Conn. Practice Book § 11-1 (2026)

Sec. 11-1. Form of Motion and Request (a) Every motion, request, application or objec- tion directed to pleading or procedure, unless relating to procedure in the course of a trial, shall be in writing. A motion to extend time to plead, respond to written discovery, object to written dis- covery, or respond to requests for admissions shall state the date of the certification of service of the document for which an extension is sought and the date through which the moving party is seeking the extension. (b) (1) For civil matters, with the exception of housing, family and small claims matters, when any motion, application or objection is filed either electronically or on paper, no order page should be filed unless an order of notice and citation is necessary. (2) For family, juvenile, housing and small claims matters, when any motion, application or objection is filed in paper format, an order shall be annexed to the filing until such cases are incor- porated into the Judicial Branch’s electronic filing system. Once these case types are incorporated into such electronic filing system, no order page should be filed unless an order of notice and cita- tion is necessary. (c) Whether filed under subsection (b) (1) or (b) (2), such motion, request, application or objection shall be served on all parties as provided in Sec- tions 10-12 through 10-17 and, when filed, the fact of such service shall be endorsed thereon. Any such motion, request, application or objec- tion, as well as any supporting brief or memoran- dum, shall include a page number on each page 212 11-12. Motion To Reargue 11-13. Short Calendar; Need for List; Case Assigned for Trial; Reclaims 11-14. —Short Calendar; Frequency; Time; Lists 11-15. —Short Calendar; Assignments Automatic 11-16. —Continuances when Counsel’s Presence or Oral Argument Required 11-17. —Transfers on Short Calendar 11-18. —Oral Argument of Motions in Civil Matters 11-19. —Time Limit for Deciding Short Calendar Matters 11-20. Closure of Courtroom in Civil Cases 11-20A. Sealing Files or Limiting Disclosure of Documents in Civil Cases 11-20B. —Documents Containing Personal Identifying Information 11-21. Motions for Attorney’s Fees other than the first page, except that this require- ment shall not apply to forms supplied by the Judi- cial Branch or generated by the electronic filing system. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 196.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 15, 2012, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013; amended June 13, 2014, to take effect Jan. 1, 2015; amended June 24, 2016, to take effect Jan. 1, 2017.)