Superior Court, Judicial District of Danbury, Connecticut Service and Proof of Service Rules

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A moving party pursuing a motion on the Case Date must provide proposed exhibit copies to the other party and, for a remote Case Date, to the court, following Section D(2).

As to any motion that a moving party intends to pursue on the Case Date, such party shall provide copies of the party’s proposed exhibits to the other party (and, if the Case Date is to be held by remote means, to the court) in accordance with the procedures described in Section D(2).

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The Clerk’s Office must send all counsel, self-represented parties, and the people being evaluated written notice of the evaluation’s date, time, and place.

Written notice of the date, time and place for the evaluation shall be sent by the Clerk’s Office to all counsel, self-represented parties and the parties being evaluated.

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Counsel and self-represented parties must exchange the listed documents for trials and hearings.

For trials and hearings, counsel and self-represented parties shall exchange and file with the Court, the following documents not less than 5 business days before the assigned trial or hearing date(s).

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Unless the electronic-submission procedure in Section D(2)(a) applies, parties must exchange paper or digital exhibit copies separately from the court file by the deadline required under the order.

Except to the extent that Section D(2)(a) applies, paper or digital copies of exhibits shall be exchanged by the parties, independent of the court file, by the time required in this order.

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When referrals are made, DCF must give the respondent, their counsel, and the child’s counsel written notice of the referrals and any waitlist and its approximate duration.

DCF shall provide written notice to the respondent party and their counsel and the child’s counsel when the referrals were made and whether there is a waitlist and the approximate waitlist time.

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The motion must be brought with proper notice to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record, and any guardian ad litem of record.

with proper notice to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record and any guardian ad litem of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Counsel must disclose proposed hearing exhibits to opposing counsel and self-represented parties before the hearing day, allowing sufficient time for review and prompt communication about exhibits that may be offered without objection.

Counsel must disclose to opposing counsel and self-represented parties all exhibits proposed to be offered at the hearing prior to the day of the hearing, in sufficient time for counsel to review the proposed exhibits of the other party and promptly communicate to opposing counsel which documents may be offered without objection, and therefore be made full exhibits.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the Court grants a continuance, the requesting party must give written notice to the opposing party.

If the continuance is granted by the Court, the requesting party must give written notice to the opposing party.

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DCF and/or the AAG must circulate the specific steps to the parties before the CSC or JPT.

DCF and/or the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) shall prepare specific steps and circulate them to the parties prior to the CSC or JPT.

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The filing party must serve copies of covered documents on every other appearing party using the method prescribed by Practice Book Section 10-13, except for documents covered by Sections D(2) and (3).

Except for the documents covered by Sections D(2) and (3), all documents to be exchanged under this order shall be placed in the court file, and the filing party shall serve copies of same upon each other appearing party in the manner prescribed by Practice Book Section 10-13.

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Deadline

2 business days

A party offering exhibits on an opposing party’s motion must provide copies to the opponent and, for a remote Case Date, the court at least two business days before the Case Date.

A party who intends to offer exhibits with respect to a motion filed by the opposing party must provide copies of such exhibits to the opposing party (and, if the Case Date is to be held by remote means, to the court) at least two business (2) days before the Case Date, notwithstanding the five business day requirement as to other Case Date compliance.

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Applies to

Proposed exhibits

Counsel must exchange proposed exhibits at least two weeks before the TMC or, if none is scheduled, before trial or the hearing.

At least two weeks prior to a trial management conference (TMC) or trial/hearing, if no TMC is scheduled, all counsel shall exchange proposed exhibits and bring two copies to court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Citations

Citations must be re-issued unless the court orders otherwise.

Note: all citations must be re-issued unless the court orders otherwise.

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For electronically submitted exhibits, the submitter must give written notice to appearing parties able to view the exhibits and provide paper or digital copies to those 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.

WARNING

An appearing attorney is presumed able to view electronic exhibits unless the attorney gives the submitter notice of inability at least ten days before the proceeding; a self-represented party is presumed unable unless the party submitted exhibits electronically or provided written confirmation of access.

An attorney who appears for a party shall be presumed to have the ability to view exhibits electronically unless the attorney notifies the submitter at least ten (10) days before the proceeding of an inability to do so. A self-represented party shall be presumed not to have the ability to view exhibits electronically unless said party has also submitted exhibits for the proceeding electronically, or the submitter has received said party’s written confirmation of the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically.

WARNING

When a party has both a current self-representation appearance and an attorney appearance, compliance requires exchanging proposed exhibits only with the attorney.

If a party has both a current self-representation appearance and a current appearance by an attorney in a case, compliance with this order shall require only the exchange of proposed exhibits with the attorney.