Superior Court, Judicial District of Middlesex, Connecticut Filing Timing and Cure Windows

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Written claim for relief

When the State’s sole interest is providing HUSKY health insurance and no family financial support has been provided, the Assistant Attorney General may file a written claim for relief before the proceeding instead of appearing.

In all matters in which the Attorney General has entered an appearance on behalf of the state of Connecticut, where the sole interest of the state is the provision of HUSKY health insurance to family members (that is, where no financial support has been provided to members of the family), instead of appearing at a court proceeding the Assistant Attorney General may, before the court proceeding, file a written claim for relief regarding the state’s interest in the matter.

INFOCivil cases

For quick review, any party may immediately file a Request for Adjudication and request an immediate conference or hearing.

When a motion or objection needs to be reviewed quickly, any party may immediately file a Request for Adjudication and may request an immediate conference or hearing.

CRITICAL

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 fifteen 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

The final agreed specific steps must be uploaded within 48 hours of 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

Defaults for Failure to Appear or Failure to Plead will not be granted at judgment unless timely filed to allow the seven-day notice period before the clerk acts.

Defaults will not be granted at the time of judgment unless such motions have been timely filed pursuant to P.B. � 17-20 (Failure to Appear) and P.B. � 17-32 (Failure to Plead), allowing for the seven-day notice period prior to action by the clerk.

CRITICAL

The required affidavit and database inquiry must be filed at least two weeks before the request for default.

Prior to entering a default for failure to appear, a military affidavit and Department of Defense Manpower database inquiry shall be filed at least two weeks prior to any request.

CRITICAL

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.

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

When reasonably practicable, records disclosure motions for substance abuse records and motions for qualified protective orders concerning protected health information must be filed before trial or hearing.

If a party intends to file a records disclosure motion for substance abuse records or a motion for a qualified protective order for protected health information, said motions shall be filed before the trial or hearing date when reasonably practicable.

CRITICAL

The ordinary Short Calendar marking period runs from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday through 4:00 p.m. Thursday of the preceding week.

The ordinary marking period is from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 4:00 p.m. Thursday of the week before the Short Calendar.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

The listed documents must be filed with the Court at least 5 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

Deadline

2 business days

For a remote proceeding, paper copies of proposed exhibits must be submitted to the Clerk’s Office at least two business days before the proceeding.

If the proceeding is to be held by remote means, paper copies of proposed exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days before the date of the proceeding.

CRITICAL

The child’s position must be submitted in writing before or at the hearing on the motion.

B. The child’s attorney shall submit the child’s position on the plan in writing, before or at the hearing on the motion.

CRITICAL

Before evidence begins, each side must file the specified documents unless the court or assigned trial judge orders otherwise.

Before the start of evidence, unless otherwise ordered by the court at the trial management conference or by the assigned trial judge, each side must file the following with the court:

CRITICAL

The trial management memorandum is due at least one week before the TMC, or, if no TMC is scheduled, two weeks before trial or hearing unless the court provides otherwise.

A trial management memorandum shall be filed at least one week before the scheduled TMC. If no TMC is scheduled, the memoranda shall be filed two weeks before the contested trial or hearing date or as otherwise provided by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless the court orders otherwise, a Chapter 13 discovery or deposition motion filed within six months of trial in a case assigned for trial is adjudicated upon filing the specified request form.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the following orders apply. When a civil case has been assigned for trial, any Practice Book Chapter 13 motion directed to discovery or deposition issues filed within six months of the trial date shall be adjudicated upon the filing of a Request for Adjudication of Discovery or Deposition Dispute (form JD-CV-119).

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

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.

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

If an exhibit is unavailable at the TMC, the offering attorney must present it to the clerk at least half an hour before trial begins for consideration of admission.

For any exhibits not available at the time of the TMC, the attorney offering the exhibits shall present the exhibits to the clerk at least one-half hour before the scheduled start of any trial for consideration of admission before the court.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 business days

The joint trial management report is due at least one business day before the scheduled conference.

A joint trial management report must be filed with the court at least one business day prior to the scheduled trial management conference.

CRITICAL

Objections must be filed within 30 days after the permanency plan is filed with the court.

C. Any objections shall be filed within 30 days from the filing of the permanency plan to court.

CRITICALCivil cases

When the municipality must submit the latest inspection report, it must do so before the hearing.

If the tenant did not provide the Clerk with a copy of the most recent inspection report with the filing of this action, the municipality must submit to the Court, prior to the hearing, the most recent inspection report.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

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

For Case Dates, counsel and self-represented parties are ordered to exchange with each other and file with the court, in the manner set forth in Section D, the following documents not less than five (5) business days before the Case Date.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, DCF must file a status report at least one week before an in-court review.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, DCF shall file a status report at least one week before an in-court review.

CRITICALCivil cases

Documents must be e-filed and electronic exhibits uploaded by the close of the short calendar marking period during the week before the Short Calendar.

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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 business days

The joint trial management report must be filed at least one business day before the scheduled trial management conference.

