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Civil procedure — commencement of action and venue.

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Kinds of proceedings; scope of chs. 801 to 847.

Commencement of action.

Jurisdiction; definitions.

Jurisdictional requirements for judgments against persons, status and things.

Personal jurisdiction, grounds for generally.

Personal jurisdiction, grounds for without service of summons.

Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, grounds for generally.

Objection to personal jurisdiction.

Summons, contents of.

Section
801.095

Summons form.

Summons, by whom served.

Personal jurisdiction, manner of serving summons for.

Jurisdiction in rem or quasi in rem, manner of serving summons for; notice of object of action.

Summons; when deemed served.

Service and filing of pleadings and other papers.

Time.

Filing.

Electronic filing.

Protected information in circuit court records.

When documents may be filed as confidential.

Motions to seal.

Venue in civil actions or special proceedings.

Challenges to improper venue.

Discretionary change of venue.

Determination of motion for change of venue.

Discretionary transfer of civil actions to tribal court.

Change of venue if judge disqualified by interest.

Substitution of judge.

Assigned judge.

Proceedings after order for change of venue.

Conclusiveness of change of venue; second motion.

Stay of proceeding to permit trial in a foreign forum.

Legislative findings; 2007 Wisconsin Act 1.

Section
801.145

Form of papers.