(a) Administrative appeals brought pursuant to General Statutes § 4-183 et seq. shall be served in accordance with applicable law either by certified or registered mail of the appeal, and a notice of filing on a form substantially in compliance with Form JD-CV-137 or by personal service of the appeal, and a citation on a form substantially in compliance with Form JD-CV-138. The appeal shall be filed with the court in accordance with General Statutes § 4-183 (c).
Section 14-7A.—Administrative Appeals Brought Pursuant to General Statutes § 4-183 et seq.; Appearances; Records, Briefs and Scheduling
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule sets the service, appearance, record-transmission, and briefing schedule for administrative appeals brought under General Statutes § 4-183, including the conference where the court and parties fix a scheduling order.
Full Text of Section 14-7A
(b) In administrative appeals brought pursuant to General Statutes § 4-183 et seq., the defendant shall file an appearance within thirty days of service made pursuant to General Statutes § 4-183
(c) . Within thirty days of the filing of the defendant’s appearance, or if a motion to dismiss is filed, within forty-five days of the denial of a motion to dismiss, the agency shall file with the court and transmit to all parties a certified list of the papers in the record as set forth in General Statutes § 4-183 (g), and, unless otherwise excluded by law or subject to a pending motion by either party, shall make the existing listed papers available for inspection by the parties. (c) Except as provided in Section 14-7, or except as otherwise permitted by the judicial authority in its discretion, in an administrative appeal brought pursuant to General Statutes § 4-183 et seq., the record shall be transmitted and filed in accordance with this section. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘papers’’ shall include any and all documents, transcripts, exhibits, plans, minutes, agendas, correspondence, or other materials, regardless of format, which are part of the entire record of the proceeding appealed from described in General Statutes §§ 4-177 (d) and 4-183 (g), including additions to the record pursuant to General Statutes § 4-183 (h).
(d) No less than thirty days after the filing of the certified list of papers in the record under subsection (b), the court and the parties will set up a conference to establish which of the contents of the record are to be transmitted and will set up a scheduling order, including dates for the filing of the designated contents of the record, for the filing of appropriate pleading and briefs, and for conducting appropriate conferences and hearings. No brief shall exceed thirty-five pages without permission of the judicial authority. At the conference, the court shall also determine which, if any, of the designated contents of the record shall be transmitted to the parties and/or the court in paper format because such papers are either difficult to reproduce electronically or difficult to review in electronic format.
(e) The agency shall transmit to the court certified copies of the designated contents of the record established in accordance with subsection (d).
(f) If any party seeks to include in such party’s brief or appendices, papers the party deems material to its claim or position, which were not part of the designated contents of the record determined under subsection (d), but were on the certified list filed in accordance with subsection (b), such party shall file an amendment to the record as of right attaching such papers. In the event such an amendment to the record as of right is filed, the scheduling order may be adjusted to provide either party with additional time to file a brief or reply brief.
(g) No party shall include in such party’s brief or appendices, papers that were neither part of the designated contents of the record under subsection (d), nor on the certified list filed in accordance with subsection (b), unless the court requires or permits subsequent corrections of additions to the record under General Statutes § 4-183 (g) or unless an application for leave to present additional evidence is filed and granted under General Statutes § 4-183 (h) or (i).
(h) Disputes about the contents of the record or other motion, application or objection will be heard as otherwise scheduled by the court.
(i) If a party is not in compliance with the scheduling order, the judicial authority may, on its own motion or on motion of one of the parties, and after hearing, make such order, including sanctions, as the ends of justice require.
(j) Any hearings to consider the taxation of costs in accordance with General Statutes § 4-183 (g) shall be conducted after the court renders its decision on the appeal.
Amendment History
(Adopted June 26, 2006, to take effect Jan. 1, 2007; amended June 14, 2013, to take effect Jan. 1, 2014; amended June 24, 2016, to take effect Jan. 1, 2017.)
Rules Committee Commentary
Plain-English Summary
Section 14-7A governs appeals brought under General Statutes § 4-183 et seq. The appeal must be served by certified or registered mail with a notice of filing (Form JD-CV-137) or by personal service with a citation (Form JD-CV-138), and filed with the court under § 4-183(c). The defendant must file an appearance within thirty days of service. The agency then has thirty days from the filing of that appearance — or forty-five days from the denial of any motion to dismiss — to file with the court and transmit to the parties a certified list of the papers in the record, and to make those papers available for inspection.
No less than thirty days after that certified list is filed, the court and parties hold a conference to decide which parts of the record will be transmitted and to set a scheduling order covering the filing of the designated record, pleadings, briefs, and any conferences or hearings. Briefs are capped at thirty-five pages absent permission from the judicial authority. The rule also covers amendments to the record as of right, limits on what a party may cite in its brief that was not part of the designated record or certified list, sanctions for noncompliance with the scheduling order, and deferring any hearing on taxation of costs until after the court decides the appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a defendant have to appear in a § 4-183 administrative appeal?
Thirty days from service made under General Statutes § 4-183(c).
How long does the agency have to file the certified record?
Thirty days from the filing of the defendant’s appearance, or forty-five days from the denial of a motion to dismiss if one was filed.
Is there a page limit on briefs in these appeals?
Yes. No brief may exceed thirty-five pages without permission of the judicial authority.
Can a party cite record material that was never designated at the scheduling conference?
Only in limited circumstances — if it was on the certified list and the party files an amendment to the record as of right, or if the court permits corrections or additional evidence under General Statutes § 4-183(g), (h), or (i).
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 14-7A). 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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Also known as: Connecticut administrative appeal 4-183 procedureadministrative appeal briefing schedule CTcertified record deadline administrative appealJD-CV-137 JD-CV-138 formsadministrative appeal scheduling conference
TECHNICAL CHANGE: A change was made to the sequence of the statutes referenced in subsection (c).