Conn. Practice Book § 13-9

(a) In any civil action, in any probate appeal, or

in any administrative appeal where the judicial

authority finds it reasonably probable that evi -

dence outside the record will be required, any

party may serve in accordance with Sections 10-

12 through 10-17 upon any other party a request

to afford the party submitting the request the

opportunity to inspect, copy, photograph or otherwise reproduce designated documents or to

inspect and copy, test or sample any tangible

things in the possession, custody or control of the

party upon whom the request is served or to permit

entry upon designated land or other property for

the purpose of inspection, measuring, surveying,

photographing, testing or sampling the property

or any designated object or operation thereon.

Such requests will be governed by the provisions

of Sections 13-2 through 13-5. In all personal

injury actions alleging liability based on the operation or ownership of a motor vehicle or alleging

liability based on the ownership, maintenance or

control of real property, or in actions claiming a

loss of consortium or uninsured/underinsured

motorist coverage benefits, the requests for production shall be limited to those set forth in Forms

204, 205, 206, 209, 211, 215 and/or 216 of the

rules of practice, unless, upon motion, the judicial

authority determines that such requests for production are inappropriate or inadequate in the particular action. These forms are set forth in the

Appendix of Forms in this volume.

(b) In all actions alleging medical negligence,

production requests shall be limited to: (1) those

set forth in Forms 219, 222, and 223 of the rules

of practice and contained in the Appendix of

Forms in this volume and (2) twenty additional

production requests as of right, which may not

contain subparts. The party to whom the additional twenty as of right requests are directed may

file specific, individual objections to each additional as of right production request. A party may

move for permission to file additional discovery,

which the judicial authority shall permit if it determines that such requests for production filed to

date are inappropriate or inadequate in the particular action.

(c) The standard requests for production are

intended to address discovery needs in most

cases in which their use is mandated, but they do

not preclude any party from moving for permission

to serve such additional discovery as may be necessary in any particular case.

(d) Requests for production may be served

upon any party without leave of court at any time

after the return day. In lieu of serving the requests

for production set forth in Forms 204, 205, 206,

209, 211, 215, 216, 219, 222 and/or 223 of the

rules of practice on a party who is represented

by counsel, the moving party may serve on such

party a notice of requests for production, which

shall not include the actual requests, but shall

instead set forth the number of the Practice Book

form containing such requests and the name of

the party to whom the requests are directed.

(e) The request shall clearly designate the items

to be inspected either individually or by category.

The request or, if applicable, the notice of requests

for production shall specify a reasonable time,

place and manner of making the inspection.

Unless the judicial authority orders otherwise, the

frequency of use of requests for production in

all actions except those for which requests for

production have been set forth in Forms 204, 205,

206, 209, 211, 215, 216, 219, 222, and/or 223 of

the rules of practice is not limited.

(f) If information has been electronically stored,

and if a request for production does not specify

a form for producing a type of electronically stored

information, the responding party shall produce

the information in a form in which it is ordinarily

maintained or in a form that is reasonably usable.

A party need not produce the same electronically

stored information in more than one form.

(g) The party serving such request or notice of

requests for production shall not file it with the

court.

(h) Unless leave of court is granted, the instructions to Forms 204 through 206 of the rules of

practice are to be used for all nonstandard

requests for production.

(i) A party seeking the production of a written

authorization in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to inspect

and make copies of protected health information,

or a written authorization in compliance with the

Public Health Service Act to inspect and make

copies of alcohol and drug records that are pro -

tected by that act, shall file a motion pursuant to

Section 13-11A. A motion need not be filed to

obtain such authorization in actions to which

Forms 204, 205, 216, 219, 222, and 223 of the

rules of practice apply.