No case shall be referred to a committee, attorney trial referee or special assignment probate judge until the issues are closed and a certification to that effect has been filed pursuant to Section by agreement of all parties or order of the court or the attorney trial referee or special assignment probate judge. Such pleadings shall be filed with the clerk and a copy filed with the committee, the attorney trial referee or the special assignment probate judge.
Section 19-7.Pleadings
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceA case cannot go to a committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge until the pleadings are closed and that fact is certified, with copies of the pleadings filed with both the clerk and the referee.
Full Text of Section 19-7
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 433.) (Amended June 29, 1998, to take effect Jan. 1, 1999; amended June 28, 1999, to take effect Jan. 1, 2000; amended June 20, 2011, to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.)
Plain-English Summary
Referral has to wait until the pleadings are done. No case may be sent to a committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge until the issues are closed and a certification confirming that has been filed, whether by agreement of all parties or by order of the court, the attorney trial referee, or the special assignment probate judge. The pleadings themselves must be filed with the clerk, and a copy also has to go to whoever will be handling the reference — the committee, the attorney trial referee, or the special assignment probate judge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a case be referred before the pleadings are closed?
No. The issues must be closed and a certification to that effect filed before a case may be referred.
Who certifies that the issues are closed?
The certification can come by agreement of all parties or by order of the court, the attorney trial referee, or the special assignment probate judge.
Where do the pleadings get filed once a case is referred?
They are filed with the clerk, and a copy is also filed with the committee, attorney trial referee, or special assignment probate judge handling the case.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 19-7). 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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