UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
STANDING ORDER TO LITIGANTS, REGARDING
LETTERS TO THE COURT
The Honorable Omar A. Williams, the judge presiding over this action, does not
review letters sent by a party (whether addressed to the Clerk of Court or to the judge),
and instead asks that any such letters be returned to the sender, without first presenting
them to the judge. This policy is designed to avoid ex parte communications not shared
with all parties to a case, and to ensure proper documentation of all filed materials.
Communications to the court in both civil and criminal cases should be docketed as
a motion for specific relief, or as a notice of specific information. The motion or notice
should have a caption which includes the name of the case and the case number, and it
should comply with the Federal Rules of Civil or of Criminal Procedure (as appropriate),
as well as with the District of Connecticut Local Rules – particularly Local Civil Rule 7
(Motion Procedures), most of which is incorporated by reference into the criminal rules via
Local Criminal Rule 1(c). The District of Connecticut website links to the Local Rules
(https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/court-info/local-rules-and-orders), and also to a Guide for
Self-Represented Litigants, which includes a sample motion and other helpful material
(https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/forms/guide-self-represented-litigants). Only motions or
notices which comply with the Rules will be filed on the docket and reviewed by the judge.
Self-represented parties who are not imprisoned may request resources and
assistance from Attorney Cat Itaya at the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Program, by
calling (203) 850-7720, or by emailing
[email protected]. Additional information
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about that program can be found on its website: https://law.qu.edu/academics/clinics-
and-externships/federal-pro-se-legal-assistance-program/
Self-represented parties who are confined to a Connecticut prison may obtain
resources and assistance through the Inmate Legal Assistance Program ("ILAP"). See
State of Ct., Dep't of Corr., Administrative Directive 10.3, Inmate Legal Assistance (2006)
(available at: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/doc/pdf/ad/ad1003pdf.pdf).
IT IS SO ORDERED at Hartford, Connecticut, this 31st day of October, 2025.
/s/
OMAR A. WILLIAMS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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