Filing Deadlines Flashcards

Under Connecticut law, what is the statute of limitations for an action to recover on a judgment?

Answer: 20 years

Connecticut General Statutes § 52-598 provides a 20-year statute of limitations for actions to enforce a money judgment.

A Connecticut defendant who fails to respond to a complaint by the answer date may face a default. Under the Practice Book, how many days after default may a plaintiff move for judgment of default?

Answer: 3 days

Under Connecticut Practice Book § 17-32, after a default is entered a plaintiff may move for judgment of default no fewer than 3 days after the default is entered.

In Connecticut, what is the statute of limitations for a medical malpractice claim?

Answer: 2 years from discovery, with a 3-year repose

Connecticut General Statutes § 52-584 requires medical malpractice actions to be filed within 2 years of discovery of the injury, subject to a 3-year statute of repose from the act or omission.

Under Connecticut Practice Book § 63-1, within how many days must an appeal be filed from a judgment rendered after a hearing on a motion for summary judgment?

Answer: 20 days

Connecticut Practice Book § 63-1 requires an appeal from any civil final judgment, including summary judgment, to be filed within 20 days of notice of the judgment.

What is the deadline to file a demand for jury trial in a Connecticut Superior Court civil case?

Answer: Within 10 days after the pleadings are closed

Under Connecticut Practice Book § 16-5, a demand for jury trial must be filed within 10 days after the pleadings are closed.

Under Connecticut's environmental law, how many days does an appellant have to challenge an inland wetlands agency decision to the Superior Court?

Answer: 30 days

Connecticut General Statutes § 22a-43 requires an appeal of an inland wetlands agency decision to be filed in the Superior Court within 15 days after publication of the decision — the standard administrative land use appeal is 15 days.

In Connecticut, an action for legal malpractice must generally be brought within what period of time?

Answer: 3 years from the act or omission

Connecticut applies the general 3-year tort statute of limitations under § 52-577 to legal malpractice claims, running from the date of the act or omission.