Short answer. Cases go to the Circuit Court. A written answer is optional; the tenant should still come to the court date. Who carries out a lockout: sheriff.
At a glance
- Court
- Circuit Court. Eviction actions are held in circuit court.
"Eviction actions are held in Circuit Court."
Source 1 - Hearing after filing
- The tenant has 3 to 12 days before the trial date the court sets (the earliest date here assumes service on the filing day).
"You will have 3 to 12 days before the day of trial set by the Court."
Source 1 - Time to answer or appear
- A written answer is optional; the tenant should still come to the court date.
"Even if you do not file an Answer, you should still go to your court date."
Source 1 - Writ to lockout
- The writ sets the move-out time, anywhere from zero to 30 days.
"it could be anywhere from zero (0) to 30 days"
Source 1 - Who carries out the lockout
- Sheriff. Only the sheriff can physically remove a tenant.
"Only the Sheriff has the authority to physically remove you from your home."
Source 1 - Right to counsel (statewide)
- No statewide right to counsel for tenants in eviction cases (as of November 2026, per the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel): its tracker of enacted laws lists no statewide law here.
"An eviction right to counsel is created by an enacted law that, at a minimum:"
Source 2, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source)
Sample timeline: filed Monday, December 7, 2026
Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer.
Need the other side served? Process serving with an affidavit of service.
- Answer or appear: Thursday, December 10, 2026
- Hearing or trial: Thursday, December 10, 2026
- Judgment: Thursday, December 10, 2026
- Writ or warrant of possession: no date (Not confirmed on an official page)
- Earliest lockout: no date (0 days after the writ, which isn't dated here)
Another date: open the estimator.
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Help the official pages point to
- Legal Aid of Wyoming statewide hotline, 1-877-432-9955 (source 1)
Not stated on the pages we read: filing fee, judgment to writ, paying to stop the case, diversion or mediation (statewide).
Sources
- Wyoming Judicial Branch: Evictions (checked November 2026)
- National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (secondary source): National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel: Enacted Eviction Right to Counsel and Eviction Defense Programs (last modified November 2026) (checked November 2026)
Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)".
General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Not a court form. Earliest under the statute; courts' calendars often take longer.
Common questions
Which court hears eviction cases in Wyoming?
Circuit Court. Eviction actions are held in circuit court.
How long does a tenant in Wyoming have to respond?
A written answer is optional; the tenant should still come to the court date.
How soon after filing is the Wyoming hearing?
The tenant has 3 to 12 days before the trial date the court sets (the earliest date here assumes service on the filing day). That's the statute's window; the court's own calendar decides the actual date.
How long between the writ and a lockout in Wyoming?
The writ sets the move-out time, anywhere from zero to 30 days.
Who carries out an eviction in Wyoming?
Sheriff. Only the sheriff can physically remove a tenant. The officer acts on the court's order.
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