State v. Bausch

¶ 1. Anica Bausch appeals the circuit court's order concluding that she could not conduct pretrial discovery in this forfeiture action brought by the State under Wis. Stat. ch. 778.1 Chapter 778 describes procedures for actions to collect forfeitures in circuit court. See Wis. Stat. §§ 778.01 and 778.015; see also generally ch. 778. The sole issue is whether Wis. Stat. ch. 804 civil discovery procedures apply in an action to recover a forfeiture that is commenced by a citation under Wis. Stat. § 778.25. We hold that the test used to decide this particular statutory interpretation question…