Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 807.03 (2026)

Orders, how vacated and modified

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807.03807.03 Orders, how vacated and modified. An order made out of court without notice may be vacated or modified without notice by the judge who made it. An order made upon notice shall not be modified or vacated except by the court upon notice, but the presiding judge may suspend the order, in whole or in part, during the pendency of a motion to the court to modify or vacate the order.

807.03 HistoryHistory: Sup. Ct. Order, 67 Wis. 2d 585, 743 (1975).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2025 · leading case: State v. Castillo, 556 N.W.2d 425 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996).

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State v. Castillo, 556 N.W.2d 425 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “See § 807.03, STATS. The trial court's power to amend its earlier order when it became apparent that DHSS would be unable to place Castillo in a community-based setting is not at issue.”

State v. Williams, 2005 WI App 221 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “On July 11th, the trial court ruled: [Williams's] arguments are of no consequence because the trial court has inherent authority to vacate its own order pursuant to section 807.03 .... The court allowed the defendant to summarily withdraw his plea because the record failed to…”

Balz v. Heritage Mut. Ins., 2006 WI App 131 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006). “" A court must look at the amount of the judgment, not at the amount of the jury's verdict. Here, the trial court's May 20, 2004 judgment set Scott Balz's judgment amount at $717,336, which is less than the $750,000 of the offer of settlement.”

State v. Brockett, 2002 WI App 115 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “05 sets forth those rulings from which the State may appeal, there is nothing in the language of the statute prohibiting the trial court from hearing a motion to reconsider.”

258 Heritage Lakes, LLC v. Waukesha State Bank (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “§ 807.03. WSB sought to add language from the Mortgage to the Property’s legal description provided in the order.”

State v. Michaels, 417 N.W.2d 415 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “Michaels argues that the trial court should have complied with sec. 807.03, Stats., regarding the procedure for vacating and modifying orders.”

Klatt v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., 921 N.W.2d 8 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 807.03 to support its claim that the stay was not lifted.”

Michael Duane Rust v. Angela Marie Rust (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “Under these circumstances, the successor judge had the authority to revisit the issue.”

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