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Conn. Practice Book § 13-23
Answers and Objections to Requests for Admission
(a) Each matter of which an admission is
requested is admitted unless, within thirty days
after the filing of the notice required by Section
13-22 (b), or within such shorter or longer time
as the judicial authority may allow, the party to
whom the request is directed files and serves
upon the party requesting the admission a written
answer or objection addressed to the matter,
signed by the party or by his attorney. Any such
answer or objection shall be inserted directly on
the original request. In the event that an answer
or objection requires more space than that pro -
vided on a request for admission that was not
served electronically and in a format that allows
the recipient to electronically insert the answers
in the transmitted document, it shall be continued
on a separate sheet of paper which shall be
attached to the response. Documents sought to
be admitted by the request shall be filed with the
response by the responding party only if they are
the subject of an answer or objection. If objection
is made, the reasons therefor shall be stated. The
answer shall specifically deny the matter or set
forth in detail the reasons why the answering party
cannot truthfully admit or deny the matter. A denial
shall fairly meet the substance of the requested
admission, and when good faith requires that a
party qualify his or her answer or deny only a part
of the matter of which an admission is requested,
such party shall specify so much of it as is true
and qualify or deny the remainder. An answering
party may not give lack of information or knowledge as a reason for failure to admit or deny
unless such party states that he or she has made
reasonable inquiry and that the information known
or readily obtainable by him or her is insufficient
to enable an admission or denial. A party who
considers that a matter of which an admission
has been requested presents a genuine issue for
trial may not, on that ground alone, object to the
request; the party may deny the matter or set forth
reasons why he or she cannot admit or deny it.
The responding party shall attach a cover sheet
to the response which shall comply with Sections
4-1 and 4-2 and shall specify those requests to
which answers and objections are addressed.
(b) The party who has requested the admission
may move to determine the sufficiency of the
answer or objection. No such motion shall be
placed on the short calendar list until an affidavit
by either counsel is filed certifying that bona fide
attempts have been made to resolve the differences concerning the subject matter of the motion
and that counsel have been unable to reach an
accord. Unless the judicial authority determines
that an objection is justified, it shall order that an
answer be served. If the judicial authority deter -
mines that an answer does not comply with the
requirements of this rule, it may order either that
the matter is admitted or that an amended answer
be served. The judicial authority may, in lieu of
these orders, determine that final disposition of
the request be made at a designated time prior
to trial.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 239.) (Amended June 30, 2008, to take effect Jan. 1, 2009.)
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