2162+pp.; 7th ed. 2020-21; 2 Vol. set
(Includes the 2021-22 and 2022-23 supplement)
Volume II
Pretrial
- Civil Process Flowchart
- Commencement of Action
- Substitution and Disqualification
- Scheduling/Pretrial Conference
- Pretrial Motions
- Dispositive Motions
- Statutes of Limitation/Notices of Claim
- Discovery
- Civil Proceedings by Telephone; Videoconferencing; and Use of Fax
Trial
- Motions Relating to Trial
- Empaneling of Jury
- Voir Dire/Selection of Jury
- Jury Management Problems
- Opening Statements
- Trial Evidence
- Motions at Close of Evidence
- Closing Argument
- Jury Instructions
- Verdicts
- Motions After Verdict
- Bench Trial
- Damages
- Costs
- Frivolous Actions
- Judgments/Relief from Judgment
Volume IIA
Writs
- Certiorari
- Habeas Corpus
- Mandamus/Public Records
- Prohibition
Administrative Review
- Judicial Review of Administrative Agency Decisions (Ch 227)
- Worker's Compensation
- Unemployment Insurance
- Zoning
- Eminent Domain
Special Proceedings
- Creditor Actions
- Replevin
- Garnishment
- Attachment
- Foreclosure
- Settlements for Minors and Incompetent Persons
- Small Claims
- Injunctions
- Contempt
- Section 1983 Actions in State Court
- Prisoner Litigation
- Declaratory Judgments
- Section 102.29 (Third-Party) Actions
Miscellaneous
- Insurance Questions
- Bankruptcy Overview
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
The 2022-2023 supplement includes a number of changes such as:
- A revised chapter that clarifies the requirements and procedures for summary and non-summary contempt
- New references to recently decided appellate opinions on various topics, including venue, intervenors, summary-judgment motions, statutes of repose, juror bias, stays of judgment pending appeal, public records law, judicial review of administrative agency decisions, injunctions, and prisoner litigation
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s addition to the rules of civil procedure, allowing the remote administration of oaths at depositions through the use of audio-visual communications technology
- The creation of a new statute of limitation for actions against real estate appraisers
- Updated dollar amounts affecting garnishment proceedings, condemnation actions, and certain claims and exemptions under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
The 2021-22 supplement includes a number of changes such as:
- A new section (added to the book’s bankruptcy chapter), which gives an overview of the various processes for receiverships
- New references to recently decided appellate opinions on various topics, including pretrial motions, discovery sanctions, public records requests, damages, zoning, declaratory judgments, and judicial review of administrative agency decisions
- Wisconsin Supreme Court amendments, effective July 1, 2021, to the rules on electronic filing
- Updated poverty guidelines for use in garnishment proceedings
The 2020-2021 revision includes a number of changes such as:
- New references to recent appellate court decisions on various topics, such as judicial disqualification, motion practice, expert testimony, and the economic loss doctrine
- Legislative amendments affecting procedures such as service by email, service of a notice of claim on the attorney general, and motions to intervene
- Updated poverty guidelines for use in garnishment proceedings
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