Wisconsin General Civil Case-Opening Intake

WISCONSIN GENERAL CIVIL CASE-OPENING INTAKE

INTERNAL INTAKE — NOT A STATEWIDE COURT FORM

This short intake is designed for the person opening a general Wisconsin civil case. For the full current civil-code table, use the companion Wisconsin Circuit Court Civil Cover Sheet worksheet or the Wisconsin Court System's official classification page.

1. Proposed Case

County: [________________________________]

Plaintiff or petitioner: [________________________________]

Defendant or respondent: [________________________________]

One-sentence description of dispute: [________________________________]

Primary claim or proceeding: [________________________________]

Primary relief sought: [________________________________]

Amount requested, if properly stated: $[________________________________]

Urgent or time-sensitive relief: [________________________________]

Known filing or limitations deadline: [________________________________]

2. Filer

Name: [________________________________]

Role: ☐ Attorney ☐ Self-represented party ☐ Authorized filing agent ☐ Other: [________________________________]

Wisconsin State Bar number, if any: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

Email: [________________________________]

Telephone: [________________________________]

3. Select the General Civil Group

Use the official classification title, not a homemade label.

☐ Personal injury or tort — official codes 30100, 30101, 30103–30108, 30201, or 30203

☐ Money, contract, garnishment, or debtor action — official codes 30301–30304

☐ Real estate, foreclosure, or condemnation review — official codes 30402–30405

☐ Municipal appeal or administrative review — official codes 30601 or 30607

☐ Declaratory, injunction, restraining-order, name-change, or unclassified civil action — official codes 30701, 30703–30705, or 30707–30713, as applicable

☐ Writ petition or DNA-sample petition — official codes 30950–30957

☐ Amortization of debt/wage earner — official code 31007

☐ The action belongs to another case type, such as small claims, family, probate, guardianship, juvenile, criminal, or lien

Exact official classification title: [________________________________]

Exact five-digit code: [________________________________]

Date confirmed on official code page: [__/__/____]

Person who confirmed uncertain selection: [________________________________]

4. Initiating Filing

Proposed initiating document:

☐ Summons and complaint

☐ Petition

☐ Application

☐ Notice seeking review or appeal

☐ Other: [________________________________]

Official statewide form number, if one applies: [________________________________]

Attachments or exhibits required: [________________________________]

Signature or verification requirement: [________________________________]

5. eFiling Status

Wis. Stat. § 801.18 governs circuit-court electronic filing. Mandatory users must file electronically; eligible voluntary users may register; paper parties use traditional methods as provided by the statute.

☐ Mandatory electronic user

☐ Voluntary electronic user

☐ Paper party

☐ Status requires confirmation

eCourts account ready: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Not applicable

County and case type selected: [________________________________]

Classification code selected: [________________________________]

Initiating document type selected: [________________________________]

Additional case-opening information requested by system: [________________________________]

6. Fee and Waiver Check

Use the current official fee table; do not carry forward an amount from an old template.

Fee checked on: [__/__/____]

Filing fee: $[________________________________]

eFiling fee, if applicable: $[________________________________]

☐ Payment ready

☐ Petition for waiver of costs and fees ready

☐ Clerk confirmation needed

7. Service Plan

Wis. Stat. § 801.18(5)(d) provides that initiating documents are served by traditional methods unless the responding party has consented in writing to electronic service or another method.

Person or entity to serve: [________________________________]

Address or registered office: [________________________________]

Service method and authority: [________________________________]

Service deadline: [________________________________]

Person arranging service: [________________________________]

Proof-of-service document: [________________________________]

8. Related Matters and Screening

Related Wisconsin case number and county, if any: [________________________________]

Other pending action or agency proceeding: [________________________________]

Arbitration, mediation, notice, exhaustion, or pre-suit condition to check: [________________________________]

Confidential or protected information expected: [________________________________]

Interpreter or accommodation request: [________________________________]

9. Ready-to-File Review

☐ Correct county and case type confirmed

☐ Current classification title and code confirmed

☐ Initiating document and current form confirmed

☐ Deadline independently calendared

☐ Filing fee or waiver confirmed

☐ Protected information reviewed

☐ Service plan confirmed

☐ County instructions and valid local rules checked

☐ Final filing and all exhibits saved

☐ Acceptance notice, receipt, and service proof will be retained

Official Sources

• Wisconsin Court System — circuit court fees, filing, and current case classification codes
• Wisconsin Court System — statewide civil forms
• Wisconsin Court System — circuit court eFiling
• Wisconsin Legislature — Wis. Stat. § 801.18
• Wisconsin Court System — current circuit court fee tables

This intake organizes a case opening. It is not a pleading or a statewide cover sheet.