Superior Court, Judicial District of Windham, Connecticut Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

An attorney scheduled for a contested hearing must disclose that assignment to any judge who later assigns the attorney elsewhere at the same time and immediately notify the Presiding Judge if the assignments conflict.

Each attorney scheduled for any contested hearing in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters shall disclose the assignment to each Superior Court judge who subsequently assigns or attempts to assign the attorney to appear elsewhere on the same date and time. If a subsequent assignment conflicts with the prior assignment, the attorney shall immediately notify the Presiding Judge at the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters where the prior trial or contested hearing is to take place.

CRITICAL

No notice will be sent for future dates set in court or at conferences, so absent counsel must obtain the date and time from the clerk’s office and promptly notify their client.

A notice will not be sent to counsel or parties for future dates set in court or at conferences; counsel who is absent from court or conferences shall obtain the future date and time from the clerk’s office and shall promptly notify their client.

CRITICAL

When necessary, counsel for a hospitalized or residentially placed party must plan transportation to court or request participation by alternative means in advance.

Counsel for a party who is hospitalized or in a residential placement shall, as necessary, plan for transportation of the party to court or request in advance participation by alternative means.

CRITICAL

When necessary, counsel for an incarcerated party must confirm with the Clerk’s Office that the court has issued a writ of habeas corpus.

Counsel for an incarcerated party shall, as necessary, confirm with the Clerk’s Office that the court has issued a writ of habeas corpus.

WARNING

A party who filed a Request for Adjudication must promptly notify the court officer in writing if the motion or objection is resolved or no longer requires adjudication.

The party filing a Request for Adjudication shall contact the court officer promptly in writing if a motion or objection is resolved or no longer requires adjudication.

WARNING

Counsel who are late without prior notice to the court are subject to statutory sanctions and referral to the Office of the Chief Public Defender.

Counsel who are late without prior notice to the court are subject to sanctions as provided for in General Statutes § 51-84 in addition to being referred to the Office of the Chief Public Defender to notify them of your performance.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Do not call the clerk’s office to confirm delivery; the electronic Short Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt confirms that the marking was received.

7) Please do not call the clerk�s office to confirm delivery. The Short Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt produced upon completion of the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction is the confirmation that the marking has been received.

INFO

Contact

Email

Questions may be directed by email to Court Officer Ron Ferraro.

Please direct questions to Ron Ferraro, Court Officer, Complex Litigation, Waterbury Ronald.Ferraro@jud.ct.gov or Amanda Lamore, Court Officer, Complex Litigation, Waterbury Amanda.Lamore@jud.ct.gov.

INFOCivil cases

A party may contact the Civil Caseflow Office in the relevant Judicial District to request conference assistance resolving a deposition dispute.

A party seeking resolution of a deposition dispute may request assistance with the resolution of the deposition dispute via conference by contacting the Civil Caseflow Office in the Judicial District where the matter is located.

INFO

If the primary trial settles, clerk’s office staff may, with the presiding judge’s approval, contact parties on the backup calendar and expect their case to be trial ready.

If the primary trial settles, the clerk’s office staff, with the approval of the presiding judge, may contact the parties on the back-up calendar list and expect the case to be trial ready.