Superior Court, Judicial District of Tolland, Connecticut Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Land-use motions, including settlement and withdrawal motions, appearing on a short calendar must not be marked ready because they will not be adjudicated there.

Any land use motion, including settlements and withdrawals, that appears on a short calendar shall not be marked as a ready matter, as it will not be adjudicated on the short calendar.

CRITICALCivil cases

The caseflow office schedules record disputes and motions for the administrative appeals calendar or as otherwise directed, and gives notice to parties to attend and argue at the calendar call or another court-designated time.

Dispute about the contents of the record or other motions, applications or objections, including motions to supplement the record, motions for an extension of the briefing schedule, motions to dismiss, motions to amend pleadings and motions to settle cases, will be scheduled by the caseflow office for the administrative appeals calendar or as otherwise directed by the court. The caseflow office will provide notice to counsel and self-represented parties to attend the monthly calendar call, or at such other time as designated by the court, to argue their motions or objections.

CRITICAL

Before the court considers a discovery motion or objection, an affidavit must be filed with the Request for Adjudication stating that counsel and self-represented parties made good-faith efforts to resolve the dispute; otherwise, the matter may be summarily denied without prejudice.

Motions and objections about discovery will not be considered by the court (and may be summarily denied without prejudice) unless an affidavit is filed with the Request for Adjudication that states that counsel and self-represented parties have made good faith efforts to resolve the dispute.

WARNING

If changes to a proposed agreement are needed, the parties should be informed and a CSC should be scheduled to discuss them before the motion is submitted to the court.

If it is determined that changes to the proposed agreement are necessary, parties should be informed, and a CSC should be scheduled to discuss the needed changes prior to the submission of the motion to the court;

INFO

Oral argument on motions is discretionary with the court, except when it is a matter of right under Practice Book Section 11-18(a)(1) and (2).

Oral argument on motions is at the discretion of the court, except as a matter of right under Practice Book Section 11-18 (a)(1) and (2).

INFOCivil cases

Counsel and self-represented parties may request a monthly land-use appeal calendar hearing for settlement or withdrawal motions and, if necessary, request that they be placed on the next available calendar.

Counsel and self-represented parties may request that motions for settlement or withdrawals be heard at the monthly, land-use, appeal, calendar, and, if necessary, may request that motions for settlement or withdrawals be written on the next available calendar.