Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Connecticut Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

Unless Section D(2)(a) applies, parties must exchange paper or digital exhibit copies independently of the court file by the applicable deadline.

Except to the extent that Section D(2)(a) applies, paper or digital copies of exhibits shall be exchanged by the parties, independent of the court file, by the time required in this order.

CRITICAL

At least two weeks before the TMC—or before trial or hearing if there is no TMC—counsel must exchange proposed exhibits and bring two copies to court.

At least two weeks prior to a trial management conference (TMC) or trial/hearing, if no TMC is scheduled, all counsel shall exchange proposed exhibits and bring two copies to court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed hearing exhibits

Counsel must disclose proposed hearing exhibits to opposing counsel and self-represented parties before the hearing day, allowing sufficient time for review and communication about exhibits that may be admitted without objection.

Counsel must disclose to opposing counsel and self-represented parties all exhibits proposed to be offered at the hearing prior to the day of the hearing, in sufficient time for counsel to review the proposed exhibits of the other party and promptly communicate to opposing counsel which documents may be offered without objection, and therefore be made full exhibits.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

For electronic exhibit submission, the submitter must notify appearing parties who can view the exhibits and provide paper or digital copies to those who cannot.

Where applicable court procedures require or allow the electronic submission of proposed exhibits, a party (the “submitter”) shall be in compliance with the requirements of this order as to exhibits if, by the time required in this order, the submitter submits the exhibits to the court electronically and (i) gives written notice of such submission to each other appearing party who has the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically, and (ii) provides paper or digital copies to each other appearing party who does not have the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically.

CRITICAL

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.

Except for the documents covered by Sections D(2) and (3), all documents to be exchanged under this order shall be placed in the court file, and the filing party shall serve copies of same upon each other appearing party in the manner prescribed by Practice Book Section 10-13.

CRITICAL

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.

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

A party seeking removal of a minor child's counsel or guardian ad litem must give proper notice to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record, and any guardian ad litem of record.

Pursuant to Public Act 14-3 Sec. 4, any party who seeks the removal of counsel for the minor child or the guardian ad litem for the minor child shall do so by filing a motion with the court, with proper notice to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record and any guardian ad litem of record.

CRITICALCivil cases

Copies of the written case status update must be provided 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

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).

As to any motion that a moving party intends to pursue on the Case Date, such party shall provide copies of the party’s proposed exhibits to the other party (and, if the Case Date is to be held by remote means, to the court) in accordance with the procedures described in Section D(2).

CRITICALCivil cases

If the Court grants a continuance, the requesting party must give written notice to the opposing party.

If the continuance is granted by the Court, the requesting party must give written notice to the opposing party.

CRITICALCivil cases

The ZTT Community Coordinator must provide copies of the Agreement to DCF, the parent, and the attorneys or GAL identified in the order.

Copies of the Agreement are to be provided by the ZTT Community Coordinator to DCF, the parent and the parent’s attorney and the child’s attorney/GAL.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

Counsel and self-represented parties must exchange the listed documents at least 5 business days before the assigned trial or hearing date.

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).

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

If a party has both a current self-representation appearance and an attorney appearance, proposed exhibits need be exchanged only with the attorney.

If a party has both a current self-representation appearance and a current appearance by an attorney in a case, compliance with this order shall require only the exchange of proposed exhibits with the attorney.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

An appearing attorney is presumed able to view electronic exhibits unless the attorney notifies the submitter of the inability at least ten days before the proceeding.

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.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed exhibits

A self-represented party is presumed unable to view electronic exhibits unless the party submitted exhibits electronically or gave the submitter written confirmation of that ability.

A self-represented party shall be presumed not to have the ability to view exhibits electronically unless said party has also submitted exhibits for the proceeding electronically, or the submitter has received said party’s written confirmation of the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically.