Electronic Filing Has Arrived in the Milwaukee County Circuit Courts

As of today, eFiling is now available in Milwaukee County for family and civil cases.  John Barrett, the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court, referred in this press release to eFiling’s “fast, secure filing” and “ease of use and cost efficiency”, among other benefits.  The Wisconsin Court System website also includes a demonstration of the process and tutorial.

A person wishing to use eFiling must register with the Consolidated Court Automation Programs (CCAP). The eFiling website may be used at any time, any day to file or access a document.

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Humor and the Law, Part Five

In honor of April Fools’ Day, the editors of the blog asked the faculty of the Law School to share their favorite examples of legal humor. For the last several days, we have shared a different faculty member’s submission.  Our final submission is from Professor Lisa Mazzie.


More (supposedly real) excerpts from trial transcripts:

 

 

QUESTION: What is your date of birth?

ANSWER: July fifteenth.

QUESTION: What year?

ANSWER: Every year.

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QUESTION: What gear were you in at the moment of impact?

ANSWER: Gucci sweats and Reebocks.

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QUESTION: This myasthenia gravis that you have, does it affect your memory at all?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: And in what way does it affect your memory?

ANSWER: I forget.

QUESTION: You forget. Can you give us an example of something you’ve forgotten?

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