Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Connecticut Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

The exhibit list must index plaintiff exhibits as P plus a number and defendant exhibits as D plus a letter.

indexed by P plus a number for the plaintiff, and D plus a letter for the defendant

CRITICAL

When e-filing a Request for Adjudication, the filer must select “Request for Adjudication Complex Litigation” as the form name.

Except for self-represented parties who choose not to e-file, and attorneys exempt from e-filing, Requests for Adjudication shall be e-filed and the filer shall select "Request for Adjudication Complex Litigation" when naming the form in e-filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

Exhibit documents submitted electronically by attorneys and law firms must be in PDF format.

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

Format

PDF

Required exhibit submissions must be in PDF format.

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

Format

PDF

Exhibit documents submitted electronically by attorneys and law firms without an electronic-services exemption must be in PDF format.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless Civil matters, for all hearings and trials.

CRITICAL

Format

PAPER

Remote proceedings require paper copies of proposed exhibits to be submitted to the Clerk’s Office.

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

Format

PDF

Parentage-supporting documentation must be scanned as a PDF.

Any documentation in support of parentage shall be scanned in a PDF format and uploaded to E-services.

CRITICALCivil cases

For a non-arguable motion, mark “Take Papers” to request a decision on the papers; to request argument, mark “Take Papers” and file Request for Argument (JD-CV-128).

If a party wants to ask the Court to review and decide the motion on the papers that have been filed, mark the motion "Take Papers." If a party is asking the Court to hear argument on any non-arguable motion, mark the motion "Take Papers" and file a Request for Argument (JD-CV-128).

CRITICAL

Parties may 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 proceeding 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

A request for an evaluation not agreed to by the parties must be made by written motion and assigned for short calendar.

A request for an evaluation that the parties do not agree to shall be made by written motion and assigned for short calendar.

WARNING

Exhibits must be copied single-sided.

All exhibits shall be copied single sided.

WARNING

Exhibits longer than five pages must be paginated at the bottom of each page.

Any exhibit over five (5) pages shall be paginated at the bottom of the page.

INFOCivil cases

A party may ask the court to decide an arguable motion on the papers by marking it “TAKE PAPERS.”

A party can request that the Court decide a motion listed as arguable (ARG) by reviewing the papers by marking the motion �TAKE PAPERS.