US · rules
E.D. Wis. Civil L. R. 42
Consolidation
(a) When a party moves to consolidate two or more cases, whether for a limited
purpose or for all future proceedings, the motion to consolidate and supporting
materials must be captioned with the case names and numbers of all cases sought to
be consolidated. Service and filing must be effected in all of the cases sought to be
consolidated. The motion must be decided by the judge to whom the lowest numbered
case is assigned. If the motion is granted, the judge to whom the lowest numbered
case is assigned will handle all future proceedings covered by the consolidation order.
(b) After two or more cases are consolidated, all papers relevant to the
purposes for which consolidation was granted will be filed and docketed only in the
lowest numbered of the consolidated cases. A notation to check the docket sheet for
the lowest numbered case will be entered on the docket sheet(s) for the higher
numbered case(s).
(c) If cases are consolidated for some but not all purposes, documents relating
to a particular case will be docketed on the docket sheet for that case and be filed only
in that case file.
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- 2026-09-18
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