Connecticut procedural guides
Last verified August 17, 2026
Plain-English guides to the Connecticut Practice Book, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.
- Responding to a Connecticut complaint: there is no 20-day answer deadlineConnecticut has no fixed answer deadline. An appearance is due by the second day after the return day, and Practice Book § 10-8 requires each pleading to advance one step every 30 days.
- The Connecticut motion to strike: file it out of order and you have waived itConnecticut tests the legal sufficiency of a pleading by motion to strike under Practice Book § 10-39 — and § 10-7 waives it automatically if you file anything that comes later in the order of pleading first.
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