Rules Committee of the Superior Court
	Monday, March 16, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
	Supreme Court Building, Supreme Court Courtroom

	Meeting Agenda
	07-01	Approval of the minutes from the February 10, 2020 meeting of the Rules Committee 
	of the Superior Court.
	07-02	Proposal by Judge Heller to amend Section 25-60A of the Connecticut Practice Book to 
	conform to the requirements of Section 46b-6a of the Connecticut General Statutes 
	regarding the procedure for court ordered evaluation in family relations matters. 
	(Previously Item 06-15 on the February 2020 agenda.)
	a. Proposal
	07-03	Proposal from the Connecticut Bar Association Pro Bono Committee and Standing 
	Committee on Professional Ethics to Amend Rule 5.5 of the Connecticut Rules of 
	Professional Conduct to permit pro bono practice in Connecticut by attorneys licensed
	and in good standing in other jurisdictions. (Previously Item 06-13 on the February 
	2020 agenda.)
	a. Correspondence to Justice McDonald from CBA
	b. Proposal to amend Rule 5.5 of the Rules of the Professional Conduct
	c. Comments from Statewide Bar Counsel (New material.)
	07-04	Proposal from Judge Adelman to amend Section 3-8 regarding hybrid appearances. 
	(Previously Item 06-04 on the February 2020 agenda.)
	a. Proposal
	b. Comments from Judge Albis
	c. Comments from CBA
	d. Comments from CTLA
	e. Comments from AAML
	f. Additional comments from Judge Albis
	g. Proposal from Judge Albis’s working group for new Section 25-6A
	h. Comments from Judge Albis 12-9-19
	i. Redrafted proposal by Counsel 
	j. Comments from Judge Mottolese
	k. Summary of Discussion
	l. Comments from CBA Litigation (New material.)

	07-05	Proposal from Senator Looney, Senator Winfield, and Representative Stafstrom 
	concerning pre-trial discovery procedure in criminal matters. (Previously Item 06-05 
	on the February 2020 agenda.)
	a. Original proposal
	b. Documents provided by Senator Looney’s office
	b-1. Texas Statutes
	b-2. Open File Discovery Primer
	b-3. North Carolina statutes
	b-4. Towards More Transparent Justice: The Michael Morton Act’s First Year, by 
	Texas Appleseed and the Texas Defender Service
	b-5. 2019 Senate Bill 653
	c. Comments from the Office of the Chief Public Defender
	d. Comments from the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney
	e. Comments from the CCDLA
	f. Comments from OVS
	g. Comments from CBA Criminal Justice Section
	h. Recommendations of subcommittee
	i. Revised draft from the subcommittee (New material.)
	07-06	Proposal from Judge Alexander to amend Section 37-1 to allow for waiver of the 
	presence of the defendant at arraignment. (Previously Item 07-04 on the March 2019 
	agenda.)
	a. Proposal from Judge Alexander
	b. Research memorandum
	c. Email from J Alexander re referrals
	d. Comments from CCDLA
	e. Comments from OCPD
	f. Comments from OVS
	g. Revised proposal (New material.)

	07-07	Proposal from Judicial Branch Administration to amend Sections 2-27, 2-27A and 2-65 
	and to adopt new Section 2-27B regarding administrative suspension of attorneys who
	fail to register or comply with Connecticut’s MCLE requirements. (Previously Item 05-
	05 on the January 2020 agenda.)
	a. Proposal
	b. Comments from Fairfield County Bar Association
	c. Request for time from CBA
	d. Comments from CTLA
	e. Comments from OCPD
	f. Comments from CDLA 
	g. Letter from NHCBA 
	h. Personal comments by Patrick Tomasiewicz 
	i. Comments from Attorney Bowler 
	j. Request from FCBA 
	k. Update from CBA 
	l. Revised proposal (New material.)
	m. Comments from NHCBA (New material.)
	n. Comments from CBA (New material.)
	07-08	Proposal from (former) Chief Disciplinary Counsel Karyl Carrasquilla to amend 
	Sections 2-35, 2-36, 2-42 and 2-53. Subsequent revised proposal by the Statewide 
	Grievance Committee and Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel. (Previously Item 
	06-08 on the February 2020 agenda.)
	a. Proposal from Chief Disciplinary Counsel
	b. Comments from CBA
	c. Revised Proposal from Statewide Grievance Committee and Office of the Chief
	  Disciplinary Counsel
	d. Comments from CBA Standing Committee on Professional Ethics 
	e. Comments from Judge Genuario 
	f. Comments from Judge Ficeto 
	g. Comments from Judge Morgan 
	h. Comments from Judge Alexander 
	i. Comments from Judge Moore 
	j. Comments from Judge Albis
	07-09	Proposal from the Connecticut Bar Association to amend Rule 5.5 of the Rules of 
	Professional Conduct to permit practice pending admission to the bar. (Previously 
	Item 05-10 on the January 2020 agenda.)
	a. Proposal
	b. Comments from CBEC (New material.) 
	c. Comments from Statewide Bar Counsel (New material.)
	d. Comments from Chief Disciplinary Counsel (New material.)
	07-10	Proposal from Judge Stevens to amend Section 13-14 of the Connecticut Practice Book 
	regarding the issuance of orders for non-suit or default for discovery violations. (First 
	time being considered.)
	a. Proposal
	07-11	Proposal by Attorney Lori Petruzzelli, Counsel, Legal Services to amend Section 14-9 to
	reflect the current name of the "Public Utilities Regulatory Authority", as provided in 
	Section 16-2 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (First time being considered.)
	a. Proposal
	07-12	Such other matters as may come before the Rules Committee.