JUDICIAL BRANCH REPORTS UPDATES ON E-FILING

As of September 1, 2005, additional case types are eligible for e-filing. In addition to the five initial case types, all tort cases and all vehicular tort cases (T’s and V’s) are now part of e-filing. The addition of these case types has greatly expanded the availability of e-filing.

Information regarding scheduled events for all civil/family cases will also be available online to any interested person in November, 2005. This information will include the date, time, case name and status of the event, including such events as pretrials, trials, and status conferences.

For e-file-eligible cases filed on or after April 11, 2005, the case initiation documents are viewable online by any person who has an appearance in the file. The clerks’ offices will scan in the case initiation documents for all e-filable cases, including the newest additions, as each case type is made eligible for e-filing.

To experience e-filing, attorneys and staff are encouraged to use the demo site which is accessible from the Judicial Branch web site. If there are any questions about these new developments or about any aspect of e-filing or to request additional materials or training for your staff, kindly contact Alice Mastrony either by telephone (860-706-5321) or e-mail alice.mastrony@jud.state.ct.us.