Local Rule Rule 68: OFFERS OF JUDGMENT AND COMPROMISE
D. Conn. — Civil rule
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.