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Wis. Stat. § 799.04 (2026)

Relation of this chapter to other procedural rules

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799.04799.04 Relation of this chapter to other procedural rules.
799.04(1)(1) General. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the general rules of practice and procedure in chs. 750 to 758 and 801 to 847 shall apply to actions and proceedings under this chapter. Any judicial proceeding authorized to be conducted under s. 807.13 may be so conducted in actions under this chapter.
799.04(2)(2) Forms. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and this chapter, the forms specified in chs. 801 to 847 shall be used. Forms shall be uniform, concisely written and readily understandable by members of the public. Summons and complaint forms shall be made available to the public by the clerk of court and, in counties having a population of 750,000 or more, the summons shall have all provisions printed in both English and Spanish.
799.04 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 776; 1977 c. 345; 1979 c. 32 ss. 66, 92 (16); 1979 c. 89; Stats. 1979 s. 799.04; Sup. Ct. Order, 141 Wis. 2d xiii (1987); 2017 a. 207 s. 5.
799.04 NoteJudicial Council Note, 1988: Sub. (1) is amended to authorized the use of telephone conferences in proceedings under this chapter whenever such conferences would be so authorized in other civil actions. [Re Order effective Jan. 1, 1988]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Highland Manor Assocs. v. Bast, 2003 WI 152 (Wis. 2003).
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Highland Manor Assocs. v. Bast, 2003 WI 152 (Wis. 2003). · cites it 11× “11 We therefore look to Wis. Stat. § 799.04 and the general rules of practice and procedure in chapters 750 to 758 and 801 to 847 for rules relating to motions for reconsideration to determine whether any provision in these chapters governing a motion for reconsideration applies…”
Kett v. Cmty. Credit Plan, Inc., 596 N.W.2d 786 (Wis. 1999). · cites it 4× “799 [the Small Claims Act]," and the Wis. Stat. § 799.04 provision that except as otherwise provided in chapter 799, the general rules of practice and procedure in chapter 801 apply.”
Cnty. of Portage v. Steinpreis, 312 N.W.2d 731 (Wis. 1981). · cites it 2× “804 discovery procedures (sec. 799.04, Stats.). These procedures are used in the rare and exceptional case, the frequency of which is probably no more than 1 in 1000.”
State v. Peterson, 312 N.W.2d 784 (Wis. 1981). “20(2) and sec. 799.04(1), Stats. 1979-80, we must conclude that sec.”
Highland Manor Assocs. v. Bast, 2003 WI App 130 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 7× “§ 799.04(1) provides: "Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the general rules of practice and procedure in chs.”
State v. Bausch, 2014 WI App 12 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “Wis. Stat. § 799.04 (emphasis added). We know that *505 "practice and procedure" in this statute covers discovery under ch.”
State v. Peterson, 306 N.W.2d 263 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “Section 799.04(1), Stats., requires application of the general rules of procedure in chs.”
Elliot Kouri v. Party Sealed by Judge Swanson-11 (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “04(1) govern when general rules of civil procedure can be used to supplement the procedure in WIS.”
Ziegler Landscaping Inc. v. RPM Prop. Serv. (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 799.04(1) (“Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the general rules of practice and procedure in chs.”
Robert Erik Soderlund v. Mike Michaud (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 799.04(1). He did nothing to affirmatively advance his case, failed to contest the claim in any manner and, indeed, expressly requested the entry of judgment in the specified sum.”
Jaime A. Fiebig v. Joshua Mason (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 799.04(1) (stating that “the general rules of practice and procedure in chs.”
Meyer Farms Inc. v. Mike Endries (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 799.04(1). 9 No. 2023AP27 corn crop, and it did so based on Endries’ deemed admission that he had cut the Farm’s corn crop at some point in 2021.”
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— Wis. Stat. § 799.04(1) — 12 cases
Highland Manor Assocs. v. Bast, 2003 WI 152 (Wis. 2003). “11 We therefore look to Wis. Stat. § 799.04 and the general rules of practice and procedure in chapters 750 to 758 and 801 to 847 for rules relating to motions for reconsideration to determine whether any provision in these chapters governing a motion for reconsideration applies…”
State v. Peterson, 312 N.W.2d 784 (Wis. 1981). “20(2) and sec. 799.04(1), Stats. 1979-80, we must conclude that sec.”
Highland Manor Assocs. v. Bast, 2003 WI App 130 (Wis. Ct. App. 2003). “§ 799.04(1) provides: "Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the general rules of practice and procedure in chs.”
State v. Peterson, 306 N.W.2d 263 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). “Section 799.04(1), Stats., requires application of the general rules of procedure in chs.”
Elliot Kouri v. Party Sealed by Judge Swanson-11 (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “04(1) govern when general rules of civil procedure can be used to supplement the procedure in WIS.”
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