Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Walter A. Menjivar

Judge • Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Connecticut

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Proposed Exhibits

  • 2 copies • At Least Two Weeks Before Trial Management Conference or Trial Hearing
  • 2 copies • To Trial Management Conference

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Adversary Position

Communication

Court-wide
Email
ronald.ferraro@jud.ct.gov
Phone
No status inquiries

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Superior 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

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  • Applies to
    Proposed exhibits

    Copies of the exhibits listed in the Section A(6) exhibit list must be provided.

  • Applies to
    Financial affidavit

    Current sworn financial affidavits meeting Practice Book Sec. 25-30(a) must be provided when financial issues are involved.

  • Applies to
    Pending motion list

    A list of all pending motions, including motions to be decided before trial or hearing, must be provided.

Filing Timing

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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.

  • Applies to
    Request for adjudication

    Requests for Adjudication must be e-filed, except by self-represented parties who opt out and attorneys exempt from e-filing.

  • Applies to
    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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