RULE 67
DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRY
(Amended April 24, 2019)
(a) Order for Deposit in Interest Bearing Account
Whenever a party seeks a Court order for money to be deposited by the Clerk in an
interest-bearing account, the party shall file the order with the Clerk, who shall inspect the
proposed order for proper form and content and compliance with this Rule prior to signature by
the Judge for whom the order is prepared.
(b) Orders Directing Investment of Funds by Clerk
Any order obtained by a party or parties in an action that directs the Clerk to invest in an
interest-bearing account in the registry of the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2041 shall include
the following: (1) the amount to be invested; (2) the designation of the type of account or
instrument in which the funds shall be invested; and (3) a direction that the Clerk deduct from the
income earned on the investment a fee of 0.10% or 0.20%, depending upon the type of account
or instrument designated.
The order shall be consistent with the Order Regarding Deposit And Investment Of
Registry Funds, which appears in the Appendix of these Rules, and direct the Clerk to invest the
funds in one of two types of interest-bearing accounts: (1) the Court Registry Investment
System (“CRIS”), administered by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts under 28
U.S.C. § 2045, or (2) Interpleader Funds or the Disputed Ownership Fund (“DOF”) deposited
under 28 U.S.C. § 1335, established within the CRIS and administered by the Administrative
Office.
When so directed, the Clerk shall deduct the CRIS fee of an annualized 0.10% (ten basis
points) on assets on deposit for all CRIS funds, excluding the case funds held in the DOF, for the
management of investments in the CRIS, or the DOF fee of an annualized 0.20% (20 basis
points) on assets on deposit in the DOF for management of investments and tax administration.
(c) Release of Deposited Funds
Upon final determination of the action or at such other times as may be appropriate, a
party or parties may seek a Court order releasing deposited funds, by submitting a proposed
order which shall contain the following information: (1) the name, address and taxpayer
identification number of any individual(s) or corporation(s) receiving the funds; and (2) the
amount of principal and interest to be paid to any individual(s) or corporation(s). Funds cannot
be released from the registry account of the Court without a Court order.
(d) Registry Account
For the purpose of this Rule, the registry account of the Court is held in the United States
Treasury.
RULE 68
OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND COMPROMISE
(Amended December 22, 2017)
(a) Offers of judgment made under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be
governed by and comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 68.
(b) Offers of compromise made under Connecticut state law shall be governed by and
comply with Connecticut General Statutes § 52-192a or §§ 52-193 – 195. An offer of
compromise shall be filed under seal. A sealed offer shall remain under seal until (a) the filing
of a timely acceptance of the offer of compromise, or (b) after trial to allow the Court to evaluate
the implications of the offer on the judgment to be entered, or (c) when the Clerk retires the
record to the Federal Record Center. If an offer of compromise has been timely accepted, the
plaintiff (or, where applicable, plaintiff-in-counterclaim) shall file a Notice of Dismissal pursuant
to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41 upon receipt of the compromise amount.
