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Electronic filing in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals will become mandatory on Thursday.
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What to know about document retention policies and electronic filing systems
Most law firms have an established document retention and file destruction policy. They take proactive steps to update and revise their policies in response to the ever-changing laws and regulations that apply to this area. However, resources that offer guidance on document retention and file destruction policies often overlook the nuances of electronic filing systems.
Tagged with: e-filing Kimberly Finnigan
Read More »High court OKs appellate e-filing project, changes to court-reporting rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued orders that both give the green light to rolling out electronic filing in the state’s appellate courts and make changes to the court’s court-reporting rules.
Tagged with: e-filing Randy Koschnick Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Debate heating up over proposed changes to Wisconsin’s court-reporting rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be hearing dueling perspectives on Monday on a proposal to spread the use of digital audio recording as an alternative to standard court reporting.
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Read More »Dane, Washburn among 6 counties going paperless in April
In April, six Wisconsin counties will be joining 41 other counties in requiring electronic filing of certain court documents.
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Read More »YEAR IN REVIEW: Top legal stories of 2016
One of the biggest legal stories of 2016 actually involves something that did not happen.
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Read More »Counties finding e-filing success as it meanders across the state
More than a dozen counties will adopt electronic-filing requirements in the next few months as the push toward mandatory e-filing continues in Wisconsin.
Tagged with: e-filing Katherine Koepsell Mary Lou Mueller Randy Koschnick
Read More »State rolling forward with mandatory e-filing
More than two weeks after the e-filing of legal documents became mandatory in Ozaukee County, Clerk of Circuit Court Mary Lou Mueller is noticing the difference that comes from running a completely paperless courthouse.
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Read More »Statewide e-filing takes effect
A Wisconsin Supreme Court rule requiring the electronic filing of court cases has taken effect.
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Read More »Dodge County launches e-filing, seven others to follow by September
Dodge County is the latest to launch a mandatory e-filing pilot program after the state’s highest court approved a rule mandating electronic e-filing across Wisconsin.
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Read More »Waukesha County to be first to roll out mandatory e-filing
Waukesha County will be the first populous county in the state moving to electronic filing.
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Read More »High court to revisit expunction, tribal transfer petitions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court plans on Thursday to again take up a nearly decade-old petition calling for online legal records to be taken down if they deal with people who were charged with a particular crime but never actually convicted.
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Read More »Chief justice thanks bar for e-filing support
The state’s chief justice on Friday thanked Wisconsin’s lawyers for their support for implementing mandatory e-filing across the state.
Tagged with: e-filing Pat Roggensack
Read More »E-filing gets official green light, but not without bumps (UPDATE)
Mandatory e-filing in circuit courts will be the law of the land in Wisconsin starting July 1, but making it officially so proved to be a monumental task for the state’s highest court on Thursday.
Read More »High court to give final blessing on mandatory e-filing
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is poised to give the official green light for mandatory e-filing to begin rolling out this summer.
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Read More »High court gives preliminary OK to mandatory e-filing
Officials from Wisconsin's trial courts encouraged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to green light mandatory e-filing throughout the state.
Tagged with: CCAP e-filing Katherine Koespell Lynn Hron Richard Sankovitz Robert Dreps Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Indiana courts push ahead with shift to e-filing
Indiana's top courts are pushing ahead with adopting an electronic-filing system that state officials say will eventually give the public free access to online court records statewide.
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Read More »Justices strike down rules changes, approve appellate record e-filing
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken a step toward clearing some items off its to-do list.
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Read More »Chief justice: Mandatory e-filing on the way
Mandatory e-filing will be coming soon to Wisconsin's court system, says Chief Justice Pat Roggensack.
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Read More »Setback for e-filing of records on appeal
A petition to allow the electronic transmission of records on appeal will likely take effect later than expected.
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Read More »Justices consider proposal to allow electronic transmission of records on appeal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering amending the rules of appellate procedure to allow state trial courts to electronically store and transfer the record of cases on appeal, if they choose to do so.
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Read More »Board of Governors supports e-filing petition, tribal court transfers
The State Bar’s Board of Governors has voted to oppose a petition that would eliminate a rule that lets the circuit courts transfer cases to the tribal system.
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Read More »Chief judge, Walker counsel duel over block grant
Gov. Walker’s proposed Supreme Court block grant will give the court system flexibility in spending for the coming biennium, however some are concerned that the block grant still leaves the court system struggling to make ends meet.
Tagged with: Brian Hagedorn e-filing Ellen Brostrom Jeffrey Kremers MBA Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Chief Judges Committee looking for alternatives to pay for e-filing
Although Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget rejected the state Supreme Court’s request for the money to implement mandatory e-filing, the proposal is moving forward.
Tagged with: CCAP e-filing Robert Wirtz Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »State’s push for mandatory e-filing could be in limbo (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-17 budget denied the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s request for $2.1 million to implement statewide e-filing.
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Read More »US high court to adopt e-filing
The U.S. Supreme Court is belatedly developing an electronic filing system similar to those used in courts around the country, Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday in his annual end-of-year report.
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Read More »E-filing to get hearing in front of high court
Despite objections from two justices, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing in the spring on a proposal to mandate e-filing in all circuit court cases.
Tagged with: Annette Ziegler e-filing Pat Roggensack Wisconsin Supreme Court
Read More »Committee pushes for statewide e-filing
The state's chief judges committee has filed a petition to mandate e-filing in all circuit court cases.
Tagged with: CCAP e-filing Robert Wirtz State Bar
Read More »Courts asking for $21M increase for next budget
As expected, Wisconsin courts are asking for an increase in their 2015-17 biennial budget, the majority of which would go to reimburse counties for costs incurred for running the circuit courts.
Tagged with: budget e-filing John Voelker Tom Sheehan
Read More »Chief judges to propose statewide mandatory e-filing
The Committee of Chief Judges will propose a state Supreme Court rule this fall to start implementing mandatory electronic filing in all 72 circuit courts by 2016.
Tagged with: e-filing Jeff Kremers Randy Koschnick Wisconsin Supreme Court
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