Superior Court, Judicial District of Waterbury, Connecticut Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless otherwise ordered, qualifying discovery or deposition motions filed within six months of trial are adjudicated upon filing a Request for Adjudication of Discovery or Deposition Dispute.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the following orders apply. When a civil case has been assigned for trial, any Practice Book Chapter 13 motion directed to discovery or deposition issues filed within six months of the trial date shall be adjudicated upon the filing of a Request for Adjudication of Discovery or Deposition Dispute (form JD-CV-119).

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For a motion or objection needing quick review, any party may immediately file a Request for Adjudication and request an immediate conference or hearing.

When a motion or objection needs to be reviewed quickly, any party may immediately file a Request for Adjudication and may request an immediate conference or hearing.

INFOCivil cases

In qualifying matters, the Assistant Attorney General may file a written claim for relief before the proceeding instead of appearing.

In all matters in which the Attorney General has entered an appearance on behalf of the state of Connecticut, where the sole interest of the state is the provision of HUSKY health insurance to family members (that is, where no financial support has been provided to members of the family), instead of appearing at a court proceeding the Assistant Attorney General may, before the court proceeding, file a written claim for relief regarding the state’s interest in the matter.

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The military affidavit and Department of Defense Manpower database inquiry must be filed at least two weeks before a request to enter a default for failure to appear.

Prior to entering a default for failure to appear, a military affidavit and Department of Defense Manpower database inquiry shall be filed at least two weeks prior to any request.

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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.

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

CRITICALCivil cases

A case reported as settled must be withdrawn within 120 days or will be dismissed, unless the judicial authority extends the withdrawal deadline for good cause shown.

Any case that has been reported as settled must be withdrawn within 120 days or will be dismissed after the 120 days unless the judicial authority, for good cause shown, extends the time for a withdrawal.

CRITICAL

Defaults for Failure to Appear or Failure to Plead must be timely filed to allow the seven-day notice period before clerk action; otherwise, they will not be granted at judgment.

Defaults will not be granted at the time of judgment unless such motions have been timely filed pursuant to P.B. � 17-20 (Failure to Appear) and P.B. � 17-32 (Failure to Plead), allowing for the seven-day notice period prior to action by the clerk.

CRITICAL

DCF must file the ICR status report one week before the review.

DCF shall file a status report one week before the ICR to update the court and parties on the parties' compliance with specific steps, services for the child/ren, foster care licensing, and any outstanding services due to waitlists.

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Objections must be filed within 30 days after the permanency plan is filed with the court.

Any objections shall be filed within 30 days from the filing of the permanency plan to court.

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Deadline

2 business days

The covered exhibit documents must be submitted at least two business days before evidence begins.

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

If no trial management conference is scheduled, the memorandum must be filed two weeks before the contested trial or hearing unless the court provides otherwise.

If no TMC is scheduled, the memoranda shall be filed two weeks before the contested trial or hearing date or as otherwise provided by the court.

CRITICAL

Short Calendar matters may be marked during the ordinary Tuesday-to-Thursday window, with different closing times when a state holiday falls on the preceding Thursday or Friday.

The ordinary marking period is from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 4:00 p.m. Thursday of the week before the Short Calendar. If a state holiday falls on the Thursday before the calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. If a state holiday falls on the Friday before the calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 11:00 a.m. Thursday.

CRITICAL

Unless the court or assigned trial judge orders otherwise, each side must file the specified documents before evidence begins.

Before the start of evidence, unless otherwise ordered by the court at the trial management conference or by the assigned trial judge, each side must file the following with the court:

CRITICAL

If a matter set for a Resolution Plan Date involves financial issues, the parties must file current sworn financial affidavits on or before that date.

If an action or motion that is the subject of a Resolution Plan Date involves any financial issues, on or before the Resolution Plan Date, the parties shall file current sworn financial affidavits meeting the requirements of Practice Book Sec. 25-30(a).

CRITICAL

Deadline

48 hours

The final agreed specific steps must be uploaded within 48 hours of the CSC or JPT.

DCF or the AAG shall upload the final agreed upon specific steps to E-Services within 48 hours of the CSC or JPT.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

The listed trial and hearing materials must be exchanged and filed at least five business days before the proceeding.

Counsel and self-represented parties are ordered to exchange with each other and file with the court, in the manner set forth in Section D, the following documents not less than five (5) business days before the assigned trial or hearing date.

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The trial management memorandum must be filed at least one week before the scheduled trial management conference.

A trial management memorandum shall be filed at least one week before the scheduled TMC.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

The listed trial and hearing documents must be filed with the Court at least five business days before the assigned date.

For trials and hearings, counsel and self-represented parties shall exchange and file with the Court, the following documents not less than 5 business days before the assigned trial or hearing date(s).

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When reasonably practicable, records disclosure and qualified protective order motions must be filed before the trial or hearing.

