Conn. Practice Book § 13-9 (2026)

Sec. 13-9. Requests for Production, Inspec- tion and Examination; In General (a) In any civil action, in any probate appeal, or in any administrative appeal where the judicial authority finds it reasonably probable that evi- dence outside the record will be required, any party may serve in accordance with Sections 10- 12 through 10-17 upon any other party a request to afford the party submitting the request the opportunity to inspect, copy, photograph or other- wise reproduce designated documents or to inspect and copy, test or sample any tangible things in the possession, custody or control of the party upon whom the request is served or to permit entry upon designated land or other property for the purpose of inspection, measuring, surveying, photographing, testing or sampling the property

© Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut SUPERIOR COURT—PROCEDURE IN CIVIL MATTERS Sec. 13-10 or any designated object or operation thereon. Such requests will be governed by the provisions of Sections 13-2 through 13-5. In all personal injury actions alleging liability based on the opera- tion or ownership of a motor vehicle or alleging liability based on the ownership, maintenance or control of real property, or in actions claiming a loss of consortium or uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage benefits, the requests for pro- duction shall be limited to those set forth in Forms 204, 205, 206, 209, 211, 215 and/or 216 of the rules of practice, unless, upon motion, the judicial authority determines that such requests for pro- duction are inappropriate or inadequate in the par- ticular action. These forms are set forth in the Appendix of Forms in this volume. (b) In all actions alleging medical negligence, production requests shall be limited to: (1) those set forth in Forms 219, 222, and 223 of the rules of practice and contained in the Appendix of Forms in this volume and (2) twenty additional production requests as of right, which may not contain subparts. The party to whom the addi- tional twenty as of right requests are directed may file specific, individual objections to each addi- tional as of right production request. A party may move for permission to file additional discovery, which the judicial authority shall permit if it deter- mines that such requests for production filed to date are inappropriate or inadequate in the partic- ular action. (c) The standard requests for production are intended to address discovery needs in most cases in which their use is mandated, but they do not preclude any party from moving for permission to serve such additional discovery as may be nec- essary in any particular case. (d) Requests for production may be served upon any party without leave of court at any time after the return day. In lieu of serving the requests for production set forth in Forms 204, 205, 206, 209, 211, 215, 216, 219, 222 and/or 223 of the rules of practice on a party who is represented by counsel, the moving party may serve on such party a notice of requests for production, which shall not include the actual requests, but shall instead set forth the number of the Practice Book form containing such requests and the name of the party to whom the requests are directed. (e) The request shall clearly designate the items to be inspected either individually or by category. The request or, if applicable, the notice of requests for production shall specify a reasonable time, place and manner of making the inspection. Unless the judicial authority orders otherwise, the frequency of use of requests for production in all actions except those for which requests for 229 production have been set forth in Forms 204, 205, 206, 209, 211, 215, 216, 219, 222, and/or 223 of the rules of practice is not limited. (f) If information has been electronically stored, and if a request for production does not specify a form for producing a type of electronically stored information, the responding party shall produce the information in a form in which it is ordinarily maintained or in a form that is reasonably usable. A party need not produce the same electronically stored information in more than one form. (g) The party serving such request or notice of requests for production shall not file it with the court. (h) Unless leave of court is granted, the instruc- tions to Forms 204 through 206 of the rules of practice are to be used for all nonstandard requests for production. (i) A party seeking the production of a written authorization in compliance with the Health Insur- ance Portability and Accountability Act to inspect and make copies of protected health information, or a written authorization in compliance with the Public Health Service Act to inspect and make copies of alcohol and drug records that are pro- tected by that act, shall file a motion pursuant to Section 13-11A. A motion need not be filed to obtain such authorization in actions to which Forms 204, 205, 216, 219, 222, and 223 of the rules of practice apply. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 227.) (Amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended Aug. 24, 2001, to take effect Jan. 1, 2002; amended June 20, 2005, to take effect Jan. 1, 2006; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 14, 2013, to take effect Jan. 1, 2014; amended June 24, 2016, to take effect Jan. 1, 2017; amended June 23, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018; amended June 11, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022.) Sec. 13-10. —Responses to Requests for Production; Objections (a) The party to whom the request is directed or such party’s attorney shall serve a written response, which may be in electronic format, within sixty days after the date of certification of service, in accordance with Sections 10-12 through 10-17, of the request or, if applicable, the notice of requests for production on the responding party or within such shorter or longer time as the judicial authority may allow, unless: (1) counsel and/or self-represented parties file with the court a written stipulation extending the time within which responses may be served; or (2) upon motion, the court allows a longer time; or (3) objections to the requests for production and the reasons therefor are filed and served within the sixty day period.

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