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Connecticut Superior Court Civil Procedures:

• Connecticut Interstate Discovery and Depositions Act (pdf)

Research Guides prepared by the Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

• Discovery (Financial) in Family Matters (pdf)
• Enforcing Money Judgments (pdf)

Connecticut Guide to Remote Hearings (pdf):

• Participating in a Remote Virtual Courtroom Hearing

IV. Preparing for the Hearing

OLR Research Reports - Connecticut Office of Legislative Research:

Pro Se Litigants - 2011-R-0488
You asked whether (1) statutes and court rules prohibit pro se litigants from obtaining subpoenas to discover evidence in civil cases while allowing represented parties to obtain and issue subpoenas.

Compelling Witnesses to Come to Court - 2008-R-0397
You asked how civil court compel witnesses to testify and what expenses are reimbursed.

Investigative Subpoenas - 2001-R-0201
You asked about states that permit law enforcement officials to use investigative subpoenas to gather information in criminal investigations.

Legislative Subpoena of Superior Court Judges - 2000-R-0761
You asked whether the legislature could compel the attendance of a Superior Court judge at a legislative hearing.

Pre-litigation Subpoenas - 1998-R-0957
You asked when an attorney investigating whether or not to file a lawsuit can subpoena financial records of a potential defendant.

Board of Parole - Subpoena Power - 1998-R-0378
You asked whether the Board of Parole currently has subpoena power.

Federal Prosecutors Investigative Subpoenas - 1998-R-0346
You asked for a description of the investigative subpoena powers of federal prosecutors and the check on their use of that power. You also asked how these powers differ from civil and agency subpoena powers.

Agencies Using Subpoena Powers - 1998-R-0259
You asked us to indicate if agencies and other organizations and people with subpoena powers are using them.

Agency Subpoena Powers - 1997-R-0041
You asked for a list of the agencies that have subpoena power and a brief description of the power.

Grand Juries and Investigative Subpoena Powers - 1996-R-1085
You asked (1) for a summary of Connecticut and federal grand jury law, and RB 669, "An Act Granting Investigative Subpoena Powers"; (2) whether other states have investigative grand juries, and (3) whether any state or the federal government grants prosecutors the power to subpoena evidence or testimony independent of a grand jury's participation and before a crime has been charged.

The Judicial Branch law libraries hold a number of items that may be helpful when researching subpoenas, witnesses, depositions and evidentiary law. Search the online catalog for availability and locations.

• A Practical Guide to Discovery and Depositions, by Susan Kim, et al.
• Library of Connecticut Civil Discovery Forms , a Publication of the Connecticut Law Tribune
• Connecticut Trial Evidence Notebook , by Dale Faulkner, et al. (see Capias entry)
• Connecticut Medical Malpractice: a Manual of Practice and Procedure , by Joyce Lagnese et al.
• Tait's Handbook of Connecticut Evidence 5th Edition , by Tait and Prescott
• Connecticut Evidence , by Holden and Daly (see Section 122b Witnesses - Presence in Court) Selected Statutes:Chapter 899 - Evidence
  • Sec. 52-143 Subpoenas for witnesses. Penalty for failure to appear and testify.
  • Sec. 52-144 Form of subpoena.
  • Sec. 52-148e Issuance of subpoena for taking of deposition. Deposition to be used in federal court or court of other state or foreign country. Objection to subpoena.
  • Sec. 52-161a Subpoenaing of court reporter as witness.
  • Sec. 52-161b Subpoenaing of crime victim by pro se litigant. Court authorization required.

  • Sec. 52-657Issuance of Subpoena.
  • Sec. 52-658Service of Subpoena.
  • Sec. 54-82i(Formerly Sec. 54-22). Attendance of witnesses in criminal proceedings.

  Click on the link to search the full-text of the statutes: https://search.cga.state.ct.us/r/statute/

  • Sec. 7-19. Issuing subpoenas for witnesses on behalf of self-represented litigants
  • Sec. 13-28. Persons before whom deposition taken; Subpoenas
  • Sec. 15-4. Medical evidence
  • Sec. 24-22. Hearings in small claims actions; Subpoenas
  • Sec. 32a-2. Hearing procedure; Subpoenas
  • Sec. 40-2. Criminal Matters - Good faith efforts and subpoenas
  • Sec. 40-44. Criminal Matters - Depositions; grounds
  • Francis v. Commissioner of Correction (AC 34349, AC34449),151 Conn. App. 574, 96 A.3d 597 (2014) . "The court is granted broad discretion in issuing subpoenas for witnesses on behalf of self-represented parties."
  • Struckman v. Burns (13136),205 Conn. 542, 534 A.2d 888 (1987) . "While it is true that the defendant does not have the power by subpoena to force an out-of-state witness to travel to Connecticut for trial, General Statutes 52-148c allows a party to apply to the court for a commission to take the deposition of an out-of-state witness. Once the commission is granted by the court in this state, a subpoena can be obtained in the proposed deponent's state to force the deponent to attend a deposition in his state."

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