Superior Court, Judicial District of Waterbury, Connecticut Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

DCF and/or the AAG must circulate the specific steps to the parties before the CSC or JPT.

DCF and/or the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) shall prepare specific steps and circulate them to the parties prior to the CSC or JPT.

CRITICALCivil cases

The DCF Social Worker must provide copies of the case status update to all counsel of record 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

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.

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.

CRITICAL

At least two weeks before the TMC—or before trial or hearing if no TMC is scheduled—counsel must exchange proposed exhibits and bring two copies to court.

At least two weeks prior to a trial management conference (TMC) or trial/hearing, if no TMC is scheduled, all counsel shall exchange proposed exhibits and bring two copies to court.

CRITICAL

The Clerk’s Office must send written notice of the evaluation’s date, time, and place to all counsel, self-represented parties, and the people being evaluated.

Written notice of the date, time and place for the evaluation shall be sent by the Clerk’s Office to all counsel, self-represented parties and the parties being evaluated.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 business days

A party offering exhibits on an opposing party’s motion must provide copies to the opposing party and, for a remote Case Date, the court at least two business days beforehand.

A party who intends to offer exhibits with respect to a motion filed by the opposing party must provide copies of such exhibits to the opposing party (and, if the Case Date is to be held by remote means, to the court) at least two business (2) days before the Case Date, notwithstanding the five business day requirement as to other Case Date compliance.

CRITICAL

A moving party pursuing a motion on the Case Date must provide proposed-exhibit copies to the other party and, for a remote Case Date, to the court under Section D(2).

As to any motion that a moving party intends to pursue on the Case Date, such party shall provide copies of the party’s proposed exhibits to the other party (and, if the Case Date is to be held by remote means, to the court) in accordance with the procedures described in Section D(2).

CRITICALCivil cases

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.

Copies of the Agreement are to be provided by the ZTT Community Coordinator to DCF, the parent and the parent’s attorney and the child’s attorney/GAL.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

The listed trial and hearing documents must be exchanged with the other party 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).

CRITICAL

Unless Section D(2)(a) applies, parties must exchange paper or digital exhibit copies by the order’s deadline, must not submit proposed-exhibit copies to the court in advance except for remote proceedings, and must report to the courtroom clerk 15 minutes early to mark exhibits.

Except to the extent that Section D(2)(a) applies, paper or digital copies of exhibits shall be exchanged by the parties, independent of the court file, by the time required in this order. 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Counsel must disclose proposed hearing exhibits to opposing counsel and self-represented parties before the hearing with enough time for review and prompt communication about objections; counsel and self-represented parties are also directed to confer in advance in good faith to resolve objections.

Counsel must disclose to opposing counsel and self-represented parties all exhibits proposed to be offered at the hearing prior to the day of the hearing, in sufficient time for counsel to review the proposed exhibits of the other party and promptly communicate to opposing counsel which documents may be offered without objection, and therefore be made full exhibits. Counsel and self-represented parties are directed to confer in advance in a good faith effort to resolve objections without the need for court intervention.

CRITICAL

Except for documents covered by Sections D(2) and (3), documents exchanged under the order must be filed and copies served on every other appearing party under Practice Book Section 10-13.

Except for the documents covered by Sections D(2) and (3), all documents to be exchanged under this order shall be placed in the court file, and the filing party shall serve copies of same upon each other appearing party in the manner prescribed by Practice Book Section 10-13.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to remove amc or gal

A motion to remove counsel for a minor child or the child's guardian ad litem must be noticed to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record, and any guardian ad litem of record.

with proper notice to all appearing counsel, self-represented parties of record and any guardian ad litem of record.

WARNING

When a party has both a current self-representation appearance and an attorney appearance, proposed exhibits need be exchanged only with the attorney.

If a party has both a current self-representation appearance and a current appearance by an attorney in a case, compliance with this order shall require only the exchange of proposed exhibits with the attorney.

WARNING

An appearing attorney is presumed able to view electronic exhibits unless the attorney notifies the submitter of inability at least ten days before the proceeding.

An attorney who appears for a party shall be presumed to have the ability to view exhibits electronically unless the attorney notifies the submitter at least ten (10) days before the proceeding of an inability to do so.

WARNING

A self-represented party is presumed unable to view electronic exhibits unless the party submitted exhibits electronically for the proceeding or gave the submitter written confirmation of that ability.

A self-represented party shall be presumed not to have the ability to view exhibits electronically unless said party has also submitted exhibits for the proceeding electronically, or the submitter has received said party’s written confirmation of the ability to view exhibits submitted electronically.