State Ex Rel. Hansen v. Circuit Court for Dane County

Fred Hansen and Von Johnson, inmates at Fox Lake Correctional Institution, petition for supervisory writs directing the circuit court for Dane County, the Honorable Robert DeChambeau and the Honorable Michael Nowakowski presiding, to accept their actions for filing without payment of fees pursuant to § 814.29, STATS. We have reviewed the petition and the response. We conclude that both of the petitioners' complaints are arguably meritorious, and that the circuit court erred in refusing to waive filing costs and fees. Therefore, we grant the petition with respect to the circuit court and the…