Conn. Practice Book § 61-16 (2026)

Sec. 61-16. Notice of Bankruptcy Filing, Order of Bankruptcy Court Granting Relief from Automatic Stay and Disposition of Bankruptcy Case (Amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 23, 2020, to take effect Jan. 1, 2021.) (a) If a party to an appeal files a bankruptcy petition or is a debtor named in an involuntary bankruptcy petition, that party shall immediately 457 file a notice with the appellate clerk, including any supporting documentation from the Bankruptcy Court file, setting forth the date the bankruptcy petition was filed, the Bankruptcy Court in which the petition was filed, the name of the bankruptcy debtor, the docket number of the bankruptcy case and how the automatic bankruptcy stay applies to the case on appeal. Any appearing party seek- ing to challenge the application of the automatic bankruptcy stay shall immediately file a notice with the appellate clerk, including any supporting documentation from the Bankruptcy Court file. (b) If the Bankruptcy Court grants relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay, in rem relief regarding the property or any other pertinent relief, the party obtaining such relief shall immediately file a notice with the appellate clerk indicating such relief. (c) Upon resolution of the bankruptcy case, the party who filed the bankruptcy petition or who was the debtor named in an involuntary bankruptcy petition shall immediately file a notice with the appellate clerk, including any supporting docu- mentation from the Bankruptcy Court file, indicat- ing that the case has been resolved in the Bankruptcy Court. Failure to comply with the notice requirement of this rule may result in the dismissal of the appeal or the imposition of sanc- tions pursuant to Section 85-1. Any other appearing party may also file a notice with the appellate clerk, including any supporting docu- mentation from the Bankruptcy Court file, indicat- ing that the case has been resolved in the Bankruptcy Court. (d) Until resolution of the bankruptcy case or relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay, the appellant and the debtor shall file a notice of the status of the bankruptcy case with the appellate clerk every six months, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Failure to comply with the notice requirement of this rule may result in the imposi- tion of sanctions pursuant to Section 85-2 upon the resolution of the bankruptcy case or relief from the bankruptcy stay. (Adopted July 24, 2002, to take effect Oct. 1, 2002; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 23, 2020, to take effect Jan. 1, 2021; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: In subsection (c), what is now the second sentence was added. Subsection (d) was added. COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of these amend- ments is to make it the parties’ responsibility to keep the reviewing court informed of the status of bankruptcy cases when there is a bankruptcy stay in place. © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Sec. 62-1 CHAPTER 62 CHIEF JUDGE, APPELLATE CLERK AND DOCKET: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Sec. Sec. 62-1. Chief Judge 62-2. Clerk 62-3. Entry of Cases 62-4. Case To Remain on Docket of Trial Court 62-5. Changes in Parties 62-6. Signature on Documents 62-7. Matters of Form; Filings; Delivery and Certification to Counsel of Record For previous Histories and Commentaries see the editions of the Practice Book corresponding to the years of the previous amendments.