ADDRESSING CLIENTS’ NEEDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC September 10, 2020 What happened since September 3, 2020: Updates on Eviction Moratorium—At present there are three eviction moratoria in place. In addition, there are several steps in the court eviction process that have NOT been stopped. It is not clear how all of these changes...Read More
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court in your particular case… Foreclosure Auction Committees are set to start work today on Auctions scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2020. Strict Foreclosure Law Days remain set for Wednesday, September 9, 2020. There has been no announcement as to when the Foreclosure Mediation Program will start up again. Lastly, the moratorium on...Read More
This is the first of a multi-part series on how federal courts are working to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. Chief Judge James K. Bredar will wear a plastic face shield and sit behind plexiglass when jury trials resume in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. For more than 230 years, the...Read More
Between September and June of each year, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on pending cases in eight two-week terms in the Supreme Court courtroom located at 231 Capitol Avenue in Hartford. Oral arguments are open to the public and you are invited to attend. The proceedings in the Supreme Court differ from the trial...Read More
Budget. A word many of us cannot stand and something we often think just doesn’t fit into our reality. Well, today, all that can change! Having a strong budget is not out of reach! Budgeting is the answer. Let me set the record straight. Here’s the truth. Budgeting is not a bad thing! So, stop...Read More
A “Case Date” is a new type of court event in family cases. It is designed to help cases proceed efficiently and effectively. Purposes of a Case Date You may be familiar with the previous “family short calendar” process. Under that process, on a given day of the week dozens of pending cases were call...Read More
In honor of National Connecticut Day today, we are sharing with you affordable Connecticut Activities for 2020. Since everyone’s summer plans and vacations have gone out the window…….what is there to do? Well, in fact, there is plenty to do right here in our little state. Although many people went months without a steady income...Read More
Supreme & Appellate Courts Connecticut’s Supreme and Appellate Courts are hearing oral arguments remotely. Civil Non-arguable motions marked take papers on civil short calendar 10 and all Indical calendars are being ruled on remotely by judges and processed remotely by clerks. Arguable motions on Indical calendars marked ready are being scheduled for a remote hearing...Read More
Below is a summary of the best practices identified throughout this guide and a checklist that you may find useful in preparing for your hearing. Prior to the scheduling of your hearing: √ Obtain an e-mail address, if you do not already have one. √ Confirm whether the device you plan to use (computer, smartphone, tablet)...Read More
– Immediate stay on the service of all issued executions on evictions and ejectments through September 1, 2020. – All Judgments of Strict Foreclosure entered in matters with law days prior to September 9, 2020 are opened by the Court for the sole purpose of extending the Law Day in those matters to September 9,...Read More
