As a client involved in Connecticut State litigation, you should know that all official state court filings are publicly available on the Connecticut judicial website known as jud.ct.gov. You can enter this website and search for your case under the case name, which will likely include your name, or search under the docket number of your matter, and pull up all filings that have been made with the court. You can read documents filed by your attorney and the attorney for your opponent and be empowered to know about how your case is going in the Court system.
While you may not understand everything on the judicial website, you can find a wealth of information here to keep yourself informed about your matter and of course if there are filings or information you have questions about, I encourage you to contact your attorney and ask those questions.
To navigate this website within the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, once you get to the home page, go to the left column and click on “Case Look-up.” Then click on “Civil/Family/Housing.” You can also look up other types of cases and will see a menu for that as well. The next page has a menu to find your case by party name. Click on this and then enter your last name and first name and this should bring up your matter. If you are part of a business engaged in litigation, enter the name of your business entity. You will be able to see all court filings in your case, as well as scheduled argument, outcomes for motions and arguments, court conferences and trial dates.
Some information in a legal case is not filed with the court, such as discovery information, answers to interrogatories, document production, medical records, deposition testimony and some other documents. If you do not see what you are looking for, you can always call your attorney and ask questions or ask for documents. I hope this has been helpful.
