Superior Court, Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford, Connecticut Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Specific steps

DCF or the AAG must upload the final agreed specific steps to E-Services within 48 hours after the CSC or JPT.

DCF or the AAG shall upload the final agreed upon specific steps to E-Services within 48 hours of the CSC or JPT.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Foreclosure judgment documents

Foreclosure-judgment documents must generally be e-filed individually under their appropriate titles, while original notes, mortgage deeds, and mortgage assignments must be uploaded individually as electronic exhibits; exempt attorneys and self-represented parties need not e-file or upload exhibits electronically.

All documents necessary to obtain Judgment of Foreclosure as set forth in the Uniform Procedures for Foreclosure Judgment Presentation Instructions (JD-CV-78) except original notes, mortgage deeds, and assignment of mortgages, must be e-filed individually, using the appropriate title of the document. The original note, mortgage deed, and assignment of mortgage must be uploaded individually as an electronic exhibit using the appropriate title of the document. Electronic Exhibits uploaded in order to obtain Judgment of Foreclosure will be sealed by the clerk at the time of the hearing. All documents must be e-filed, and all electronic exhibits must be uploaded, by the close of the short calendar marking period the week prior to the Short Calendar. For further information regarding Electronic Exhibits see: How to File an Exhibit. Attorneys exempt from e-filing and self-represented parties are not required to e-file or upload exhibits electronically.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits

Attorneys and law firms without an electronic-services exemption must e-submit exhibit documents through E-Services in the stated matters, subject to the listed exceptions for exhibits that must be submitted physically.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless Civil matters, for all hearings and trials. The submission of electronic exhibits will occur in the E-Services site, by looking-up a case on which the logged-in attorney or self-represented party is appearing and selecting “E-File an Exhibit” from the dropdown menu. The following types of exhibits cannot be submitted electronically and will continue to be submitted in physical format: Any physical objects Video or audio files Any electronic files or physical documents that cannot be converted into PDF format Any exhibits ordered to be submitted physically by the court Any exhibit documents that must be submitted under seal

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for adjudication

Requests for Adjudication must be e-filed, with the specified form name selected, except for self-represented parties who opt not to e-file and attorneys exempt from e-filing.

Except for self-represented parties who choose not to e-file, and attorneys exempt from e-filing, Requests for Adjudication shall be e-filed and the filer shall select "Request for Adjudication Complex Litigation" when naming the form in e-filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

Where court procedures require or allow electronic exhibit submission, a party complies by submitting exhibits electronically by the applicable deadline, notifying parties able to view them, and providing paper or digital copies to parties unable to view them.

Where applicable court procedures require or allow the electronic submission of proposed exhibits, a party (the “submitter”) shall be in compliance with the requirements of this order as to exhibits if, by the time required in this order, the submitter submits the exhibits to the court electronically and (i) gives written notice of such submission to each other appearing party who has the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically, and (ii) provides paper or digital copies to each other appearing party who does not have the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption must electronically submit all exhibits in PDF format at least two business days before evidence begins in hearings and trials on paperless civil files.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless civil files for all hearings and trials, at least two business days prior to the start of evidence.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Parentage documentation

Supporting parentage documentation must be uploaded to E-Services.

Any documentation in support of parentage shall be scanned in a PDF format and uploaded to E-services.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

Parties must not submit proposed exhibit copies to the court in advance unless the proceeding is remote, and must report to the courtroom clerk at least 15 minutes before the assigned time to mark exhibits.

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Short calendar marking

Attorneys must mark Short Calendar matters electronically through E-Services unless they obtain an exemption, in which case telephone marking is available.

All attorneys and law firms are required to mark their Short Calendar matters electronically through E-Services unless exempted from this requirement as set forth in paragraph 3 below. Telephone markings are not available to attorneys unless an exemption from E-Services has been obtained.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit documents

Attorneys and law firms without an electronic-services exemption must electronically submit PDF exhibits for hearings and trials in paperless civil files at least two business days before evidence begins.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless civil files for all hearings and trials, at least two business days prior to the start of evidence.

WARNING

Applies to

Short calendar marking

Motions and applications for exemption, specified execution and judgment-debtor motions, motions for judgment on specified reports, and objections to those motions are exempt from marking requirements.

Note: The following items are exempt from the marking requirements: Motions/Applications for exemption; motions for modification of executions and examination of judgment debtors and all motions for judgment on report of an attorney trial referee or factfinder, and any objections directed to these motions.

INFO

Applies to

Short calendar marking

Self-represented parties enrolled in E-Services may mark electronically but are not required to, and may continue using telephone marking.

Self-represented parties who are enrolled in E-Services may mark their Short Calendar matters electronically through E-Services but are not required to do so. Self-represented parties may continue to mark Short Calendar matters by telephone.

INFO

Applies to

Exhibits

Self-represented parties may submit exhibits electronically but are not required to do so.

Electronic submission of exhibits is optional for self-represented parties.

INFO

Applies to

Exhibits

Self-represented parties may submit exhibits electronically through the E-Services site using the “E-File an Exhibit” option.

Electronic submission of exhibits is optional for self-represented parties. To submit electronic exhibits, log in to the E-Services site, look up the case in which you have an appearance, and select �E-File an Exhibit� from the dropdown menu.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Self-represented parties may submit exhibits electronically through the E-Services site using the “E-File an Exhibit” option.

Electronic submission of exhibits is optional for self-represented parties. To submit electronic exhibits, log in to the E-Services site, look up the case in which you have an appearance, and select �E-File an Exhibit� from the dropdown menu.

INFOCivil cases

For electronically submitted exhibits, the version in the court's e-filing database is the official exhibit and is deemed the original.

For all electronically submitted exhibits, the electronic exhibit that resides in the court�s e- filing database will be the official exhibit and will be deemed to be the original.