OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND COMPROMISE

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Rule Set: Local Rules of Civil Procedure of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Rule: 68

Jurisdiction: DCT

Bluebook Citation: D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 68

(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. 59 RULE 69 - RULE 71 (RESERVED) 60 RULE 72 - RULE 73 SEE LOCAL RULES FOR UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES 61 RULE 74 – RULE 76 (RESERVED) 62

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