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Ex. WI-031 Order Primary source read

Order, In re the Matter of CDC Eviction Moratorium Compliance For Eviction Filings

Order denying Legal Action of Wisconsin's request for an emergency order on CDC eviction-moratorium compliance in eviction filings

Wisconsin Supreme Court · Wisconsin (Court)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Wisconsin
Level
Court
Authority
Wis. Const. art. VII, § 3; CDC order, 85 Fed. Reg. 55292
Issued
2020-10-21 Oct. 21, 2020
Effective
2020-10-21
In force
Oct. 21, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q4
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • circuit courts
  • landlords and tenants (context)
Functions reached
  • PM evictions (context: CDC order operating in Wisconsin eviction proceedings)
  • CT
Collection
Wisconsin WI

Operative words

On September 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control ('CDC') issued an order entitled 'Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19.' ('CDC Order'). The CDC Order was published on September 4, 2020 and remains in effect until December 31, 2020.... we decline to adopt the proposed Emergency Order... IT IS ORDERED that Legal Action of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Judicare's request for an 'Emergency Order in the Matter of CDC Eviction Moratorium Compliance for Eviction Filings' is denied... Our decision to deny the request... does not preclude an individual circuit court judge presiding over an existing case from making reasonable efforts to facilitate the ability of all litigants, including self-represented litigants, to be fairly heard.

Enforcement

Court disposition (request denied); not a restriction

Notes

Read with the CDC moratorium (FED-A), which governed Wisconsin eviction proceedings through Aug. 26, 2021. The exhibit records the Court's recognition of the CDC order and its refusal to add State-court directives.