Civil Case Management Report

• Case Evaluation Conference Notice

  • Civil Case Management Report

• Status Conference Notice

• Judicial Pretrial Notice

• Fact Finder/Attorney Trial Referee Pretrial Notice

• Jury Trial Notice

• Court Trial Notice

• Hearing Notice

• Hearing Before Arbitrator Notice

• Hearing Before Fact Finder Notice

• Trial Management Conference Notice

• Standing Trial Management Order (TMO)

Case Evaluation Conference Notice:
A case evaluation conference is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. All counsel and pro se parties must attend unless the parties file with Caseflow not less than 3 court days in advance thereof a Civil Case Management Report signed by all appearing counsel/pro se parties with a pretrial date not more than the earlier of: 1) 60 days after the filing of a Certificate of Closed Pleadings (JD-CV-11), or 2) 120 days after the case evaluation conference. The report form is available at www.jud.ct.gov.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

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Status Conference Notice:
A status conference is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Counsel and pro se parties shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. Failure to appear will result in dismissal or default. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Judicial Pretrial Notice:
A pretrial conference is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Counsel shall appear with their clients. The insurance adjuster with authority to settle the case must be present or immediately available by telephone. Plaintiffs shall submit a complete pretrial memo. All parties shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. Noncompliance will result in dismissal or default. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Fact Finder/Attorney Trial Referee Pretrial Notice:
A pretrial conference is scheduled before a fact finder or attorney trial referee for {DATE} at {TIME}. Counsel shall appear with their clients. The insurance adjuster with authority to settle the case must be present or available by telephone. Plaintiffs shall submit pretrial memos. All parties shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. Nonappearance will result in dismissal or default. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Jury Trial Notice:
A jury trial is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Parties and their counsel shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. Failure to appear will result in dismissal or default. Parties are to bring all exhibits, all requests for charge on paper and computer disk and any evidentiary motions. Any motion for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Court Trial Notice:
A court trial is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Parties and their counsel shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. Legal memoranda on questions of law to be decided by the trial judge must be filed prior to the start of trial. Failure to appear ready will result in dismissal or default. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Hearing Notice:
A hearing is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Parties and their counsel shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. Failure to appear will result in dismissal or default. Any motion for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Hearing Before Arbitrator Notice:
An arbitration pursuant to C.G.S. § 52-549u is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Parties, their counsel and witnesses shall report to Room 111. An arbitrator shall proceed with the hearing and shall make a decision which shall be entered as a judgment by the court pursuant to C.G.S.§ 52-549y. Failure to appear will result in dismissal or default. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Hearing Before Fact Finder Notice:
A fact-finding hearing is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Parties, their counsel and witnesses shall report to Caseflow, Room 111. If you fail to appear, the hearing may proceed in your absence and the court may either enter a judgment in accordance with the fact finder’s decision or dismiss the case pursuant to C.G.S. § 52-549t. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Trial Management Conference Notice:
A trial management conference is scheduled for {DATE} at {TIME}. Counsel and pro se parties shall comply with the trial management order, including filing a Joint Trial Management Report. Copies of the standing trial management order are available at Caseflow or online. Parties are to report to Room 111. Motions for continuance shall be made on form JD-CV-21 not less than 3 court days in advance and will not be granted absent good cause and all parties’ consent to a proximal continuance date.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Standing Trial Management Order (TMO):
In all cases to be tried to a judge or jury the counsel and pro se parties shall jointly prepare and file at the trial management conference a Joint Trial Management Report. Plaintiff’s counsel shall prepare and serve on defense counsel at least 10 days in advance a draft report and defense counsel shall respond within 5 days. Thereafter, counsel shall finalize their joint report prior to the trial management conference date.

The minimum contents of this report are as follows:

1. Joint description of the case suitable for reading to the jury panel when the case is introduced, including the names and places of residence of the parties and the date, place and nature of the incident in issue.
2. Joint list of the factual and legal issues, which are in dispute.
3. Joint list of pending motions, pending requests for discovery and proposed evidentiary motions.
4. List of trial exhibits reasonably expected to be introduced by each party;
   • indexed by P plus number for plaintiff(s) and by D plus letter for defendant(s);
   • briefly describing each exhibit; and
   • indicating whether any party objects to the admission of the exhibit, and if so, stating the grounds. After the trial management conference and prior to the commencement of trial, all exhibits listed in the Joint Trial Management Report must be marked with a court clerk as full exhibits or for identification.
5. List of all witnesses reasonably expected to be called by each party;
   • in the sequence in which they will be called; and
   • stating the name and relationship to the case (e.g. party, witness, expert) of each.
6. A joint estimate of the number of days required for jury selection (jury trial only).
7. Joint estimate of the number of days required for evidence.
8. Requests for charge on issues of liability, damages and evidence on paper and computer disk (jury trial only).
9. Jury proposed interrogatories and proposed verdict forms (jury trial only).

Report must be typed and signed by all counsel and pro se parties of record. Parallel reports from two or more parties are not acceptable. The parties must cooperate with each other to prepare a single, integrated report covering each of the foregoing matters.

Possible sanctions for failure to comply with the TMO are judgment of dismissal, nonsuit, default, exclusion of exhibits or witnesses at trial, or other sanctions.

Per order of the Hon. James T. Graham, Presiding Judge, Civil Division

Civil Caseflow Office (860) 548-2703 Fax: (860) 548-2712

Standing Orders