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Western District of Wisconsin

W.D. Wis. — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

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Civil Rules (5)
1 (Lr 83.5): Admission Of Lawyers
2 (Lr 72.1): United States Magistrate Judges
3 (Lr 16.6 Cj): Alternative Dispute Resolution
4 (Lr 47.2): Contacting Jurors
5 (Lr 5.1): Filing And Service By Electronic Means
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (50)
Appeal Packet for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Attachments to the Pretrial Conference Order in Cases Assigned to Judge Conley
Attachments to the Pretrial Conference Order in Cases Assigned to Judge Peterson
Attachments to the Pretrial Conference Order in Cases Assigned to Magistrate Judge Boor
Courthouse Prohibited Items
Default Judgment Packet
Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Citizenship
Electronic Transcript Instructions
Exhibit Form
Exhibit List and Procedure for Pro Se Litigants
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Transcript Purchase Order
Handout for Pro Se Parties
Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct a Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody under 28 U.S.C.
Motions for Injunctive Relief
New Case Party Information Form
Non-Fillable Form
Non-Prisoner Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or Costs
Non-Prisoner Complaint Package
Notice of Appeal
Notice of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge and Consent/Request for Reassignment
Notice to Creditors in a United States Foreclosure Action
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2241
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
Prisoner Complaint Package
Rules Governing Judicial Misconduct or Disability
Seventh Circuit Standards for Professional Conduct
Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet
Summary Judgment Procedure in Cases Assigned to Judge James D. Peterson
Summary Judgment Procedure in Cases Assigned to Judge William M. Conley
Summary Judgment Procedure in Cases Assigned to Magistrate Judge Anita M. Boor
JS-44JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet
AO85Notice, Consent and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge - AO85
AO88Subpoena in a Civil Case - AO88
AO88ASubpoena to Testify at a Deposition in a Civil Action - AO88A
AO88BSubpoena to Produce Documents or Information, or to Permit Inspection of Premises - AO88B
AO89Subpoena in a Criminal Case - AO89
AO120Report on Filing or Determination of Action Regarding Patent or Trademark - AO120
AO121Report on Filing or Determination of Action or Appeal Regarding Copyright - AO121
AO133Bill of Costs - AO133
AO250Motion for Sentence Reduction (Compassionate Release) under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) - AO250
AO398Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Service of Summons - AO398
AO399Waiver of Service of Summons - AO399
AO440Summons in a Civil Action - AO440
AO441Third Party Summons - AO441
AO455Waiver of Indictment - AO455
AO458Notice of Appearance - AO458
AO466Waiver of Rule 32.1 Hearing - AO466
AO466AWaiver of Rule 5 Hearing - AO466A
AO468Waiver of Preliminary Hearing - AO468
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (41)
Court-wide (41)
Acceptance of Payment of Criminal Debt Funds Prior to Sentencing
Amended Order Establishing Merit Selection Panel to Consider Applications for a U.S. Magistrate Judge
Attachments to the Pretrial Conference Order in Cases Assigned to Judge Conley
Attachments to the Pretrial Conference Order in Cases Assigned to Judge Peterson
Attachments to the Pretrial Conference Order in Cases Assigned to Magistrate Judge Boor
Courthouse Prohibited Items
In Re: 2024 Presidential Election Night Legal Challenges
In Re: Assignment of Criminal Cases to Magistrate Judges
In Re: Availability of Transcripts of Court Proceedings
In Re: Case Assignments
In Re: Closure of Court on December 24, 25, and 26, 2025; and January 1 and 2, 2026 in Observance of the Christmas and New Year Holidays
In Re: Closure of Court on November 10, 11, 27 and 28, 2025, in Observance of Veterans' Day and the Thanksgiving Holiday
In Re: Directives for Operations in the Absence of Appropriations for the District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
In Re: General Rules for Filing Documents Under Seal
In Re: Local Rules for the Western District of Wisconsin
In Re: October 1, 2025 Lapse in Appropriations
In Re: Petitions for Reduction of Sentences under Retroactive Application of Amendment 821
In Re: Prisoner E-Filing Program
In Re: Procedures for the Filing, Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents
In Re: Speedy Trial Act
In Re: Standing Order Governing the Use and Submission of Electronic Evidence
In the Matter of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) and 26(f)
In the Matter of Fees for Reproducing Documents
In the Matter of General Rules for the Assignment of Cases to Judges by the Clerk's Office
In the Matter of the Storage and Disposition of Grand Jury Records
In the Matter of the Storage and Disposition of Grand Jury Records
In the Matter of: Reference to Bankruptcy Judges
Joint Order Appointing Daniel Blinka, Lee Schuchart and Zaki Zehawi to the Board of Directors of Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc.
Joint Order Appointing Michael Steinle, Leah Thomas and Lynn Stathas to the Board of Directors of Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc.
Motions for Injunctive Relief
Order Appointing Andrew R. Wiseman as United States Magistrate Judge
Order Appointing Anita M. Boor as United States Magistrate Judge
Order Concerning Firearms in Courthouse
Order Concerning the Taking of Photographs in the Courtroom or its Environs
Order Establishing Merit Selection Panel to Consider Applications for a U.S. Magistrate Judge
Order Governing the Final Pretrial Conference and Administrative Order 434
Procedures for Requesting a Hearing to Resolve a Deposition Dispute
Re: Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing and Service
Re: Consent to Proceed Before the Magistrate Judge
Re: Service by Marshal of Civil Process
Standing Order for Preliminary Pretrial Conferences with Magistrate Judge Anita M. Boor
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“W.D. Wis. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.