SUPREME COURT OF WISCONSIN
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In the Matter of the
Amendment of
Supreme Court
Rules: SCR 71.01(2)(d) -- ORDER
Required Reporting of
Court No. 96-04
Proceedings
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The court, on its own motion, proposes to
amend SCR 71.01(2) to include in the court activities or proceedings that are
required to be reported opening statements and closing arguments in any
action. The current rule, SCR
71.01(2)(d), requires the reporting of opening statements and closing arguments
in any action only upon request of a party made on the record before the
opening statement or closing argument has commenced or upon order of the
court.
The court proposes that SCR 71.01(2)(d) be
amended to read:
(d) Opening statements and closing arguments in
any action upon request of a party or upon order of the court. A request to report opening statement or
closing argument shall be made on the record before either has commenced. Failure to request report is a waiver.
IT IS ORDERED that a public hearing on the
court's proposal to amend SCR 71.01(2)(d) shall be held in the Supreme Court
Room in the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin, on May 20, 1996, at 1:30
p.m.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court's
conference in the matter shall be held promptly following the public
hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice of the
hearing be given by a single publication of a copy of this order in the
official state newspaper and in an official publication of the State Bar of
Wisconsin not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before the date of the
hearing.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 28th day
of February, 1996.
BY THE COURT:
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Marilyn L. Graves, Clerk