Superior Court, Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Exhibit documents submitted by attorneys and law firms without an electronic-services exemption must be in PDF format.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless civil files for all hearings and trials, at least two business days prior to the start of evidence.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Exhibit documents submitted electronically by attorneys and law firms must be in PDF format.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless Civil matters, for all hearings and trials.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each specified foreclosure-judgment document and electronic exhibit must use its appropriate document title.

All documents necessary to obtain Judgment of Foreclosure as set forth in the Uniform Procedures for Foreclosure Judgment Presentation Instructions (JD-CV-78) except original notes, mortgage deeds, and assignment of mortgages, must be e-filed individually, using the appropriate title of the document. The original note, mortgage deed, and assignment of mortgage must be uploaded individually as an electronic exhibit using the appropriate title of the document.

CRITICALCivil cases

Format

PDF

Exhibit documents submitted electronically must be in PDF format.

Attorneys and law firms without an exemption from electronic services must submit electronically in PDF format all exhibit documents on paperless civil files for all hearings and trials, at least two business days prior to the start of evidence.

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Parentage-supporting documentation must be scanned as a PDF.

Any documentation in support of parentage shall be scanned in a PDF format and uploaded to E-services.

WARNING

The exhibit list must identify plaintiff exhibits with P plus a number and defendant exhibits with D plus a letter.

A list of exhibits each party reasonably expects to introduce in evidence, indexed by P plus a number for the plaintiff, and D plus a letter for the defendant, with a brief description of each exhibit, indicating whether any party objects to the admission of the exhibit and if so, including a statement of the grounds for the objection if known.

WARNING

Exhibits must be copied single-sided.

All exhibits shall be copied single sided.

WARNING

Exhibits must comply with Practice Book § 4-7 regarding personal identifying information.

All exhibits shall comply with Practice Book § 4-7 regarding personal identifying information.

WARNING

Exhibits longer than five pages must be paginated at the bottom of each page.

Any exhibit over five (5) pages shall be paginated at the bottom of the page.

WARNING

Format

PAPER

At the conference, the court determines which designated record contents, if any, must be transmitted in paper format because they are difficult to reproduce or review electronically.

At the conference, the court shall also determine which, if any, of the designated contents of the record shall be transmitted to the parties and/or the court in paper format because such papers are either difficult to reproduce electronically or difficult to review in electronic format.