Superior Court, Judicial District of Danbury, Connecticut Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

No notice will be sent for future dates set in court or at conferences; absent counsel must get 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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 needs 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.

CRITICAL

An attorney scheduled for a contested hearing must disclose that assignment to a judge attempting to assign 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Contact

Phone

Attorneys with an E-Services exemption and self-represented parties not enrolled in E-Services must mark by telephone; enrolled self-represented parties may mark electronically or by telephone.

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. Self-represented parties enrolled in E-Services may mark their matters electronically or by calling the telephone marking line.

CRITICAL

Counsel who are late without prior notice to the court may face sanctions and referral to the Office of the Chief Public Defender.

Counsel who are late without prior notice to the court are subject to sanctions as provided for in General Statutes § 51-84 in addition to being referred to the Office of the Chief Public Defender to notify them of your performance.

WARNING

Counsel for an incarcerated party should confirm with the Clerk’s Office that a writ of habeas corpus has issued when necessary.

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

WARNING

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 proceeding 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.

WARNINGCivil cases

Contact

Phone

Do not call the clerk’s office to confirm delivery; the confirmation and receipt produced by the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction confirms that the 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.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Email

Questions may be directed to Court Officers Ron Ferraro or Amanda Lamore at their listed email addresses.

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.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Phone

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

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

INFOCivil cases

A party may request help resolving a deposition dispute through a conference by contacting the Civil Caseflow Office in the Judicial District where the matter 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

If the primary trial settles, clerk’s office staff may, with the presiding judge’s approval, contact parties on the back-up calendar and expect their case to be trial ready.

If the primary trial settles, the clerk’s office staff, with the approval of the presiding judge, may contact the parties on the back-up calendar list and expect the case to be trial ready.