Superior Court, Judicial District of New London, Connecticut Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

A response deadline may be extended by an agreement indicated in the Request for Adjudication or a filed written stipulation, or by court order upon motion.

The opposing party shall file a response to any motion or objection requiring decision or action by the court within the time set forth in the Practice Book, unless counsel and self-represented parties indicate in the Request for Adjudication (form JD-CL-77) or in a written stipulation filed with the court an agreement extending the time within which such response may be filed, or the court, upon motion, extends the time.

CRITICALCivil cases

Outstanding discovery or deposition disputes must not delay the commencement of trial.

Outstanding discovery or deposition disputes shall not delay the commencement of trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a party is not ready to mediate, a motion for a continuance, an extension of the mediation period, or both must be filed with the court.

If any party is not ready to mediate, a motion for continuance or a motion for extension of the mediation period or both must be filed with the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A pending case may be rescheduled only with express court permission; continuance requests must be timely and written unless an emergency occurs, and the requesting party must give the opposing party written notice if the continuance is granted.

No pending case will be rescheduled without express permission from the Court. All requests must be timely and in writing unless an emergency occurs. If the continuance is granted by the Court, the requesting party must give written notice to the opposing party.

CRITICAL

If counsel cannot attend a scheduled court matter, counsel must seek a continuance or request the court’s permission in advance to submit a position letter.

If counsel is unable to attend a scheduled court matter, including a case status conference, a motion for continuance shall be sought or request prior permission from the court to submit a position letter.

WARNING

A party who twice misses an ordered or approved evaluation or examination, without first obtaining a timely good-cause postponement or rescheduling at no cost to the payer, is subject to sanctions.

Each party who twice does not go to, or does not bring any child scheduled to, a court ordered or approved evaluation or examination on the date and time when the evaluation or examination is scheduled, without obtaining a timely postponement or rescheduling for good cause of such evaluation or examination at no cost to the party paying for the evaluation or examination before the evaluation or examination, shall be subject to sanctions.

WARNING

Continuances due to scheduling conflicts may not be granted to persons who are absent or unable to access their calendars.

Persons absent or unable to access their calendars may not be granted continuances due to scheduling conflicts.

WARNINGCivil cases

The judicial authority may extend the time to withdraw a case reported as settled for good cause shown.

Any case that has been reported as settled must be withdrawn within 120 days or will be dismissed after the 120 days unless the judicial authority, for good cause shown, extends the time for a withdrawal.

WARNING

All parties’ agreement to continue a matter does not automatically grant the motion for continuance.

An agreement by all parties to continue the matter is not to be construed as the court automatically granting the motion for continuance.

WARNING

Counsel absent without a valid excuse may not receive a continuance based on a scheduling conflict.

Counsel who is absent without a valid excuse may not be granted a continuance due to a scheduling conflict.