State Bar of Wisconsin

Oneida County
Circuit Court Rules

Effective Date July 1, 2001

LOCAL COURT RULE NO. 1

     Facsimile documents transmitted directly to the Oneida County Circuit Court shall be accepted for filing only at (715) 369-6160 pursuant to the following provisions:

a.     The document does not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length.
b.     No filing fee is required.
c.     No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.
d.     Papers filed by facsimile transmissions completed after regular business hours of the clerk of circuit court's office are considered filed the next business day.
e.     Facsimile papers are considered filed upon receipt by the clerk of circuit court and are the official record of the court and may not be substituted. The transmitting party shall send no additional copies of the facsimile transmission. The clerk of circuit court shall discard any duplicate papers subsequently received by the clerk of circuit court, assigned judge, or court commissioner. Parties who have transmitted documents by facsimile to the court shall retain in their own files and "original" document that was used for the facsimile transmission. In the event the authenticity of the faxed document is challenged, the party who faxed the document to the court shall have the burden to show authenticity.

     The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt. The circuit court, judge or clerk is not responsible for:

     A judge assigned to a particular matter may authorize in advance the filing of particular documents in that case that do not conform to these rules if good cause is shown and they are in conformance with SCR 801.16. Facsimiles exceeding 15 pages in length must certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner has approved the facsimile transmission.

     Documents that are not to be filed but are to be used by the court for reference or other purpose may be transmitted by facsimile transmission to the fax numbers of either Judge Kinney at (715) 369-6249 or Judge Mangerson at (715) 369-7820.