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Civil Law & Procedure

Wisconsin Courts

• Court System Overview: How a Case Moves Through the Courts (WI Court System)
• WI Court System: Demystifying the Judicial Branch (WI Blue Book 2005-2006 feature article)
  Includes Commencing a civil case, Alternatives to traditional civil and criminal procedure, and Trial of a civil or criminal case
• Forms
  • Court Procedure Forms from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
  • Notice of Injury and Claim (WI Dept. of Justice)
    Claims against state employees for injury, damage or death.
• Frivolous Suits
  • WI Supreme Court Order 03-06
  • WI Supreme Court Order 03-06, Supplemental
• Service of Process
  • Country-Specific Legal Information (US Dept. of State)
    Includes service of process, obtaining evidence, and other cross-border legal issues.
  • Finding People for Service of Process (Utah State Courts)
    Includes general information on different ways to locate people (in addition to Utah-specific information).
  • Service of Process Abroad (US Dept. of State)
  • Service of Process / Civil Process Forms from Wisconsin Counties (WI State Law Library)
  • Wisconsin Legal Notices (WI State Law Library)
  • Wisconsin Newspapers Certified to Publish Legal Notices (WI Dept. of Administration)
  • Family
    • Service (WI Court System)
    • Service by Publication (WI Court System)
  • Small Claims
    • Small Claims Service (WI Court System)
• Trials
  • WI Constitution: Art. 1, Sec. 5 "Trial by Jury; Verdict in Civil Cases"
  • WI Statutes: ch. 805 "Civil Procedure - Trials"
  • WI Statute: s. 805.01 - 805.02 Right of Trial by Jury and Advisory Jury
    
    The Wisconsin Statutes contain numerous references to right of jury trial or demanding trial by jury. Examples of possible word or phrase searches include: "jury trial" ; "trial by jury"
• US Attorneys' Manual: Civil Division (US Dept of Justice)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 801-847 "Civil Procedure"
• Rules
  • WI Supreme Court Rules
  • WI Circuit Court Rules

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Wisconsin Agencies

• Administrative Hearing Process (WI Division of Hearings & Appeals)
• Agency Decisions (WI State Law Library)
  Provides links to WI agency decisions.
• Review of Agency / Administrative Decisions (WI State Law Library)
  Provides links to information about review of agency or administrative law judge decisions.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 227 "Administrative Procedure and Review"

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Federal Courts

• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • Forms
  • Local Court Rules
  • Summary of Changes to Local Court Rules (US Courts Library)
    
    
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
  • Forms
  • Guide for Filing Federal and Civil Suits
  • Local Court Rules
    
    
• Understanding the Federal Courts: Civil Cases (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
  Explanation of the federal judicial process in civil cases. Part of larger publication developed to provide an introduction to the federal court system.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• Rules
  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Guides

  • Civil Lawsuits (Milwaukee Clerk of Court)
  • General Instructions for Court Hearings (Brown Clerk of Court)

Last Updated: February 25, 2013 | Up to Top