A joint trial management report must be filed with the court at least one business day prior to the scheduled trial management conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

The opposing party shall file a response to any motion or objection requiring decision or action by the court within the time set forth in the Practice Book,

The opposing party shall file a response to any motion or objection requiring decision or action by the court within the time set forth in the Practice Book,

CRITICALCivil cases

A Default for Failure to Disclose a Defense may not be filed until 10 days after the demand for defense is filed.

Defaults for Failure to Disclose a Defense may not be filed until 10 days after the filing of the demand for defense, pursuant to P.B. � 13-19.

CRITICALCivil cases

The DCF Social Worker must file the case status update and provide copies 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

DCF must file a status report one week before the in-court review addressing compliance with specific steps, services for the children, foster-care licensing, and outstanding services due to waitlists.

DCF shall file a status report one week before the ICR to update the court and parties on the parties' compliance with specific steps, services for the child/ren, foster care licensing, and any outstanding services due to waitlists.

CRITICAL

Current sworn financial affidavits for a qualifying Resolution Plan Date must be filed no later than the date itself.

If an action or motion that is the subject of a Resolution Plan Date involves any financial issues, on or before the Resolution Plan Date, the parties shall file current sworn financial affidavits meeting the requirements of Practice Book Sec. 25-30(a).

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

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

Counsel and self-represented parties are ordered to exchange with each other and file with the court, in the manner set forth in Section D, the following documents not less than five (5) business days before the assigned trial or hearing date.

CRITICAL

A motion must be filed as soon as possible to avoid delaying the contested proceeding.

shall file a motion to the court as soon as possible so as to not delay the contested proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

A case reported as settled must be withdrawn within 120 days or it will be dismissed, unless the judicial authority extends the withdrawal time for good cause.

Any case that has been reported as settled must be withdrawn within 120 days or will be dismissed after the 120 days unless the judicial authority, for good cause shown, extends the time for a withdrawal.

CRITICAL

The position letter is due within 30 days after DCF files the permanency plan.

A. If a youth is eighteen years or older and remains in voluntary placement with DCF, the attorney assigned to represent the youth post-majority shall file a position letter to the court within thirty days from DCF filing the permanency plan.

CRITICAL

The memorandum must be submitted two weeks before the trial management conference.

Two weeks before the trial management conference, counsel and pro se parties shall submit a memorandum which shall include the following information:

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must be submitted electronically no later than ten days before the presentment hearing.

All exhibits must be submitted electronically by no later than ten days prior to the presentment hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

Exhibit documents covered by the order must be electronically submitted at least two business days before the start of evidence.

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.

CRITICALCivil cases

A Notice of Intent to Argue contesting value must be filed at least three days before the hearing.

Opposing parties contesting value must file a Notice of Intent to Argue at least 3 days prior to the hearing.

WARNING

When a state holiday falls on the Thursday before the calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.

If a state holiday falls on the Thursday before the calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.

WARNINGCivil cases

A land-use appeal must be docketed on the land-use appeals calendar 30 to 60 days after the return date and remain on subsequent calendars until disposed of.

Between 30 and 60 days after the return date, the land-use appeal case shall be docketed on the land-use appeals calendar, and shall appear on each subsequent land use appeal calendar until disposed of.

WARNINGCivil cases

A Request for Adjudication should generally be filed after the response period expires, but may be filed earlier if immediate action is needed or the parties agree.

A Request for Adjudication should be filed after the time for filing a response has passed (unless the matter needs immediate action or the parties agree, in which case it may be filed before the time for filing a response has passed).

WARNING

When a state holiday falls on the Friday before the calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday until 11:00 a.m. Thursday.

If a state holiday falls on the Friday before the calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 11:00 a.m. Thursday.

WARNING

If parentage has not been established, then a motion for genetic testing should be filed as soon as possible, and before a scheduled case status conference.

If parentage has not been established, then a motion for genetic testing should be filed as soon as possible, and before a scheduled case status conference.

WARNING

Written requests to charge must follow the timing in the rules of practice unless the trial judge orders them filed earlier.

Preliminary requests to charge, proposed verdict forms and any requests for jury interrogatories will be at the discretion of the trial judge, and the timing of written requests to charge will be in accordance with the rules of practice unless ordered to be filed earlier by the trial judge.

WARNING

An attorney who cannot view electronic exhibits must notify the submitter at least ten days before the proceeding to avoid the presumption 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.

INFOCivil cases

In the specified video conference proceedings, the Assistant Attorney General need not appear physically and may file a written claim of objection before the motion hearing.

In all video conference proceedings for matters in which the Attorney General has entered an appearance on behalf of the state of Connecticut, where a motion to modify support pursuant to section 46b-215e of the Connecticut General Statutes brought by or on behalf of an incarcerated or institutionalized obligor is pending, the Assistant Attorney General need not physically appear and may file a written claim of objection provided it has been filed in advance of the hearing on the motion.