Wisconsin Supreme Court Notice
Order 16-05E: Interim Order Halting Future Case Assignments to Dedicated Trial Court Judicial Dockets for Large Claim Business and Commercial Cases
On May 30, 2024, the Business Court Advisory Committee filed Rule Petition 16-05E, seeking an amendment to the interim rules governing the pilot project to extend the pilot project until July 1, 2026. On June 17, 2024, the court voted to solicit public comments concerning Rule Petition 16-05E and schedule the matter for a public hearing. On June 19, 2024, this court entered an order temporarily extending the pilot project "pending this court's disposition of Rule Petition 16-05E."
After receiving comments, the court held a public hearing on Sept. 24, 2024. The court then met in open administrative conference and voted 4-3 (Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, and Justice Brian Hagedorn dissenting) to deny the petition and terminate the pilot project. The court also voted to issue an interim order halting future assignment of cases to the pilot project pending issuance of a final order disposing of the petition.
ORDER ISSUED: Oct. 7, 2024
DISPOSITION: As of the date of this order, no additional cases shall be assigned to the commercial court docket; cases already assigned to the commercial court docket shall continue under the existing interim rules pending further order of this court.
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