Conn. Practice Book § 84-5 (2026)

Sec. 84-5. Form of Petition (a) A petition for certification shall be filed as one document with a single pagination scheme that starts on the first page of the petition and continues throughout. The page numbers shall be centered on the bottom of the page and shall be written as ‘‘Page X of XX’’ (e.g., Page 1 of 33 . . . Page 7 of 33 . . . Page 33 of 33). The petition must contain the following sections in the order indicated here: (1) A brief introduction providing context for the statement of the questions presented for review. (2) A statement of the questions presented for review, expressed in the terms and circumstances of the case but without unnecessary detail. The Supreme Court will ordinarily consider only those questions squarely raised, subject to any limita- tion in the order granting certification. (3) A brief history of the case containing the facts material to the consideration of the questions presented, including the disposition of the matter in the Appellate Court, and if applicable, a specific description of how the Appellate Court decided the questions presented for review in the petition. (4) A concise argument expanding on the bases for certification, as presented in Section 84-2, and explaining why the Supreme Court should allow the extraordinary relief of certification. No sepa- rate memorandum of law in support of the petition will be accepted by the appellate clerk. (5) An appendix, containing: (A) a table of contents,

© Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE Sec. 84-6 (B) the opinion, preferably as published in the Connecticut Law Journal, or order of the Appellate Court sought to be reviewed, (C) if the opinion or order of the Appellate Court was per curiam or a summary affirmance or dis- missal, a copy of the trial court’s memorandum of decision that was entered in connection with the claim raised by the petitioner before the Appellate Court, or, if no memorandum was filed, a copy of the trial court’s ruling on the matter, (D) a copy of the order on any motion, other than a motion for extension of time, which would stay or extend the time period for filing the petition, (E) a list of all parties to the appeal in the Appel- late Court with the names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and, if applicable, the juris numbers of their trial and appellate counsel. (6) A certification that: (1) a copy has been delivered to each other counsel of record in accordance with the provisions of Section 62-7, and (2) that the petition complies with the word count requirement of subsection (b) of this section. (b) Except as otherwise ordered, petitions shall not exceed 4000 words. The word count is exclu- sive of the case caption, signature block of coun- sel of record, certifications and appendix. Petitions, including footnotes, shall be typed in a 12 point serif font. Section captions shall be typed in a 14 point serif font. A list of serif fonts can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. Margins shall be 1 and 1/2 inches on all sides. All text must be left aligned. Line spacing can be between 1.3x and 1.5x and must be uniform throughout, including the body of the document, footnotes and block quotes. Bold face or italic emphasis tools shall be used, not underlining. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4130.) (Amended July 23, 1998, to take effect Jan. 1, 1999; amended Jan. 17, 2002, to take effect April 15, 2002; amended May 15, 2003, to take effect Jan. 1, 2004; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 23, 2019, to take effect Jan. 1, 2020; amended June 15, 2021, to take effect Jan. 1, 2022; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) HISTORY—2026: Prior to 2026, the introductory paragraph to subsection (a) provided: ‘‘A petition for certification shall contain the following sections in the order indicated here.’’ Additionally, the introductory paragraph to subsection (a) (5) provided: ‘‘An appendix, which shall be paginated sepa- rately from the petition with consecutively numbered pages preceded by the letter ‘‘A,’’ containing.’’ The last sentence in subsection (a) (5) (E) concerning the certificate of interested entities or individuals was deleted. In addition, what is now subsection (a) (6) was added. COMMENTARY—2026: The purpose of these amend- ments is to make the format of petitions consistent with recent changes to the format of briefs, to add a word count certification 531 requirement, and to provide that parties are required to file a certificate of interested entities or individuals only when the reviewing court orders the parties to file the certificate when necessary. Sec. 84-6. Opposition to Petition (Amended July 15, 2025, to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.) (a) Within ten days of the filing of the petition, any party may file an opposition to the petition with the appellate clerk. The opposition shall dis- close any reasons why certification should not be granted by the Supreme Court and shall be presented in a manner which is responsive, in form and content, to the petition it opposes. Except as otherwise ordered, oppositions shall not exceed 4000 words. The word count is exclu- sive of the case caption, signature block of coun- sel of record, certifications and appendix, if any. Oppositions, including footnotes, shall be typed in a 12 point serif font. Section captions shall be typed in a 14 point serif font. A list of serif fonts can be found in the guidelines published on the Judicial Branch website. Margins shall be 1 and 1/2 inches on all sides. All text must be left aligned. Line spacing can be between 1.3x and 1.5x and must be uniform throughout, including the body of the document, footnotes and block quotes. Bold face or italic emphasis tools shall be used, not underlining. Oppositions shall be filed as one document with a single pagination scheme that starts on the first page of the opposition and continues throughout the entire document, on every page, including the pages in an attached appendix, if any. The page numbers shall be centered on the bottom of the page and shall be written as ‘‘Page X of XX’’ (e.g., Page 1 of 33 . . . Page 7 of 33 . . . Page 33 of 33). No separate memorandum of law in support of the opposition will be accepted by the appellate clerk. (b) The opposition shall be delivered in the man- ner set forth in Section 62-7 and shall contain a certification that: (1) a copy has been delivered to each other counsel of record in accordance with the provisions of Section 62-7, and (2) that the opposition complies with the word count requirement of subsection (a) of this section. (c) No motion to dismiss a petition for certifica- tion will be accepted by the appellate clerk. Any objection to the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the petition shall be included in the opposition. (d) Responses to oppositions are not permitted. (P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 4131.) (Amended Jan. 17, 2002, to take effect April 15, 2002; amended May 15, 2003, to take effect Jan. 1, 2004; amended May 4, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007; amended Sept. 16, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016; amended July 19, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023; amended June 27, 2023, to take effect Jan. 1, 2024; amended July 23,

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