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Appellate court eFiling - File a pre-appeal motion with the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court

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    • Purpose: Pre-appeal motions should be filed electronically by attorneys to the Court of
    Appeals. Pre-appeal motions can also be filed with the Supreme Court.

    Applicable Users: Attorneys, self-represented parties

    Steps to file a pre-appeal motion

    1. Visit the Wisconsin appellate court eFiling website at https://acefiling.wicourts.gov/ and log in. For more information see the article Logging into Wisconsin appellate court eFiling.
    2. Select the new filing menu option or the File a new case link to initiate the new case.
      Appellate court eFiling homepage with attention called to new filing menu option and File a new case hyperlink
       
    3. Select the appropriate Court type and select Pre-Appeal Motion for the Filing type. Fill out the Circuit court county, Case number, and if applicable, indicate if you are a government filer. Select [Continue].
      Case information screen with attention called to Court type, filing type and Circuit court county dropdown menus plus case number field, Are you a government filer yes/no prompt and Continue button
       
    4. Select [Add party] to add parties to the case.
      Parties screen with attention called to Add party button
       
    5. Complete the party window. Start by choosing a Party type. When applicable, select [Add attorney] to add the attorney representing the party on the case, and select [Save].
      Parties screen with attention called to Party type dropdown set to Plaintiff and Add attorney and Save and Add next party buttons
       
    6. When all parties have been added, review them for accuracy and select [Continue].
      Parties screen with attention called to Continue button
       
    7. Select [Upload documents] to browse for and upload documents. Review the bulleted list to ensure your documents have been properly formatted.
      Documents screen with attention called file requirements list and Upload documents button
       
    8. From the Document type dropdown menu, select the correct document type and enter the descriptive title in the Document title text entry field. Select [Continue].
      Documents screen with an document uploaded and attention called to the Document type dropdown, the document title text field and Continue button
       
    9. On the Review page, review the filing for accuracy. Select a document link to open and view any of your uploaded files. The Transmittal notes to clerk text entry field functions like a virtual sticky note on your filing. Anything entered in this box is displayed to the clerk while they process your filing but is deleted once it is accepted. These notes are not seen by the court and are not permanently saved to the case. Select [Continue] to proceed. 
      Review filing screen with attention called to Documents hyperlink list and Transmittal notes to clerk field and Continue button
       
    10. On the Ready to file page, select the checkbox next to filing(s) you wish to submit or select the checkbox next to All filings to submit all filings for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals filings. Select [File].
      Ready to file screen with attention called to selected All filings checkbox, individual new case filing checkbox and File button
       
    11. Once you submit your filing, it transmits to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals office to be processed by the clerk. You will receive an email confirmation, and the file-stamped document(s) will be visible on the My cases page of the Appellate eFiling website, where you can print them for paper notice parties on the case.

    Support

    Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.

    Phone: 1-800-462-8843
    Online support form: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
    Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov

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