Upon making a motion or application to the court, or to a judge thereof before the return day of the action, (1) for an order appointing a receiver or an injunction, or (2) for a modification or dissolution of any such order or injunction, or (3) for issuance of a prejudgment remedy, or (4) for a reduction or dissolution of an attachment, if a motion or application for the same order or injunction has been previously made to the court or to any judge, such motion or application shall so recite. Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to preclude the making of more than one motion or application for the same or similar order or injunction or affect in any way the right of the applicant to have such motion or application passed upon on its merits.
Section 11-9.Disclosure of Previous Applications
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires a party moving for a receiver, injunction, prejudgment remedy, or attachment reduction before the return day to disclose any earlier motion for the same relief, without limiting the right to file another such motion.
Full Text of Section 11-9
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 203.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 11-9 applies to motions or applications made to the court, or to a judge before the case's return day, for four specific kinds of relief: appointing a receiver or an injunction, modifying or dissolving such an order or injunction, issuing a prejudgment remedy, or reducing or dissolving an attachment. If a motion or application for the same order or injunction was already made earlier to the court or to any judge, the new motion must say so.
The section makes clear this disclosure requirement doesn't stop a party from filing more than one motion or application for the same or similar order or injunction. It also doesn't affect the applicant's right to have each motion or application decided on its merits.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must a party disclose when filing a repeat motion for a receiver or injunction?
The party must state in the new motion that a motion or application for the same order or injunction was previously made to the court or to any judge.
Does disclosing a prior application prevent a party from filing again?
No. Section 11-9 says nothing in the section precludes making more than one motion or application for the same or similar order or injunction.
Which types of motions require disclosure of previous applications?
Motions for appointing a receiver or an injunction, modifying or dissolving such an order, issuing a prejudgment remedy, or reducing or dissolving an attachment, when made before the return day.
Will a disclosed prior application affect how the current motion is decided?
No. The section states the disclosure requirement doesn't affect the applicant's right to have the motion or application passed upon on its merits.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 11-9). 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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