August 14, 2017
Understanding the Display of Case Information
If you have a question that is not covered on this page about the information displayed for civil, family, housing or small claims cases,
choose from the list of options found at Contact Us to send an e-mail. You may view additional information about the Judicial Branch
by going to Frequently Asked Questions.
Timeliness of information
Most case information is updated as the information is entered into the case management system, but scheduled events are updated
nightly. Short Calendars are generally available on Thursday afternoon.
The short calendar is a list of cases with motions or pleadings that require action by a judge or family support magistrate. Short
calendars are generally scheduled each week in each judicial district.
The date the calendar is scheduled for
Magistrate: Family Support Magistrate Short Calendars
• Short Calendar - CV: Short Calendar for Civil Cases
• Short Calendar - FA: Short Calendar for Family Cases
Usually the Plaintiff versus (v.) the Defendant
The judicial district (JD) where the court is located
A unique number assigned to a case to identify the case. Each docket number starts with
a three-letter location code, which represents the location of the appropriate court. These
three letters are followed by two letters that tell the type of case: civil (including housing
and small claims)(CV); or family (FA). The next two numbers represent the year the case
was filed, followed by the seven digit docket number. The Docket Number must be on all
documents filed with the court.
An identifying number assigned to each motion, document or activity by the clerk's office
or by the e-filing system. The entry number appears to the left of the document name on
the short calendar and on the case detail page. Certain documents are not assigned a
number, such as an appearance or a reclaim.
The number of the calendar. The calendars are numbered from 01 to 10 in every district.
Some districts have additional short calendar numbers from 11 to 18, for individual
calendaring judges’ short calendars. Short Calendar - CV 01 lists arguable matters; 02
lists foreclosure matters; 03 lists special proceedings; 10 lists non-arguable matters; Short
Calendar - FA 04 and 05 list family matters. Some districts have Short Calendar - FA 06
as well.
Family Support Magistrate Calendars do not necessarily have the same calendar
numbers from location to location.
When the calendar displays, the position number for the
motion or objection appears to the left of each matter on the calendar.
The city or town where the court is located
A brief description of the name of the motion or pleading that is on the calendar
The date when the calendar is posted on the website
To see a list of the cases in which an attorney or law firm has filed an appearance, select this link and enter the juris number of the
attorney or firm. **The list will include civil and family cases, housing session cases filed on or after March 1, 2016, and small claims
cases filed on or after October 16, 2017 or small claims cases filed before October 16, 2017 and then transferred to the small claims
docket in the appropriate judicial district or housing session location, subject to the disclaimer found on the Case Look-up homepage.
Go to the case look-up pages for housing and small claims cases for more information.
To find the juris number and other information about an attorney or firm, choose this link and enter the juris number or the name and
the city or town, if you know it.
The inquiry displays information about firms and information about attorneys admitted to practice law in
Connecticut. It also shows the attorney's licensing and disciplinary history.
To look for a case, you can type the last name or part of the name of any party in the case or the name or part of the name of a
business, firm or company party. If you are not sure of the correct spelling of a name, you can enter a few letters of a name. For
example, you could enter SMITH or SMI in the Last Name field and get a list of all cases with party names beginning with SMITH or