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CIVIL COVER SHEET

(Wisconsin Circuit Court - Intake Worksheet)

[// GUIDANCE: Wisconsin civil filings require a case classification type/code. Use this worksheet to collect data, then enter it into the official cover sheet/e-filing system. Confirm county-specific supplements.]

1. CAPTION

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STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
[COUNTY] COUNTY

[PLAINTIFF NAME], PLAINTIFF
v. CASE NO.: [TBD BY CLERK]
[DEFENDANT NAME], DEFENDANT

2. PARTY INFORMATION

  • Plaintiff(s): [NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL]
  • Defendant(s): [NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE / EMAIL]
  • Additional parties: attach list if needed.

3. ATTORNEY OR SELF-REPRESENTED PARTY

  • Name / Bar No.: [ATTORNEY NAME], WI Bar [NUMBER]
  • Firm: [LAW FIRM NAME]
  • Address: [STREET, CITY, STATE ZIP]
  • Phone/Email: [PHONE] | [EMAIL]
  • ☐ Self-represented (Pro Se)

4. CASE TYPE (CHECK PRIMARY)

  • Contract / Money Judgment (e.g., 30301/30303/30307)
  • ☐ Money Judgment / Collections
  • ☐ Other Contract / Business / Commercial
  • Real Property (e.g., 30404/30411/30499)
  • ☐ Mortgage Foreclosure
  • ☐ Quiet Title / Ejectment / Boundary
  • ☐ Landlord/Tenant
  • Tort / Personal Injury (e.g., 30101/30109/30199)
  • ☐ Motor Vehicle PI/PD
  • ☐ Other Personal Injury / Property Damage
  • Products / Professional Liability
  • ☐ Products Liability (30107/30199)
  • ☐ Medical / Professional Liability
  • Employment (e.g., 30309)
  • ☐ Employment / Discrimination / Wage / Noncompete
  • Statutory / Administrative / Appeals
  • ☐ Administrative Review / Certiorari
  • ☐ Declaratory / Injunctive / Other Civil
  • Other Civil
  • ☐ Other Civil: [DESCRIBE]
  • Wisconsin case classification type/code (required on complaint/eFiling): [CODE]
    [// GUIDANCE: Use the appropriate WI case classification code. Probate and family matters use separate form families; do not list them here.]

5. AMOUNT IN CONTROVERSY

  • Monetary relief: $[AMOUNT] (exclusive of fees/costs)
  • Non-monetary / equitable relief: [DESCRIBE]

6. JURY DEMAND

  • ☐ Jury requested
  • ☐ Non-jury

7. RELATED CASES

  • Related case numbers/courts: [LIST OR "NONE"]
  • Prior appeals/arbitrations: [LIST OR "NONE"]

8. SERVICE & SPECIAL NOTES

  • Service addresses and method (sheriff/process server/certified mail): [DETAILS]
  • Interpreter or accommodation needed: [YES/NO - LANGUAGE/ACCOMMODATION]

9. SIGNATURE

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Date: [DATE]

____________________________________
[ATTORNEY NAME], WI Bar [NUMBER] / Pro Se
Attorney for [PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT]
[// GUIDANCE: Confirm any county supplements (e.g., arbitration track selection, business court designation, minor-name confidentiality).]

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