Dane County Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL

Civil cases

Except in mortgage foreclosure actions or when the court directs otherwise, summary judgment motions must include a brief, affidavits, and notice of the standard briefing schedule.

With all motions for summary judgment, except as to mortgage foreclosures actions and unless otherwise directed by the court, there shall be submitted a brief, affidavits, and notice of standard briefing schedule (30 days for response brief and affidavits, 15 days after service thereof for reply brief or letter stating none to be filed).

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Civil cases

No motion to compel discovery nor for a protective order shall be scheduled for hearing unless the moving party demonstrates in the affidavit that accompanies the motion that he/she has made a good faith effort to obtain the relief requested by informal consultation with the party against whom the motion is brought.

Summary: A motion to compel discovery or for a protective order may not be scheduled for hearing unless the accompanying affidavit establishes a good-faith effort to obtain relief through informal consultation with the opposing party.

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Civil cases

The motion will be decided without oral argument unless otherwise ordered.

Summary: Summary judgment motions will be decided without oral argument unless the court orders otherwise.