The file shall consist of the small claims writ and notice of suit, documents relating to the service of the writ, allowable pleadings and motions, and documents relating to postjudgment proceedings. All continuances granted pursuant to Section 24-15 shall be documented.
Section 24-7.What Constitutes File
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentencePractice Book Section 24-7 lists what the small claims court file contains: the writ and notice of suit, service records, allowed pleadings and motions, postjudgment documents, and records of any continuances.
Full Text of Section 24-7
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 553.) (Amended June 26, 2000, to take effect Jan. 1, 2001.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 24-7 describes the contents of the official file for a small claims case: the small claims writ and notice of suit, documents relating to service of the writ, allowable pleadings and motions, and documents relating to postjudgment proceedings. Any continuance granted under Section 24-15 must also be documented in the file.
Frequently Asked Questions
What documents are kept in a small claims court file?
Section 24-7 lists the writ and notice of suit, documents relating to service, allowable pleadings and motions, postjudgment documents, and records of continuances granted under Section 24-15.
Are continuances recorded in the small claims file?
Yes. Section 24-7 requires that all continuances granted under Section 24-15 be documented in the file.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 24-7). 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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