Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge David P. Gold

Judge • Superior Court, Judicial District of Middlesex, Connecticut

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Exhibits

  • 2 copies • At Least Two Weeks Before Tmc or Trial Hearing
  • 2 copies • At Tmc

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Adversary Position

Communication

Court-wide
Email
ronald.ferraro@jud.ct.gov
Phone
No status inquiries

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Superior Court, Judicial District of Middlesex, Connecticut publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 215 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Financial affidavit

    For a trial or hearing involving financial issues, the parties must provide current sworn financial affidavits.

  • Applies to
    Pending motion list

    The parties must provide a list of all pending motions, including motions intended to be decided before trial or hearing.

  • Applies to
    Child support guidelines worksheet

    The parties must provide a fully completed child support guidelines worksheet when applicable.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    5 business days

    The required trial and hearing documents must be exchanged and filed at least five business days before the assigned date.

  • Deadline
    5 business days

    The required Case Date documents must be exchanged and filed at least five business days before the Case Date.

  • Deadline
    2 business days

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

Service

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  • The parties must exchange the required trial and hearing documents with one another under the procedures in Section D.

  • The parties must exchange the required Case Date documents with one another under the procedures in Section D.

  • Applies to
    Proposed exhibits

    For a motion the moving party intends to pursue on the Case Date, the party must provide proposed exhibits to the other party and, for a remote Case Date, to the court under Section D(2).

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Proposed exhibits

    When court procedures require or allow electronic submission of proposed exhibits, a party may comply by submitting them electronically on time, notifying parties able to view them, and providing copies to parties who cannot.

  • Applies to
    Exhibit documents

    Attorneys and law firms without an electronic-services exemption must electronically submit exhibit documents for paperless civil files at least two business days before evidence begins.

  • Applies to
    Exhibits

    Self-represented parties may submit exhibits electronically through the E-Services site by selecting “E-File an Exhibit” for a case in which they have an appearance.

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