Judge Patrick F. Caruso
Judge • Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Connecticut
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideSuperior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Connecticut publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 216 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 101- Applies to
- Proposed exhibits
Copies of the exhibits listed in the Section A(6) exhibit list must be provided.
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- Financial affidavit
Current sworn financial affidavits meeting Practice Book Sec. 25-30(a) must be provided when financial issues are involved.
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- Pending motion list
A list of all pending motions, including motions to be decided before trial or hearing, must be provided.
Filing Timing
All 39- Deadline
- 5 business days
The documents required by Section A must be exchanged and filed at least five business days before the assigned trial or hearing.
- Deadline
- 5 business days
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.
The required financial affidavits must be filed on or before the Resolution Plan Date.
Service
All 15- Applies to
- Proposed exhibits
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 under Section D(2).
- Deadline
- 2 business days
- Applies to
- Proposed exhibits
A party offering exhibits on an opposing party’s motion must provide the copies at least two business days before the Case Date, including to the court if the Case Date is remote.
The filing party must serve copies of covered documents on each other appearing party as prescribed by Practice Book Sec. 10-13, subject to the stated exceptions.
E-Filing
All 15- Applies to
- Proposed exhibits
Where court procedures require or allow electronic exhibit submission, a submitter may comply by electronically submitting exhibits by the applicable deadline, notifying parties able to view them, and providing paper or digital copies to parties unable to view them electronically.
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- Request for adjudication
Requests for Adjudication must be e-filed, except by self-represented parties who opt out and attorneys exempt from e-filing.
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- Foreclosure judgment documents
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, foreclosure-judgment documents must be e-filed individually under the appropriate title, while the original note, mortgage deed, and assignment of mortgage must be uploaded individually as electronic exhibits under the appropriate title.
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