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Conn. Practice Book § 13-23

Answers and Objections to Requests for Admission

activein force · 2009-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

(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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