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Personal service no less than 5 working days prior to court date. Summons shall be served within 90 days of the filing date unless court grants 60 day extension.

The public may view all nonconfidential portions of a circuit court record in person, at the office of the clerk of court for the county where the case was filed, or may view certain portions of the circuit court record online via the Director of State Courts' public internet website.

A person may view an entire case file, including all nonconfidential documents, in person at the office of the clerk of court for the county where the case was heard. If the case file is stored electronically, the contents of the file may be viewed at a public access terminal located within the clerk of courts' office.

Log in to your Wisconsin eCourts account ( ) by entering your User name and Password. Next, select My cases from the menu options. Note: To view closed cases, click the Click here to search link near the top of the page. Select the Case number radio button.

The most common civil suits involve claims for money or property worth over $10,000. If the claim involves money or property worth $10,000 or less, it must be filed in small claims court. Other types of civil suits are declaratory judgments and appeals from government agency decisions.

Small claims court is limited to claims of $10,000 or less. However, third-party complaints, personal injury claims, and actions based in tort are limited to claims of $5,000 or less. Claims exceeding the maximum amount allowed must be filed in civil court.