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Contents of a Judgment
File
- The caption of a judgment file should
contain STATE OF CONNECTICUT centered at the top of the first page, the
complete docket number, the full name and residence of every party to the
action at the time of judgment, the judicial district and location of the
action, the date of the judgment (not the date of preparation or
submission of the judgment file), the name of the judge or presiding
judicial authority centered below the case caption (Present:
Hon.______________, Judge), and the title JUDGMENT centered below the
judicial authority’s name.
- The body of the judgment file should
begin with a statement of the cause of action, including the return date.
- The body should then include the dates
of filing and granting of all motions to cite, implead, and withdraw
parties, as well as the filing date of amended complaints, answers, replies,
and withdrawals.
- This listing of filings and events
should be set forth in chronological order.
- The body of the judgment file should
conclude with a statement beginning with the words: “Whereupon it is
adjudged that…” and followed by a statement of the Court’s judgment.
- Any post-judgment motions to set aside
or modify that are filed after the judgment date should be noted after the
statement of adjudication.
In which cases must a
judgment file be prepared?
Note:
This discussion only includes the preparation
and filing of a Judgment File in Civil matters, although the preparation and
filing of judgment files may also be required in Family, Criminal and Juvenile
matters.
(P.B. Sec.
6-3)
A judgment file shall be prepared in the following civil
cases:
- When an appeal is taken;
- When a party requests in writing that
the judgment be incorporated into a judgment file;
- When a judgment has been entered in
cases involving the granting of injunctive relief or title to property (not
including actions of foreclosure) except in those situations where the
judgment is entered pursuant to
P.B.
Sec. 14-3 and no appeal has been taken from the judicial authority’s
judgment; or
- When ordered by the judicial authority.
By whom must a judgment file be prepared?
Except by order of the judicial authority, a judgment
file shall be prepared, in the discretion of the clerk, by either the counsel
or the clerk. In general, civil judgment files are prepared by counsel and
reviewed by the clerk.
Note:
In the case of an appeal, a draft judgment file
must be prepared by the appellant. This draft judgment file must then be filed
by the appellant in duplicate with the Appellate or Supreme Court at the time
of filing the endorsed appeal form. (P.B. Sec.
63-4(a) (6)) The trial court clerk shall file the original judgment
file within twenty days of receipt of the draft judgment file from the
Appellate Clerk. (P.B. Sec.
63-4(a) (6)
By whom must a judgment
file be signed?
Except by order of the judicial authority, a judgment
file, when required in a civil case pursuant to
P.B. Sec.
6-3, shall be signed by the clerk or assistant clerk. (P.B. Sec.
6-4 (a))
Note:
P.B. Sec.
6-4 (c) covers the situation that arises when a case is not covered in
P.B. Sec. 6-3 (a) and the trial judge is unavailable to sign the
judgment file because of incapacity or death.
Is there any cost/fee
for filing a judgment file?
There is no fee to be paid when submitting a judgment
file to the clerk. If you wish to obtain a copy of the signed judgment file,
there is a charge of $15.00; for a certified copy of a signed judgment file,
the fee is $25.00. (C.G.S. §
52-259)
Civil
Procedures
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