If a party intends to file a records disclosure motion for substance abuse records or a motion for a qualified protective order for protected health information, said motions shall be filed before the trial or hearing date when reasonably practicable.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must be submitted electronically no later than ten days before the presentment hearing.

All exhibits must be submitted electronically by no later than ten days prior to the presentment hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

For a remote proceeding, paper copies of proposed exhibits must be submitted to the Clerk’s Office at least two business days before the proceeding.

If the proceeding is to be held by remote means, paper copies of proposed exhibits shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office at least two (2) business days before the date of the proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the tenant did not provide the Clerk with a copy of the most recent inspection report with the filing of this action, the municipality must submit to the Court, prior to the hearing, the most recent inspection report.

If the tenant did not provide the Clerk with a copy of the most recent inspection report with the filing of this action, the municipality must submit to the Court, prior to the hearing, the most recent inspection report.

CRITICAL

The written position must be submitted before or at the hearing on the motion.

The child’s attorney shall submit the child’s position on the plan in writing, before or at the hearing on the motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Case status update

The case status update must be filed one week before the In Court Review.

The DCF Social Worker will file a written case status update with the Court and provide copies for all counsel of record one week in advance of the ICR.

CRITICAL

All documents must be e-filed, and all electronic exhibits must be uploaded, by the close of the short calendar marking period the week prior to the Short Calendar.

All documents must be e-filed, and all electronic exhibits must be uploaded, by the close of the short calendar marking period the week prior to the Short Calendar.

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The Notice of Intent to Argue must be filed at least three days before the hearing.

Opposing parties contesting value must file a Notice of Intent to Argue at least 3 days prior to the hearing.

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Counsel and pro se parties must submit the memorandum two weeks before the trial management conference.

Two weeks before the trial management conference, counsel and pro se parties shall submit a memorandum which shall include the following information:

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 business days

The joint trial management report must be filed at least one business day before the scheduled trial management conference.

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

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

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

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

The opposing party must respond within the Practice Book deadline unless the parties agree to extend the time in a Request for Adjudication or filed written stipulation, or the court grants an extension on motion.

The opposing party shall file a response to any motion or objection requiring decision or action by the court within the time set forth in the Practice Book, unless counsel and self-represented parties indicate in the Request for Adjudication (form JD-CL-77) or in a written stipulation filed with the court an agreement extending the time within which such response may be filed, or the court, upon motion, extends the time.

CRITICAL

A Default for Failure to Disclose a Defense may not be filed until 10 days after the demand for defense is filed.

Defaults for Failure to Disclose a Defense may not be filed until 10 days after the filing of the demand for defense, pursuant to P.B. � 13-19.

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Unless the court orders otherwise, DCF must file a status report at least one week before an in-court review.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, DCF shall file a status report at least one week before an in-court review.

CRITICAL

The position letter must be filed within 30 days after DCF files the permanency plan.

If a youth is eighteen years or older and remains in voluntary placement with DCF, the attorney assigned to represent the youth post-majority shall file a position letter to the court within thirty days from DCF filing the permanency plan.

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The land-use appeal must be docketed on the land-use appeals calendar between 30 and 60 days after the return date.

Between 30 and 60 days after the return date, the land-use appeal case shall be docketed on the land-use appeals calendar

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An attorney offering exhibits unavailable at the trial management conference must present them to the clerk at least one-half hour before trial begins for consideration of admission.

For any exhibits not available at the time of the TMC, the attorney offering the exhibits shall present the exhibits to the clerk at least one-half hour before the scheduled start of any trial for consideration of admission before the court.

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Deadline

5 business days

For Case Dates, counsel and self-represented parties are ordered to exchange with each other and file with the court, in the manner set forth in Section D, the following documents not less than five (5) business days before the Case Date.

For Case Dates, counsel and self-represented parties are ordered to exchange with each other and file with the court, in the manner set forth in Section D, the following documents not less than five (5) business days before the Case Date.

WARNING

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.

Preliminary requests to charge, proposed verdict forms and any requests for jury interrogatories will be at the discretion of the trial judge, and the timing of written requests to charge will be in accordance with the rules of practice unless ordered to be filed earlier by the trial judge.

WARNING

The motion must be filed as soon as possible to avoid delaying the contested proceeding.

shall file a motion to the court as soon as possible so as to not delay the contested proceeding.

WARNING

A Request for Adjudication should generally be filed after the response period ends, but may be filed earlier if immediate action is needed or the parties agree.

A Request for Adjudication should be filed after the time for filing a response has passed (unless the matter needs immediate action or the parties agree, in which case it may be filed before the time for filing a response has passed).

WARNING

If parentage has not been established, then a motion for genetic testing should be filed as soon as possible, and before a scheduled case status conference.

If parentage has not been established, then a motion for genetic testing should be filed as soon as possible, and before a scheduled case status conference.