Conn. Practice Book § 65-4 (2026)

Sec. 65-4. Transfer of Matter Brought to Wrong Court (Amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023.) Any matter brought to the Supreme Court or the Appellate Court which is not properly within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is brought shall not be dismissed for the reason that it was brought to the wrong court but shall be transferred by the appellate clerk to the court with jurisdiction and entered on its docket. Any timely filed matter that is transferred shall be considered timely filed in the appropriate court. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4027.) (Amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023.) Sec. 65-5. Proceedings after Transfer The appellate clerk shall notify all parties and the clerk of the trial court that a matter has been transferred. The transferred matter shall be entered upon the docket of the court to which it was transferred. There shall be no fee on such transfer. If a matter is transferred after one or more briefs have been filed, the parties shall update the covers to their briefs with the new court and docket number, and file them in the new docket number. (Adopted July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: What is now the fourth sentence replaced ‘‘The appellate clerk may require the parties to take such steps as may be necessary to make the matter conform to the rules of the court to which it has been transferred, for © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

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