(a) Every motion, request, application or objection directed to pleading or procedure, unless relating to procedure in the course of a trial, shall be in writing. A motion to extend time to plead, respond to written discovery, object to written discovery, or respond to requests for admissions shall state the date of the certification of service of the document for which an extension is sought and the date through which the moving party is seeking the extension.
Section 11-1.Form of Motion and Request
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceRequires most motions, requests, applications, and objections in Connecticut civil cases to be in writing, served on all parties with proof of service noted, and paginated, with special rules for extension-of-time motions and for when an order page must accompany a filing.
Full Text of Section 11-1
(b) (1) For civil matters, with the exception of housing, family and small claims matters, when any motion, application or objection is filed either electronically or on paper, no order page should be filed unless an order of notice and citation is necessary. (2) For family, juvenile, housing and small claims matters, when any motion, application or objection is filed in paper format, an order shall be annexed to the filing until such cases are incorporated into the Judicial Branch’s electronic filing system. Once these case types are incorporated into such electronic filing system, no order page should be filed unless an order of notice and citation is necessary.
(c) Whether filed under subsection (b) (1) or (b) (2), such motion, request, application or objection shall be served on all parties as provided in Sections 10-12 through 10-17 and, when filed, the fact of such service shall be endorsed thereon. Any such motion, request, application or objection, as well as any supporting brief or memorandum, shall include a page number on each page Sec. Trial; Reclaims Argument Required in Civil Cases Information other than the first page, except that this requirement shall not apply to forms supplied by the Judicial Branch or generated by the electronic filing system.
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 196.) (Amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012; amended June 15, 2012, to take effect Jan. 1, 2013; amended June 13, 2014, to take effect Jan. 1, 2015; amended June 24, 2016, to take effect Jan. 1, 2017.)
Plain-English Summary
This rule sets the basic form requirements for motions and related filings. Every motion, request, application, or objection directed to pleading or procedure must be in writing, unless it relates to procedure during trial. A motion asking to extend time to plead, respond to written discovery, object to written discovery, or respond to requests for admissions must also state the date the underlying document was served and the date through which the extension is sought.
The rule also addresses order pages. In most civil matters (other than housing, family, and small claims), no order page should be filed with a motion, application, or objection unless an order of notice and citation is necessary. For family, juvenile, housing, and small claims matters filed on paper, an order must be attached until those case types move onto the Judicial Branch’s electronic filing system, after which the same no-order-page-unless-necessary standard applies. Whichever subsection governs, the filing must be served on all parties under Sections 10-12 through 10-17, with proof of service endorsed on it, and every page after the first must carry a page number, except on forms the Judicial Branch supplies or its electronic filing system generates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Must every motion in a Connecticut civil case be in writing?
Yes, with one exception — motions, requests, applications, and objections directed to pleading or procedure must be in writing unless they relate to procedure during the course of a trial.
What must a motion to extend time to plead include?
It must state the date the document requiring a response was served and the date through which the moving party seeks the extension.
When does a motion need an order page attached?
Generally, no order page is required unless an order of notice and citation is necessary; paper filings in family, juvenile, housing, and small claims matters must attach an order until those case types are incorporated into the electronic filing system.
Do motions need page numbers?
Yes, each page after the first must be numbered, except for forms supplied by the Judicial Branch or generated by the electronic filing system.
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official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 11-1). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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