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To
keep pace with rapidly changing technology and to
further our mission of providing better access to the
court system the Branch is proud to introduce electronic
filing starting July 2004.
E-filing will be another enhancement to
the Judicial Branch Internet services provided to
Judges, attorneys, court personnel, litigants, pro se
parties and the public.
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The Connecticut
Judicial Branch continues to be in the forefront of
government business today by offering these services. We
expect that, in the future, the ease, efficiency and
expediency of e-filing will become a convenient and
necessary means of conducting court business. Many circumstances have led the Branch to embrace
e-filing including budgetary constraints and
time-sensitive court processing requirements. As a
result, traditional case processing methods are becoming
obsolete. I am sure
most of you recall a clerk, an attorney, even litigants
surrounded by piles of paper relating to the case at
hand. Many lawsuits can fill dozens and dozens of file
folders and boxes. With e-filing, documents can be
filed, viewed electronically and accessible
simultaneously by multiple users.
What is e-filing?
E-filing
allows enrolled attorneys and court staff to submit and
access documents electronically via the Internet from
6:30 AM through 4:00 AM. The hours between 4:00 AM and
6:30 AM are used for system maintenance and updating.
The system may also be offline on the first and third
Saturdays of the month between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
No more lugging cartons of files to the
courtroom, no more sifting through avalanches of paper
to find the pleading/motion that the Judge needs.
With
e-filing, documents can be filed or accessed in any
location, at any time and with basic equipment and basic
computer knowledge. In fact, the entire case processing
may be performed through the e-filing system from writ
entry to disposition, including scheduling, payment of
fees and notice transmissions.
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Why e-filing?
Government and the
private sector are moving away from paper as they
conduct their daily business. Consequently, the shift
away from paper has created a greater reliance on the
Internet. It is a shift that has already met success in
various Federal Courts throughout the country, including
the U.S. District Court of Connecticut which began
accepting e-filing in January 2004.
The
reduction of paper usage and our reliance upon it in the
workplace not only affects us in our daily environment
but in time will have a far-reaching impact on our
natural resources.
That is
not to say that documents will no longer be available in
paper—all files can be printed out and viewed as before.
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Who Benefits from e-filing?
For
attorneys the benefits are numerous. In addition to the
cost-and-time-saving features of paperless filing,
attorneys can file and manage their cases from anywhere
at any time—even weekends!
An
additional advantage of e-filing is that multiple
parties—Judges, court personnel, attorneys or
litigants—can access documents at the same time. Just
imagine—the file you need will be at your fingertips
each and every time.
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What are the types of
cases set
for e-filing?
The
following case types can be filed electronically:
Torts (Other than
Vehicular):
- T02 Defective Premises- Private Snow
or Ice (cases initiated on or after
7/1/04)
- T03 Defective Premises- Private
Other (cases initiated on or after
7/1/04)
- T11 Defective Premises- Public Snow
or Ice (cases initiated on or after
7/1/04)
- T12 Defective Premises- Public
Other (cases
initiated on or after 7/1/04)
- T20 Products Liability - Other
than Vehicular
(cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)
- T28 Malpractice - Medical
(cases
initiated on or after 9/1/05)
- T29 Malpractice - Legal
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T30 Malpractice - All other
(cases
initiated on or after 9/1/05)
- T40 Assault and Battery
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T50 Defamation
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T61 Animals - Dog
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T69 Animals - Other
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T70 False Arrest
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T71 Fire Damage
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- T90 All other
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
Vehicular Torts:
- V01 Motor Vehicles* - Driver
and/or Passenger(s) vs. Driver(s)
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- V04 Motor Vehicles* -
Pedestrian vs. Driver
(cases initiated on or after 9/1/05)
- V05 Motor Vehicles* - Property
Damage Only (cases initiated on or after 7/1/04)
- V06 Motor Vehicle* - Products
Liability including Warranty
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- V09 Motor Vehicle* - All other
(cases
initiated on or after 9/1/05)
- V10 Boats
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- V20 Airplanes
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- V30 Railroads
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- V40 Snowmobiles
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
- V90 All other
(cases initiated on
or after 9/1/05)
* Motor Vehicles include cars, trucks,
motorcycles and motor scooters
Contracts:
- C00 Construction – All other (cases
initiated on or after 2/27/06)
- C10 Construction – State and Local (cases
initiated on or after 2/27/06)
- C20 Insurance Policy (cases initiated on or
after 2/27/06)
- C30 Specific Performance (cases initiated on
or after 2/27/06)
- C40 Collections (cases initiated on or after
2/27/06)
- C90 All other (cases initiated on or after
2/27/06)
Property:
- P00 Foreclosures (cases
initiated on or after 2/27/06)
- P10 Partition (cases initiated
on or after 2/27/06)
- P20 Quiet Title (other than
Applications to Discharge Mechanics Liens and Petitions for Discharge
of Mortgage or Lis Pendens) (cases initiated on or after 2/27/06)
- P90 All other (cases initiated
on or after 2/27/06)
The
e-filing project will consist of multiple phases with
the ultimate objective of creating a fully integrated
paperless electronic filing system for all Civil and
Family Matters statewide.
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