Section 25-21.—Substitute Pleading; Judgment

Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026

In one sentenceThis section gives a party fifteen days after a motion to strike is granted to file a new pleading, and lets the court enter judgment against a party who lets that period pass when an entire complaint or cross complaint was stricken.

Full Text of Section 25-21

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Within fifteen days after the granting of any motion to strike, the party whose pleading has been stricken may file a new pleading; provided that in those instances where an entire complaint or cross complaint has been stricken, and the party whose pleading has been so stricken fails to file a new pleading within that fifteen day period, the judicial authority may upon motion enter judgment against said party on said stricken complaint or cross complaint.

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Amendment History

(P.B. 1998.)

Plain-English Summary

Having a pleading stricken is not the end of the case. Within fifteen days after the granting of a motion to strike, the party whose pleading was stricken may file a new one.

The consequence of doing nothing depends on how much was stricken. Where an entire complaint or cross complaint has been stricken and no new pleading is filed within the fifteen day period, the judicial authority may, on motion, enter judgment against that party on the stricken pleading. Judgment does not enter automatically; someone has to ask for it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have to replead after a motion to strike is granted in Connecticut?

Fifteen days after the granting of the motion.

What happens if I do not replead?

Where an entire complaint or cross complaint was stricken and no new pleading is filed within the fifteen day period, the judicial authority may upon motion enter judgment against that party on the stricken pleading.

Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 25-21). 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. · Official source

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