Conn. Practice Book § 63-4 (2026)

Sec. 63-4 information required to be provided by the appel- lant. Amendments to the docketing statement may be filed at any time. When an appellant or an appellee is aware that one or more appellees have no interest in partici- pating in the appeal, the appellant and any other appellees may be relieved of the requirement of certifying copies of filings to those appellees by designating the nonparticipating appellee(s) in a section of the docketing statement named ‘‘Non- participating Appellee(s).’’ This designation shall indicate that if no docketing statement in disagree- ment is filed, subsequent filings will not be certified to those appellees. If an appellee disagrees with the nonparticipat- ing designation, that appellee shall file a docketing statement indicating such disagreement within twenty days of the filing of that designation. All documents filed on or before the expiration of the time for an appellee to file a docketing statement in disagreement as stated above shall be deliv- ered pursuant to Section 62-7 (b) to all counsel of record. If no docketing statement in disagree- ment is filed, subsequent filings need not be certi- fied to nonparticipating appellees. (b) If applicable, within ten days of filing an appeal, the appellant shall also file with the appel- late clerk the following: (1) A preargument conference statement (JD- SC-028A) in matters that are eligible for a preargu- ment conference pursuant to Section 63-10, if all parties participating in the appeal are interested in attending a preargument conference. (2) A constitutionality notice, in all noncriminal cases where the constitutionality of a state statute, rule, regulation, or executive action is called into question. Said notice shall identify the statute, rule, regulation, or executive action; the name and address of the party questioning it; and whether the constitutionality of the questioned item was upheld by the trial court. The appellate clerk shall deliver a copy of such notice to the attorney gen- eral. If a question becomes apparent to a party or to the court at any time after preliminary papers are filed, the party shall immediately file or amend the notice mandated by this section, and the court, even absent a party filing a notice, shall issue such notice. This section does not apply to habeas corpus matters based on criminal convictions, or to any case in which the attorney general is a party, has appeared on behalf of a party, or has filed an amicus brief in proceedings prior to the appeal. (3) In matters in which documents are under seal, conditionally or otherwise, or limited as to disclosure, a notice identifying the time, date, 466 scope and duration of the sealing order with a copy of the order. (See Section 77-2.) (c) Failure to comply with this rule shall be deemed as sufficient reason to schedule a case for sanctions under Section 85-3 or for dismissal under Section 85-1. (d) The use of the forms indicated in subdivi- sions (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (a) is optional. The party may instead draft documents in compli- ance with the rules. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4013.) (Amended April 3, 2002, to take effect Nov. 1, 2002; amended Oct. 14, 2003, to take effect Jan. 1, 2004; amended Jan. 4, 2007, to take effect Jan. 1, 2008; amended April 6, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 5, 2013, to take effect July 1, 2013; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended March 15, 2017, to take effect June 15, 2017; amended Oct. 18, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018; amended June 6, 2018, to take effect Sept. 1, 2018; amended Jan. 2, 2020, on an interim basis, to take effect Feb. 11, 2020, and amendment adopted July 23, 2020, to take effect Aug. 4, 2020; amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Oct. 1, 2021; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended July 23, 2024, to take effect Oct. 1, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: What is now the third paragraph of sub- section (a) (3) replaced ‘‘Amendments to the transcript state- ment may be made only upon the granting of a motion.’’ Subsection (b) (4) was removed. COMMENTARY—2018: The designation of an appellee as nonparticipating pursuant to Section 63-4 (a) (3) in no way affects that appellee’s status in the appeal. The appellate clerk will continue to send notice to all parties pursuant to Section 60-4. COMMENTARY—August, 2020: The purpose of this amendment is to require the appellant, at the time of the filing of the appeal, to indicate in the docketing statement whether a criminal protective order, civil protective order, or civil restraining order was requested or issued during any of the underlying proceedings to better enable the appellate clerk to ensure that protected information is not published on the Internet. COMMENTARY—October, 2021: A new subdivision requir- ing the appellant or other party to designate the proposed contents of the clerk appendix that is to be prepared by the appellate clerk pursuant to Section 68-2A was added. COMMENTARY—2024: These amendments update this section to correspond to new optional forms for the preliminary statement of the issues, designation of the proposed contents of the clerk appendix and certificate of transcript. Note that the preargument conference statement (JD-SC-028) in sub- section (a) (5) is not optional. In addition, the purpose of the amendments to subsection (a) (4) (C) of this section is to assist the appellate clerk with its obligations under the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, as more specific information is requested to assist in the screening of appeals in civil matters for preargument conferences. COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of these amend- ments is to allow parties to file one amended transcript order form as of right, so long as certain conditions are met, to delineate when certain amendments require the permission of the court, and to provide that parties are required to file a certificate of interested entities or individuals only when the © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Sec. 63-7 reviewing court orders the parties to file the certificate when necessary. TECHNICAL CHANGE: In subsection (a) (4), the docketing statement form number was added.