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Conn. Practice Book § 10-8
Time To Plead
Commencing on the return day of the writ, summons and complaint in civil actions, pleadings,
including motions and requests addressed to the
pleadings, shall advance within thirty days from
the return day, and any subsequent pleadings,
motions and requests shall advance at least one
step within each successive period of thirty days
from the preceding pleading or the filing of the
decision of the judicial authority thereon if one is
required, except that in summary process actions
the time period shall be three days and in actions
to foreclose a mortgage on real estate the time
period shall be fifteen days. The filing of interrogatories or requests for discovery shall not suspend
the time requirements of this section unless upon
motion of either party the judicial authority shall
find that there is good cause to suspend su ch
time requirements.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 114.) (Amended June 14, 2013, to take effect Jan. 1, 2014.)
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- jud.ct.gov
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- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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