Conn. Practice Book § 84-2 (2026)

Sec. 84-2. Basis for Certification Certification by the Supreme Court on petition by a party is not a matter of right but of sound judicial discretion and will be allowed only where there are special and important reasons therefor. The following, while neither controlling nor fully measuring the court’s discretion, indicate the character of the reasons which will be considered: (1) Where the Appellate Court has decided a question of substance not theretofore determined by the Supreme Court or has decided a question in a way probably not in accord with applicable decisions of the Supreme Court. (2) Where the decision under review is in con- flict with other decisions of the Appellate Court. (3) Where the Appellate Court has so far departed from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings, or so far sanctioned such a departure by any other court, as to call for an exercise of the Supreme Court’s supervision. (4) Where a question of great public importance is involved. (5) Where the judges of the appellate panel are divided in their decision or, though concurring in 529 84-7. Extensions of Time 84-8. Grant or Denial of Certification 84-9. Proceedings after Certification 84-10. Record [Repealed as of July 1, 2013.] 84-10A. Record 84-11. Papers To Be Filed by Appellant and Appellee in an Appeal After Certification 84-12. Applicability of Rules the result, are unable to agree upon a common ground of decision. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4127.) (Amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022.) Sec. 84-3. Stay of Execution (a) In any action in which a stay of proceedings was in effect during the pendency of the appeal, proceedings to enforce or carry out the judgment shall be stayed until the time to file the petition has expired. If no stay of proceedings was in effect, but the decision of the Appellate Court would change the position of any party from its position during the pendency of the appeal, proceedings to enforce or carry out the judgment shall be stayed until the time to file the petition has expired. If a petition by a party is timely filed, the proceed- ings shall continue to be stayed until the Supreme Court acts on the petition and, if the petition is granted, until the final determination of the cause. (b) Any party may file a motion in the Appellate Court to terminate the stay provided for in subsec- tion (a). Such motion shall comply with Sections 66-2 and 66-3 and state, in the first paragraph, the panel of Appellate Court judges that heard the case. The presiding judge, or if such presiding judge is unavailable, the most senior judge on such panel who is available, may act upon such a motion for termination of the stay up to the time the Supreme Court acts upon the petition. If the judge is of the opinion that the certification pro- ceedings have been filed only for delay or that the due administration of justice so requires, such judge may order that the stay be terminated. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4128.) (Amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 23, 2024, to take effect Jan. 1, 2025; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: In the third sentence of subsection (a), ‘‘continue to’’ was added before ‘‘be stayed.’’

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