Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Dan Shaban

Judge • Superior Court, Judicial District of Waterbury, Connecticut

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Proposed Exhibits

  • 2 copies • At Least Two Weeks Before Tmc or Trial Hearing If No Tmc
  • 2 copies • At Tmc

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Adversary Position

Communication

Court-wide
Email
ronald.ferraro@jud.ct.gov
Email
amanda.lamore@jud.ct.gov
Phone
No status inquiries

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Superior Court, Judicial District of Waterbury, Connecticut publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 225 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Joint trial management report

    A joint trial management report must be filed with the court at least one business day prior to the scheduled trial management conference.

  • Applies to
    Joint trial management report

    The trial management report must include a brief, non-argumentative factual description of the case.

  • Applies to
    Joint trial management report

    The trial management report must list the legal and factual issues in dispute.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    1 business days

    The joint trial management report is due at least one business day before the scheduled trial management conference.

  • Deadline
    2 business days

    Covered exhibit documents must be electronically submitted at least two business days before the start of evidence.

  • Applies to
    Written request to charge

    The trial judge has discretion over preliminary requests to charge, proposed verdict forms, and jury-interrogatory requests; written requests to charge follow the rules of practice unless the judge orders an earlier filing.

E-Filing

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  • Applies to
    Exhibit documents

    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.

  • Applies to
    Exhibits

    Self-represented parties may submit exhibits electronically through the E-Services site by selecting “E-File an Exhibit” for a case in which they have an appearance.

  • Applies to
    Short calendar marking

    Attorneys must mark Short Calendar matters electronically through E-Services unless exempt, and telephone marking is available to attorneys only if they have obtained an exemption; specified motions and objections are exempt from marking requirements.

Service

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  • The ZTT Community Coordinator must provide copies of the Agreement to DCF, the parent, the parent’s attorney, and the child’s attorney or GAL.

  • The DCF Social Worker must provide copies of the case status update to all counsel of record one week before the In Court Review.

  • After the report is filed, a court representative may distribute it to counsel of record but may release it to self-represented parties or parents only with a court order.

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