UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
STANDING ORDER TO LITIGANTS REGARDING
LETTERS TO THE COURT
The Honorable Vernon D. Oliver, who is the judge presiding over this action,
does not review letters sent by a party (whether they be addressed to the Clerk of Court
or the judge himself), and instead asks that the Clerk of Court return any such letters
to the sender, without first forwarding them to the judge. This policy is designed to
avoid ex parte communications, and to ensure proper documentation of filed materials.
Communications to the court should be docketed as a motion for specific relief,
or as a notice of specific information. The motion or notice should have a caption that
includes the name of the case and the case number, and it should comply with the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the District of Connecticut Local Rules (particularly
Local Rule 7, which addresses several common motions). These rules are available on
the District of Connecticut website (https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/rules-and-forms), as is
a Guide for Self-Represented Litigants that contains a sample motion and other helpful
information. Only motions or notices that comply with the Rules will be filed on the
docket and will be reviewed by the judge.
Self-represented parties may obtain additional resources and assistance through
New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Inc. (at www.nhlegal.org/federalprose, or by
phone, at (203) 850-7720).
IT IS SO ORDERED at Hartford, Connecticut, this 31st day of May, 2024.
/s/
VERNON D. OLIVER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
