Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual (forms included)

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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-671-7 710+ pp.; 5th ed. 2023 includes forms
Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual (forms included)

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Take command of the litigation process with help from the user-friendly Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual. This practical how-to book is filled with annotated sample forms to help make litigation more understandable for novices and more efficient for experienced attorneys.

The 2022-2023 revision includes a number of changes, such as the following:

  • A new form, Notice to the Clerk of Court and Adverse Parties of Filing of Notice of Removal, has been added to chapter 15
  • Discussions of the following topics have been substantially expanded or revised: recovery of costs in declaratory-judgment actions, authorizations for release of non-health-care records, authorization and informed consent for disclosure of medical information and filing of health-care records, settlements for minors or incompetent persons, motions during trial, and the granting of stays pending appeal
  • Previous Form 47.1 (Bill of Costs, Supporting Affidavit, and Notice of Taxation) has been split into three forms: Bill of Costs, Supporting Affidavit, and Notice of Taxation of Costs

Electronic filing (e-filing) has continued to evolve. Forms throughout the book are suitable for e-filing.

Commencement of the Action

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

Responsive Pleadings

  1. Notice of Appearance
  2. Extending Time to Answer
  3. Objections to Pleadings
  4. Stay of Proceeding to Permit Trial in Foreign Forum
  5. Answers, Counterclaims, and Cross-Claims
  6. Third-Party Practice
  7. Intervention
  8. [Reserved]

Motion Practice

  1. Motion Practice
  2. Change of Venue and Removal
  3. Consolidation and Severance
  4. Joinder, Addition, and Substitution of Parties
  5. Change of Judge or Attorney
  6. [Reserved]
  7. [Reserved]

Provisional and Related Remedies

  1. Injunctions
  2. Lis Pendens
  3. Security for Costs
  4. Declaratory Relief
  5. [Reserved]

Discovery

  1. Depositions
  2. Interrogatories
  3. Requests to Admit
  4. Inspection of Documents, Things, and Places
  5. Authorizations for Release of Information
  6. Physical, Mental, and Vocational Examinations
  7. Experts
  8. Protective Orders and Enforcement of Discovery
  9. [Reserved]

Termination Without Trial

  1. Default Judgment
  2. Judgment on Admitted Claim
  3. Summary Judgment
  4. Alternative Dispute Resolution
  5. Statutory Settlement Offers
  6. Settlement for Minor or Incompetent Person
  7. Dismissal

Trial Before, During, and After

  1. Final Preparation Before Trial
  2. Motions During Trial
  3. Motions After Trial
  4. Findings, Conclusions, and Judgment
  5. Post-Judgment Proceedings
  6. Taxing Costs
  7. Pending Appeal

Appeals

Index to Forms by Statute

Index to Forms by Subject

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