Superior Court, Judicial District of New Britain, Connecticut Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

If a later assignment conflicts with the prior assignment, the attorney must immediately notify the Presiding Judge where the prior trial or contested hearing will take place.

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.

CRITICAL

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 requires 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

Parties must report to the courtroom clerk at least 15 minutes before the proceeding to complete exhibit marking.

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.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Do not call the clerk’s office to confirm delivery; the electronic transaction’s confirmation and receipt 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.

WARNING

An attorney scheduled for a contested juvenile hearing must disclose that assignment to any judge who later assigns or attempts to assign the attorney elsewhere at the same date and time.

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.

WARNING

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

WARNING

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

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

INFO

If the primary trial settles, clerk’s office staff may, with the presiding judge’s approval, contact parties on the backup 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.

INFOCivil cases

Contact

Email

Questions may be directed by email to Court Officer Ron Ferraro at Ronald.Ferraro@jud.ct.gov.

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

A party seeking help resolving a deposition dispute may request 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.