Superior Court, Judicial District of New London, Connecticut Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

No notice will be sent for future dates set in court or at conferences; absent counsel must obtain the date and time from the clerk’s office and promptly notify the client.

A notice will not be sent to counsel or parties for future dates set in court or at conferences; counsel who is absent from court or conferences shall obtain the future date and time from the clerk’s office and shall promptly notify their client.

CRITICAL

After the report is filed, a court representative may distribute it to counsel of record but not to parents or self-represented parties; those parties may receive it only under a court order authorizing release.

After the evaluation report has been filed with the court, the CSO or another representative of the court may distribute copies of the report to all counsel of record but not parents or other self-represented parties. Releasing copies of the report to self-represented parties or directly to parents can only be done upon an order of the court authorizing such a release.

CRITICAL

An attorney scheduled for a contested hearing must disclose that assignment to a judge making a conflicting assignment and immediately notify the Presiding Judge if the assignments conflict.

Each attorney scheduled for any contested hearing in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters shall disclose the assignment to each Superior Court judge who subsequently assigns or attempts to assign the attorney to appear elsewhere on the same date and time. If a subsequent assignment conflicts with the prior assignment, the attorney shall immediately notify the Presiding Judge at the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters where the prior trial or contested hearing is to take place.

CRITICAL

Counsel and self-represented parties must not contact the evaluator before the evaluation is complete.

There shall be no contact between counsel or self-represented parties and the evaluator prior to the completion of the evaluation;

CRITICAL

Changes to the evaluation order require court approval and may be relayed to the evaluator only by a court representative unless the order authorizes another party to contact the evaluator.

Any changes to the initial court order authorizing the evaluation must be approved by the court and can be relayed to the evaluator only by a CSO or another representative of the court unless the court order explicitly authorizes another party to contact the evaluator;

WARNING

Counsel for a hospitalized or residentially placed party should, as necessary, plan transportation to court or request alternative participation in advance.

Counsel for a party who is hospitalized or in a residential placement shall, as necessary, plan for transportation of the party to court or request in advance participation by alternative means.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Do not call the clerk's office to confirm delivery; the electronic marking confirmation and receipt confirms receipt.

Please do not call the clerk�s office to confirm delivery. The Short Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt produced upon completion of the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction is the confirmation that the marking has been received.

WARNING

Counsel for an incarcerated party should confirm with the Clerk’s Office, as necessary, that the court issued a writ of habeas corpus.

Counsel for an incarcerated party shall, as necessary, confirm with the Clerk’s Office that the court has issued a writ of habeas corpus.

WARNINGCivil cases

The party who filed a Request for Adjudication must promptly contact the court officer in writing if the motion or objection is resolved or no longer requires adjudication.

The party filing a Request for Adjudication shall contact the court officer promptly in writing if a motion or objection is resolved or no longer requires adjudication.

WARNING

Late counsel who failed to give the court prior notice are subject to sanctions and referral to the Office of the Chief Public Defender.

Counsel who are late without prior notice to the court are subject to sanctions as provided for in General Statutes § 51-84 in addition to being referred to the Office of the Chief Public Defender to notify them of your performance.

INFOCivil cases

A party may request conference assistance for a deposition dispute by contacting the local Judicial District Civil Caseflow Office; the parties will be notified if the court decides an immediate conference is appropriate.

A party seeking resolution of a deposition dispute may request assistance with the resolution of the deposition dispute via conference by contacting the Civil Caseflow Office in the Judicial District where the matter is located. The parties will be notified should the court decide that an immediate conference is in order

INFO

Contact

Email

Questions about the order may be directed by email to Ron Ferraro or Amanda Lamore.

Please direct questions to Ron Ferraro, Court Officer, Complex Litigation, Waterbury Ronald.Ferraro@jud.ct.gov or Amanda Lamore, Court Officer, Complex Litigation, Waterbury Amanda.Lamore@jud.ct.gov.