Calendar Call CT Judicial Branch

Episode 89 – Appellate Briefing
This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Attorney Luke Matyi, Assistant Clerk for Supreme and Appellate Courts about Appellate briefing. Matt and Luke discuss various topics including the Appellate process, changes to the rules, and content and formatting. Additional topics include reasons for return, deviation, and self-help resources.
CT Practice Book
Self-help Resources

Episode 8 – The Great Writ
This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Attorney Arnold Amore, Assistant Public Defender for the CT Innocence Project, Post-Conviction Unit about Habeas Corpus, commonly referred to as The Great Writ. Paul and Attorney Amore discuss what a Habeas is, the difference between an appeal and Habeas petition, and ineffective assistance of counsel cases vs lapse plea cases. Paul and Attorney Amore also talk about common mistakes that lead to ineffective assistance of counsel claims, what happens over the course of a Habeas proceeding, the role of the Public Defender in the Post-Conviction Unit, and more.
Artl.S9.C2.1 Suspension Clause and Writ of Habeas Corpus
Connecticut Constitution, Article 1, Sec. 12
Amdt6.6.5.1 Overview of the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor
Habeas Corpus FAQ

Episode 87 – Healthcare Advance Directives
This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Probate Court Administrator, Judge Beverly Streit-Kefalas, about Healthcare Advance Directives. Matt and Judge Streit-Kefalas discuss the purpose of advance directives, execution requirements, and issues clients might face. Additional topics include incapacity, revocation, conservators, and more.
CGS 19A-570 through 580(i)
Rule 1.14
Rule 1.2
In Re Quinlan, 70 N.J. 10, 355 A.2d 647 (1976)
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990)
Bush v. Schiavo, 885 So. 2d 321 (2004)

Episode 86 – Office of Victim Services
This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Mary Kozicki, Director of Victim Services for the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Paul and Mary discuss the many services within OVS including the Victim Compensation Unit, the Victim Services Unit, the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Program, the Fiscal Administrative Unit, and the Training and Education Unit.
OVS Homepage
CT SAVIN
Victim Services Unit

Episode 85 – Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA)
This month on Calendar Call, Matt talks with Attorney Scott Madeo at the Department of Consumer Protection and Attorney Jeremy Pearlman at the Division of Enforcement and Public Protection. Matt, Scott, and Jeremy discuss the complaint process, investigation, and enforcement. Additional topics include the hearing process, state vs. private actions, jurisdiction, and the statute of limitations.
CUTPA
CGS Sec. 42-110
Per Se CUTPA Violations
Department of Consumer Protection

Episode 84 – Small Claims
This month on Calendar Call, Paul talks with Attorney Yujia (Julia) Xia, Program Manager for the Superior Court Operations Division, about the process of small claims, the scope that is covered, and the differences between traditional civil matters and small claims actions. Included in this podcast is a brief history of small claims in CT, the Online Dispute Resolution Program, updates and changes, and more.
CGS Sec. 47a-21 Security Deposits
2023 CT Practice Book Ch. 24, pg. 289 Small Claims
Small Claims FAQ’s