Superior Court, Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

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

CRITICAL

Parties must report to the courtroom clerk at least fifteen minutes before the proceeding to complete exhibit marking.

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

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 make contact.

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;

CRITICAL

After filing, the report may be distributed to counsel of record, but copies may be released to self-represented parties or parents only by court order.

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.

WARNING

Counsel for an incarcerated party should confirm with the Clerk’s Office, as necessary, that the court has 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.

WARNING

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.

WARNINGCivil cases

Contact

Phone

Do not call the clerk’s office to confirm delivery; the confirmation and receipt produced by the electronic marking transaction 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.

INFO

Contact

Email

Questions may be directed by email to Court Officer Ron Ferraro at the listed address.

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.

INFOCivil cases

A party may seek help resolving a deposition dispute through a conference by contacting the Civil Caseflow Office in the Judicial District where the matter is located.

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.