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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-399 (2025)

Commitment of debtor for contempt

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Any judge before whom any such examination is ordered may commit the judgment debtor for contempt in case of his neglect or refusal to attend or be sworn at the examination or to answer any question put to him during the examination, and any such neglect or refusal, if the examination is ordered or had before a committee, may be by such committee reported to the judge by whom he was appointed, which judge may thereupon proceed for the contempt as fully as if the examination had been ordered or had before himself.

(1949 Rev., S. 8143.)

Cited. 12 CS 157.

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Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: Pease v. Charlotte Hungerford Hosp., 157 A.3d 1125 (Conn. 2017).
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Pease v. Charlotte Hungerford Hosp., 157 A.3d 1125 (Conn. 2017). · cites it 2× “We note that General Statutes § 52-400d(a) provides that "[a]ny court decision on a determination of interest in property under section 52-356c, or on an exemption claim, or on a contempt proceeding , or on any stay ordered pursuant to an installment payment order, shall be a…”
In re Dean, 717 A.2d 176 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 52-35lb (c) (failure to comply with discovery orders may subject person to contempt of court); General Statutes § 52-356b (d) (failure to comply with turnover order may subject person to contempt of court); General Statutes § 52-397 (failure to comply with…”
Alpha Beta Capital Partners, L.P. v. Pursuit Inv. Mgmt., LLC, 234 A.3d 997 (Conn. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “‘‘So it is somehow important to get through this and you know—let me put it this way, if you can’t remember, you better find out, okay.”
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