Superior Court, Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford, Connecticut Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

An attorney with a contested hearing assignment must disclose it to a judge who later assigns the attorney elsewhere at the same time and immediately notify the Presiding Judge if the assignments conflict.

Each attorney scheduled for any contested hearing in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters shall disclose the assignment to each Superior Court judge who subsequently assigns or attempts to assign the attorney to appear elsewhere on the same date and time. If a subsequent assignment conflicts with the prior assignment, the attorney shall immediately notify the Presiding Judge at the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters where the prior trial or contested hearing is to take place.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Attorneys with an E-Services exemption and self-represented parties not enrolled in E-Services must submit markings by calling the telephone marking line.

Attorneys who have obtained an exemption from E-Services requirements and self- represented parties not enrolled in E-Services must submit markings by calling the telephone marking line.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Only a CSO or another court representative may relay changes to the evaluator, unless the court order expressly authorizes another party to contact the evaluator.

and can be relayed to the evaluator only by a CSO or another representative of the court unless the court order explicitly authorizes another party to contact the evaluator;

CRITICALCriminal cases

Counsel and self-represented parties must not contact the evaluator before the evaluation is complete.

There shall be no contact between counsel or self-represented parties and the evaluator prior to the completion of the evaluation;

CRITICALCriminal cases

Copies of the report may be released to self-represented parties or directly to parents only under a court order authorizing release.

Releasing copies of the report to self-represented parties or directly to parents can only be done upon an order of the court authorizing such a release.

WARNING

Parties must report to the courtroom clerk at least 15 minutes before the proceeding’s assigned time to complete exhibit marking.

Parties shall not submit copies of proposed exhibits in advance to the court unless the proceeding is to be held by remote means, but shall report to the courtroom clerk at least fifteen (15) minutes before the assigned time for the proceeding in order to complete the marking of exhibits.

WARNING

A party who filed a Request for Adjudication must promptly notify the court officer in writing if the motion or objection is resolved or no longer requires adjudication.

The party filing a Request for Adjudication shall contact the court officer promptly in writing if a motion or objection is resolved or no longer requires adjudication.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Do not call the clerk’s office to confirm delivery; the electronic Short Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt confirms that a marking was received.

Please do not call the clerk�s office to confirm delivery. The Short Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt produced upon completion of the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction is the confirmation that the marking has been received.

WARNING

No notice will be sent for future dates set in court or at conferences; absent counsel must obtain the date and time from the clerk’s office and promptly notify the client.

A notice will not be sent to counsel or parties for future dates set in court or at conferences; counsel who is absent from court or conferences shall obtain the future date and time from the clerk’s office and shall promptly notify their client.

WARNINGCriminal cases

After the report is filed, a CSO or another court representative may distribute copies to counsel of record, but not to parents or other self-represented parties.

After the evaluation report has been filed with the court, the CSO or another representative of the court may distribute copies of the report to all counsel of record but not parents or other self-represented parties.

WARNINGCriminal cases

If the parties cannot reach complete agreement at the Case Status Conference, they should bring the unresolved issues before the court for resolution by the judge on the record.

If the parties are unable to reach a complete agreement at the CSC, the outstanding issues should be brought before the court to be resolved by the judge on the record.

WARNING

As necessary, counsel for an incarcerated party must confirm with the Clerk’s Office whether the court issued a writ of habeas corpus.

Counsel for an incarcerated party shall, as necessary, confirm with the Clerk’s Office that the court has issued a writ of habeas corpus.

INFOCivil cases

A party seeking help resolving a deposition dispute may request a conference by contacting the Civil Caseflow Office in the Judicial District where the case is located.

A party seeking resolution of a deposition dispute may request assistance with the resolution of the deposition dispute via conference by contacting the Civil Caseflow Office in the Judicial District where the matter is located.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Self-represented parties may mark Short Calendar matters by telephone.

Self-represented parties may continue to mark Short Calendar matters by telephone.

INFO

Contact

Email

Questions may be directed by email to Court Officer Ron Ferraro at Ronald.Ferraro@jud.ct.gov.

Please direct questions to Ron Ferraro, Court Officer, Complex Litigation, Waterbury Ronald.Ferraro@jud.ct.gov or Amanda Lamore, Court Officer, Complex Litigation, Waterbury Amanda.Lamore@jud.ct.gov.