Can one seek expedited (faster) consideration of an initial pleading?
Under limited circumstances, the Trial Court may enter an Emergency Order on the basis of an initial pleading. See Ho-Chunk Nation Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 60(A). However, generally the Trial Court will afford the responding party twenty (20) calendar days from the issuance of a summons to file a responsive pleading. See Ho-Chunk Nation Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 6(A). Alternatively, a motion may accompany an initial pleading, and the motion process advances under a diminished timeframe. See Ho-Chunk Nation Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 18-20. The Judiciary has also recognized the ability to seek a preliminary injunction, adopting the prevailing federal four-prong test. See Constitution of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Art. VII, ยง 6(a); see also Coalition for Fair Gov’t II v. Chloris A. Lowe, Jr. et al., SU 96-02 (HCN S. Ct., July 1, 1996).
