Wisconsin Code § 809.71

Rule (Supervisory writ)
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(1) A person may request the supreme court to exercise its supervisory jurisdiction
over a court and the judge presiding therein or other person or
body by filing a petition in accordance with s. 809.51. The petition shall be served on each party and proposed respondent, and
if applicable, upon the originating court or tribunal, by traditional
methods as provided in s. 809.80 (2). A person seeking a supervisory writ from the supreme court shall first file a petition for a
supervisory writ in the court of appeals under s. 809.51 unless it
is impractical to seek the writ in the court of appeals. A petition
in the supreme court shall show why it was impractical to seek
the writ in the court of appeals or, if a petition had been filed in
the court of appeals, the disposition made and reasons given by
the court of appeals.
(2) The clerk of court shall docket the petition upon receipt of
the items referred to in sub. (1). The clerk shall assign a case
number, create a notice that the petition has been docketed, transmit the notice of docketing to the clerk of circuit court if applicable, and send the notice to the parties by traditional methods.

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