following: • A concise statement describing the action. • Statutory or other grounds for the motion. • Reasons in support of the motion with citations of legal authority.

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Non standard instruction

Each non-standard instruction must include citations to the authorities relied upon to support it.

Any non-standard instruction shall be on a separate sheet and each shall have noted thereon the citation of authorities relied upon to sustain such instruction.

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Motion

Motions concerning audio or visual recordings must identify specific meters or measures, and transcript references must identify specific pages and lines.

Motions that deal with DVDs, CDs, or any other form of audio- and/or - visual recording must refer to specific meter(s) or measure(s); and as to transcripts, must refer to specific page(s) and line(s).

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Response brief

Opposing counsel must file and serve a response brief containing legal citations and may simultaneously give notice of a responsive motion or serve opposition papers, records, or affidavits.

Opposing counsel shall file with the clerk and serve the proponent of the motion a copy of the brief in response, with citations of legal authority and may at the same time give notice of any responsive motion or serve supporting papers, records, or affidavits in opposition.

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Order

An order appointing a Guardian ad Litem or requiring completion of a custody study must be signed by the Court.

Any order for appointment of a Guardian ad Litem or completion of a custody study shall be signed by the Court.

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Stipulation

A stipulation to hold a case open must provide for final disposition within the state-recommended Case Processing Benchmarks or include the Court’s express approval of the delay.

All stipulations to hold cases open shall provide for final disposition of the cases within state recommended Case Processing Benchmarks or shall include the Court's express approval of the delay.

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Facsimile filing

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

A party or attorney whose fax transmission exceeds 15 pages shall certify that the assigned judge has approved such fax filing.

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Application for order of satisfaction of judgment

An application for satisfaction of a judgment discharged in bankruptcy must state in its cover letter or an accompanying affidavit that notice was given to the judgment creditors.

Applications for an order of satisfaction of judgments) due to discharge in bankruptcy pursuant to §806.19, Stats., shall indicate in cover letter or by accompanying affidavit that notice of said application has been given to judgment creditors.

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Notice of motion hearing

When required, the notice of motion hearing must conform to subsections §802.01(2)(a) and (b).

If the time for a motion hearing is not set in open court and in the presence of all counsel, the proponent of the motion shall personally deliver or mail to opposing counsel and the Court a notice of motion hearing conforming with subsections §802.01(2)(a), (b) within seventy-two hours of scheduling a motion hearing.