Except as otherwise required by statute, every case filed in the Superior Court shall be identified as existing in the records of the court by docket number and by the names of the parties, and this information shall be available to the public.
Section 7-4A.Identification of Cases
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceEvery case filed in Superior Court must be identified in the court's records by docket number and party names, and that identifying information must be available to the public.
Full Text of Section 7-4A
Amendment History
(Adopted May 14, 2003, to take effect July 1, 2003.)
Rules Committee Commentary
Plain-English Summary
Except where a statute requires otherwise, every case filed in the Superior Court must be identified in the court’s records by docket number and by the names of the parties. That identifying information must be available to the public.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a case be filed without a public docket number and party names?
Generally no. Except as a statute otherwise requires, every case must be identified by docket number and party names, and that information must be available to the public.
Does the public have a right to see a case's docket number and party names?
Yes. The rule requires this basic identifying information to be available to the public.
What could override the public-identification requirement?
Only a statute that otherwise requires a different approach to identifying a case.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 7-4A). 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
Also known as: public access to case docket number CThow are Connecticut cases identifiedcase identification by party namesCT Practice Book 7-4A
COMMENTARY—2003: In all cases brought, the records of the clerk’s office shall reflect a docket number and names of the parties involved. This information shall be available to any member of the public who shall request such information. The names of the parties reflected in the records of the clerk’s office shall reflect the true identity of the parties unless permission has been granted for use of a pseudonym pursuant to Section 11-20A. If a motion for use of a pseudonym is granted, then the records of the clerk’s office shall reflect that pseudonym.