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Friday, March 22, 2013

MEETING ON CONNECTICUT PRACTICE BOOK RULES! BE THERE!

Public Hearing on Rules and Forms
 
There will be a public hearing to receive suggestions for new rules and forms, and for changes to existing rules and forms that regulate pleading, practice and procedure in Connecticut state courts.

The hearing will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in the
Supreme Court in Hartford. It will be conducted by the justices of the Supreme Court or a committee of the justices under Section 51-14 (c) of the Connecticut General Statutes.

If you want to make suggestions to the justices at the hearing, you must give your name to the clerk in the courtroom when you arrive so that the hearing can be conducted in an orderly way. Each speaker at the public hearing will be limited to five minutes. You must also bring nine clear copies of each suggestion and give them to the clerk.


 
Additional information about the public hearing:
 
  1. Speakers must sign in ten minutes before the hearing begins if they wish to be heard;
  2. Speakers will be limited to five minutes to discuss all of their suggestions;
  3. All requests for camera coverage are subject to the provisions of Practice Book §§ 70-9 and 1-10A and the Supreme Court Protocol for Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing. Coverage requests should be directed to the External Affairs Division — external.affairs@jud.ct.gov;
  4. The purpose of the hearing is to give the public an opportunity to suggest changes to the existing Rules of Practice and Forms.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Catherine, I really love your site! Do you happen to know where we can find the results from the practice book changes that happened at this meeting?

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