Every form in the Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual has been dissected, debated, and polished by the eminent Wisconsin attorneys and judges who gave their time to develop this indispensable resource. The Manual guides Wisconsin practice, helping practitioners avoid common drafting mistakes and achieve greater clarity, consistency, and simplicity in their court submissions.  For the second edition, each form  has been reexamined and  updated where necessary  to reflect current law and practice.

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Summary of contents

Using These Forms

Commencement of the Action

1. Pre-Suit Requirements
2. Complaints
3. Jury Demands
4. Jurisdiction and Service
5. [Reserved]

Responsive Pleadings

6. Notice of Appearance
7. Extending Time to Answer
8. Objections to Pleadings
9. Stay of Proceeding to Permit Trial in Foreign Forum
10. Answers, Counterclaims, and Cross-Claims
11. Third-Party Practice
12. Intervention
13. [Reserved]

Motion Practice

14. Motion Practice
15. Change of Venue and Removal
16. Consolidation and Severance
17. Joinder, Addition, and Substitution of Parties
18. Change of Judge or Attorney
19. [Reserved]
20. [Reserved]

Provisional and Related Remedies

21. Injunctions
22. Lis Pendens
23. Security for Costs
24. Declaratory Relief
25. [Reserved]

Discovery

26. Depositions
27. Interrogatories
28. Requests to Admit
29. Inspection of Documents, Things, and Places
30. Authorizations for Release of Information
31. Physical, Mental, and Vocational Examinations
32. Experts
33. Protective Orders and Enforcement of Discovery
34. [Reserved]

Termination Without Trial

35. Default Judgment
36. Judgment on Admitted Claim
37. Summary Judgment
38. Alternative Dispute Resolution
39. Statutory Settlement Offers
40. Settlement for Minor or Incompetent Person
41. Dismissal

Trial Before, During, and After

42. Final Preparation Before Trial
43. Motions During Trial
44. Motions After Trial
45. Findings, Conclusions, and Judgment
46. Post-Judgment Proceedings
47. Taxing Costs
48. Pending Appeal

Appeals

Index to Forms by Statute

Index to Forms by Subject

640 pp.; 2nd ed. 2007, 2008

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