CIVIL COURT TRIAL MANAGEMENT ORDER STATE OF CONNECTICUT SUPERIOR COURT JD-CL-106 Rev. 12-09 Docket number www.jud.ct.gov Judicial District of Date Plaintiff Defendant vs. Counsel and self-represented parties in this case are ordered to attend a Trial Management Conference with the judge who signed this order. The conference will be in the ___________________________ Judicial District Courthouse, _____________, at _____________. Counsel and self-represented parties must come ready to discuss a settlement. Counsel must have their clients and/or decision makers available by phone. Plaintiff's counsel must bring an updated pretrial memorandum to the trial management conference. At or before the beginning of the Trial Management Conference, counsel and self-represented parties must file with the court a trial management report that includes: 1. A list of the legal and factual issues in dispute. 2. A list of witnesses with an identifier for each one (party, expert, witness). Witnesses not listed will not be permitted to testify at trial, except for good cause shown. 3. A list of pending and anticipated motions that need to be heard before evidence starts, including motions in limine (motions to keep out evidence before the trial starts). 4. A statement of any scheduling problems that are expected. 5. An estimate of the amount of time necessary to try the case. On or before the first day of trial or at a different time if ordered by the Judge at the Trial Management Conference, counsel and self-represented parties must file with the court: 1. A brief legal memorandum containing statements of law and legal theories in the case. 2. A list of exhibits each party reasonably expects to introduce, indexed by "P" plus number for plaintiffs and "D" plus letter for defendants, with a brief description of each exhibit, indicating if any party objects to the admission of the exhibit. Counsel and selfrepresented parties must mark all exhibits ahead of time (pre-mark) as full or for identification only, before the start of evidence. Exhibits that are not listed will not be allowed at trial, except for good cause shown. 3. Any facts that both sides agree to (joint stipulation), in writing. 4. A list of the operative pleadings (complaint, answers, special defenses, counterclaims) identified by the number of the pleading. A party who does not follow this order may be sanctioned by having to pay a fine; having proposed evidence excluded at trial; having the case dismissed; being defaulted or non-suited; or other sanctions. _________________________________________, Judge The Judicial Branch of the State of Connecticut complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need a reasonable accommodation in accordance with the ADA, contact the court clerk of the Judicial District above. www.jud.ct.gov/ADA/ American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com