All pleadings, written motions, and papers in pending cases shall be filed with and kept by the clerk of the court, who shall endorse upon each the time when it is filed, and make a like entry upon the clerk’s docket and the file.
Section 4-3.Filing and Endorsing Pleadings
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceRequires the clerk to keep all pleadings, motions, and papers in pending cases and to endorse the filing time on each document and in the docket and file.
Full Text of Section 4-3
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 127.)
Plain-English Summary
This short section puts the clerk in charge of custody and recordkeeping for everything filed in a pending case. Pleadings, written motions, and papers are filed with the clerk, who keeps them and stamps or notes the time each one was filed. The clerk makes the same time entry on the docket and in the case file, creating a matching record in both places.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who keeps filed pleadings in a pending case?
The clerk of the court files and keeps all pleadings, written motions, and papers in pending cases.
How does the court record when a document was filed?
The clerk endorses the filing time directly on the document and makes a matching entry on the docket and in the case file.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 4-3). 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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