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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Specific steps

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.

CRITICAL

When court procedures require or allow electronic proposed-exhibit submission, a submitter complies with the exhibit requirements by submitting electronically by the applicable deadline, notifying appearing parties who can view the exhibits, and providing paper or digital copies to those who cannot.

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

The DCF Social Worker must provide the ZTT Community Coordinator with notices of hearings, court proceedings, and conferences.

The ZTT Community Coordinator shall be provided with notices of any hearings, court proceedings, conferences, etc. by the DCF Social Worker.

CRITICAL

Except for documents covered by Sections D(2) and D(3), documents exchanged under the order must be placed in the court file, and the filing party must serve copies on every other appearing party under Practice Book § 10-13.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Counsel must disclose proposed hearing exhibits to opposing counsel and self-represented parties before the hearing day, allowing time for review and communication about objections, and the parties must confer in advance in good faith to resolve objections.

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. Counsel and self-represented parties are directed to confer in advance in a good faith effort to resolve objections without the need for court intervention.

CRITICAL

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

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.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

A party offering exhibits on an opposing party’s motion must provide copies to the opposing party and, for a remote Case Date, the court at least two business days before the Case Date; this overrides the five-business-day requirement for other Case Date compliance.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

Counsel and self-represented parties must exchange the listed documents at least five business days before the assigned trial or hearing.

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).

CRITICAL

Unless Section D(2)(a) applies, the parties must exchange paper or digital exhibit copies separately from the court file by the applicable deadline.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

The ZTT Community Coordinator must provide copies of the Agreement to DCF, the parent, the parent's attorney, and the child's attorney or GAL.

Copies of the Agreement are to be provided by the ZTT Community Coordinator to DCF, the parent and the parent’s attorney and the child’s attorney/GAL.

CRITICAL

At least two weeks before the TMC—or before trial or hearing if no TMC is scheduled—counsel must exchange proposed exhibits and bring two copies to court.

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to remove AMC or GAL

A party seeking removal must give proper notice of the motion to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record, and any guardian ad litem of record.

Pursuant to Public Act 14-3 Sec. 4, any party who seeks the removal of counsel for the minor child or the guardian ad litem for the minor child shall do so by filing a motion with the court, with proper notice to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record and any guardian ad litem of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

The DCF Social Worker must provide copies of the case status update to all counsel of record one week before the ICR.

The DCF Social Worker will file a written case status update with the Court and provide copies for all counsel of record one week in advance of the ICR.

CRITICAL

A party pursuing a motion on the Case Date must provide its proposed exhibits to the other party and, for a remote Case Date, to the court under 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).

WARNING

When a party has both a current self-representation appearance and an attorney appearance, proposed exhibits need be exchanged 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.

WARNING

An appearing attorney is presumed able to view electronic exhibits unless the attorney notifies the submitter of inability at least ten days before the proceeding; a self-represented party is presumed unable unless that party submits exhibits electronically or confirms the ability in writing.

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.