Online case opening allows for cases to be filed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and eliminates the need to come to the Clerk’s Office or to provide the Clerk’s Office with paper copies of documents. All filing fees are paid online during case opening.
To request a case balance, (Case Payment History Report), please send a written request to the Clerk's Office Financial Department 517 E. Wisconsin Ave, Rm. 362, Milwaukee, WI 53202, or email Financial Department. Case balances are not provided over the phone, and are given only to the defendant or attorney of record for the defendant.
The Eastern District of Wisconsin has pro bono opportunities, primarily in prisoner civil rights cases. When ruled necessary, the court recruits for limited purposes—such as helping a prisoner prepare and respond to discovery or representing a prisoner during mediation—and for full representation—such as representing a prisoner at trial on claims that have survived summary judgment. For a complete list of current opportunities, please visit the Pro Bono Opportunities page.
When the posting of a sum of money is required as a condition of the release for a criminal defendant and the defendant wishes to satisfy this requirement by posting real property, the following procedures will be followed: