If you don't know your docket number (the number associated with your eviction court case), you can look it up by searching for your name or address.

If you are still having trouble finding your docket number, you can call the court clerk’s office and ask a clerk to look it up for you.

This tool fills in a lot of the case information the forms ask for, but if you want blank forms, you can download them here

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You need to fill out a fee waiver or pay a fee to file a motion to open. See Missed Court Deadlines.
Informs the court of a pending UniteCT application and asks for your court case to be put on hold until the application is approved or denied. See Rental Assistance.

Properties are covered by the CARES Act if the building or tenant receives a federal housing subsidy (like a Section 8 voucher, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, or HUD public housing) and properties with federally-backed mortgages (like those backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or the Veterans Administration. § 4024(a).)

The following search tools are available to check if a property has a federally-backed mortgage or is federally assisted: nlihc.org/cares-act (Multiple types of properties); hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh/hsgrent/mfhpropertysearch (HUD/FHA mortgages); knowyouroptions.com/rentersresourcefinder (Fannie Mae); myhome.freddiemac.com/renting/lookup.html (Freddie Mac). Other properties may be covered.

You can use this form to request documents or ask your landlord questions through the legal process called discovery. Note: This type of form is only delivered to the landlord’s attorney, or the landlord if they do not have a landlord. It does not need to be delivered to the court clerk’s office. See Requesting Information from Your Landlord Through Discovery.
Answer
Your written response to the allegations in your landlord's complaint. See The Court Summons and Complaint.
Appeal
A request that a higher court review the judge's decision in your case. See What Can You Do if You Lost Your Case?
Appearance
A court form that tells the court you want to participate in the case and gives the court your contact information. You must fill out and give the court your appearance within 2 days of the return date. See The Court Summons and Complaint.
Argument
Your explanation for why the judge should agree with you.
Audita Querela Application
A packet of forms that asks the court to stop the marshal from using an execution and to hold an emergency hearing. See What Can You Do if the Court Has Already Issued an Execution?
Case Name
What your court case is called. In an eviction case, it is "the Name of Your Landlord vs. the Name of the Tenants." Example: John Smith vs. Jane Doe.
Certification of Service
The Certification of Service is a section on court forms (usually at the bottom) that tells the court how and when you will deliver copies of the form to your landlord and any other parties in your case. You must give gives copies of anything you give the court to your landlord (or your landlord's lawyer, if your landlord has one) and any other tenants listed on the summons. You must complete the Certification of Service section of your forms. See How Do You Deliver Paperwork to the Court?
Complaint
The court paper that the landlord uses to start the court case. It explains why the landlord thinks the court should allow the eviction.
Court Clerk
A court employee who staffs the court clerk's office.
Court Clerk's Office
The office where you go to submit court papers. The office also schedules court events and can answer questions about your case. See Court Clerk’s Office.
Connecticut Practice Book
The rules that the court, plaintiffs (landlord), and defendants (tenants) must follow. See Other Resources.
Court Service Center
Locations at various courthouses where you can access public computers with internet access, printers, copiers, scanners, and fax machines. See Court Clerk’s Office.
Decision
A judge's determination as to what should happen in your case.
Default Judgment
A default judgment is a decision by the judge that the landlord wins "by default" solely because you failed to meet a court deadline or attend a court event. If the court issues a default judgment, the court can then quickly issue an execution. See What Can You Do if You Miss a Court Event? for time-sensitive information on what you can do if you have already received a default judgment.
Defendant
The person who has been sued in a case. In an eviction case, the tenant is the defendant.
Defenses
The reasons why your landlord does not have the legal right to evict you. You include defenses in your answer. See The Court Summons and Complaint.
Discovery
The legal process you can use to get information from your landlord to help prove your defenses to the eviction. See Requesting Information from Your Landlord Through Discovery.
Dismissal
The court can decide to throw out the eviction case because your landlord did not properly follow all the required steps for starting the case. Ending the case this way is called "dismissing" the case. You can ask the court to dismiss the case by filing a motion to dismiss. See The Court Summons and Complaint.
Docket Number
The number the court assigns to your case. It's usually located at the top of court papers. It's also listed on your online case page. The court clerk's office can also give you the docket number.
Eviction
The name most people use to describe eviction cases. Your landlord cannot get a marshal to forcibly remove you and your belongings unless the landlord has won an eviction court case and the court has issued an execution.
Evidence
Evidence is anything you plan to present at the trial to support your arguments for why you should not be evicted. This might include documents (like photos, rent receipts, or housing code enforcement reports), video or audio files, and/or witnesses.
Execution
A court order that allows a marshal to remove a tenant and their belongings from their home. See What Can You Do if the Court Has Already Issued an Execution?
Exhibit
A document (like a photo, rent receipt, or housing code enforcement reports), a video or audio file, or another object introduced as evidence.
File
The official process of submitting of paperwork to the court. This includes delivering the papers to the court, your landlord's attorney (or to your landlord if they do not have an attorney), and any other tenants that filed an appearance. See How Do You Deliver Paperwork to the Court?
Hearing
A hearing is like a trial. The judge will hear from both you and your landlord on whatever topic the hearing is about. This is your chance to explain why the judge should decide the question in your favor—like whether the case should be thrown out based on your motion to dismiss, or whether the court should give you more time to move based on the stay of execution you filed.
Housing Session
The housing sessions are courts that deal exclusively with landlord-tenant cases. The housing session clerks' offices can help you fill out forms. See Court Clerk’s Office.
Housing Specialist
Also called mediators. They work for the courts and meet with tenants and landlords during mediation. See How Can You Prepare for Court Mediation?
Judge
The person who hears and decides court cases.
Judgment
A judgment is a decision by a judge as to who wins the lawsuit. A "judgment in favor of the plaintiff" means your landlord won the case. After the judge enters a judgment for the landlord, the landlord must then ask for and receive an execution signed by the court. Only a marshal with an execution signed by the court can remove you and your belongings. See What Can You Do if the Court Has Already Issued an Execution? for time-sensitive information on what you can do if you have already received an execution.
Judicial Branch
The branch of the Connecticut government that oversees all state court cases, including eviction cases.
Lapse of Time
One of the legal reasons a landlord may use to start an eviction case. It means your landlord is claiming that your lease agreement expired. If your landlord wins this type of case, the judge can give you up to 6-months of time to move before an execution can issue.
Mediation
The process of meeting with a mediator (also called a housing specialist) and the landlord (or the landlord's attorney) to try to reach an agreement about what should happen with the case, instead of going to trial. See Going to Court Mediation and Trial.
Mediator
People who work for the courts and meet with tenants and landlords. Also called housing specialists. See How Can You Prepare for Court Mediation?
Motion
The official way of asking the court to do something.
Motion for Continuance
The way you ask the court to reschedule a court event. The court's motion for continuance form is available at the court clerk's office and in this guide's Form Filler. See What Can You Do if You Cannot Attend a Court Event? for more information about when the court may grant this request.
Motion to Dismiss
The way you ask the court to throw out your case because your landlord did not follow all the required steps for starting the case against you. The court's motion to dismiss form is available at the court clerk's office and in this guide's Form Filler. See The Court Summons and Complaint.
Motion to Open Judgment
The way you ask the judge to reopen the case and and give you another opportunity to defend yourself. The court's motion to dismiss form is available at the court clerk's office and in this guide's Form Filler. See Missed Court Deadlines.
Never Had a Right or Privilege
One of the legal reasons a landlord may use to start an eviction case. It means that your landlord is claiming you are a trespasser and never had permission to be in the apartment.
No Longer Have a Right or Privilege
One of the legal reasons a landlord may use to start an eviction case. It means that your landlord is claiming you originally had permission to be in the apartment, but that permission has ended. If your landlord wins this type of case, the judge can give you up to 6-months of time to move before an execution can issue.
Non-Serious Nuisance
Conduct which interferes substantially with the comfort or safety of other tenants or occupants. Unless the conduct qualifies as a serious nuisance, your landlord must give you a pre-termination notice before giving you a notice to quit for committing a non-serious nuisance. See Pre-Termination Notices.
Notice to Quit Possession
A legal paper that tells you to "quit possession" (meaning to move out) by a certain date. You do not have to move by this date. But if you stay, your landlord can start a court case against you. See The Notice to Quit.
Notice of Judgment Summary Process
A written notice you will receive by mail once the court has decided if you or your landlord has won the case. See What Can You Do if You Lost Your Case?
Notice of Mediation or Hearing
A written notice you will receive by mail if a court event is scheduled for your case. This notice will give you information about the type of event and how to attend.
Objection to Execution
If your landlord asked the court to issue an execution, you can try to stop the court from proceeding to issue it by filing this objection. The court's objection to execution form is available at the court clerk's office and in this guide's Form Filler. If the court has already issued an execution, you must instead file an audita. See What Can You Do if the Court Has Already Issued an Execution?
Online Case Page
Information about your court case is publicly available on the court's website. To reach your online case page, use the case look-up tool at http://civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov. See Online Case Page.
Parties
The people or legal entities (such as LLCs) that are named as plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) on legal papers. 
Plaintiff
The person or company that begins a case. In a summary process case, the plaintiff is your landlord or the management company for your apartment.
Pleadings
Papers that may be filed by the landlord or tenant at the beginning of the court case, like the motion to dismiss and the answer.
Pre-Termination Notice
A legal paper that gives a tenant a certain number of days to fix a problem identified by the landlord and/or request a meeting. Whether you have the right to receive a pre-termination notice depends on the type of problem involved and if you live in public housing or another type of government-subsidized housing. See Pre-Termination Notices.
Request for Production of Documents
The legal process to ask your landlord for documents that will help you prove your argument. See Requesting Information from Your Landlord Through Discovery.
Remote Court Event
A court event held by video conference rather than in person at a courthouse. See Remote Court Event Tips.
Return Date
The date that determines your deadline for responding to your landlord's complaint. You can find it on the summons. You do not have to go to court on your return date. See The Court Summons and Complaint.
Self-Represented Parties
Any parties in a court case who are not represented by an attorney. Self-represented parties are also called pro se parties.
Service/serve
The legal method for delivering a copy of court papers to everyone else participating in the case. There are strict requirements for how the landlord serves the notice to quit and the summons and complaint packet. See How Do You Deliver Paperwork to the Court?
Serious Nuisance
Serious nuisance is one of the reasons a landlord can start an eviction court case. It is defined as (1) inflicting or threatening bodily harm, (2) substantial and willful destruction of your unit, (3) conduct that presents an immediate and serious danger, or (4) the sale of illegal drugs or prostitution.
Stay of Execution
The time you are given between losing the case and when the court can issue an execution is called the stay of execution. After a landlord wins an eviction case, you will receive at least 5 days to move before the court will agree to issue an execution. During mediation, you and your landlord can enter into an agreement that gives you a longer stay period. If you lost at trial, the judge decides how much time you will get. See What Can You Do if You Lost Your Case?
Stay of Execution Application
Asks the court to give you more time to move after you lost the case. You must submit this application within 5 days of the judgment date. See What Can You Do if You Lost Your Case?
Stipulation
A written court agreement between you and your landlord that is approved by the judge. Also called a "settlement." Once approved, it becomes an official court order that the judge can enforce. See How Can You Prepare for Court Mediation?
Summary Process
Summary process is the official name for an eviction court case. It has this name because eviction cases are designed to be processed in a "summary" or quick fashion. Because these cases move extra fast, it's important to immediately respond to court papers and attend your court events.
Summary Process Execution
A court order that allows a marshal to remove a tenant and their belongings from their home.
Summons
The summons tells you that your landlord started a court case and explains what you must do to fight the case. The return date is on the summons. See The Court Summons and Complaint. Here is an example of what the summons looks like.
Summons and Complaint
A packet of court papers that explains that your landlord started a court case and explains what you must do to fight the case. One of these papers will say “Summons” in the top-left corner. See The Court Summons and Complaint. Here is an example of what the summons looks like.
Subpoena
An order that a person attend a hearing or trial. If you need a witness to attend your trial, you can get a subpoena from the court clerk's office. See How Can You Prepare for Trial?.
Testimony
Verbal statements made during a hearing or trial by you, the landlord, or other witnesses.
Trial
An official court hearing with the judge where you and your landlord can explain to the judge why the eviction should or should not be allowed. The judge will then decide if you can stay and, if you must leave, how much time you have to move voluntarily before the landlord can get an execution. See Going to Court Mediation and Trial.
Withdrawn
What the court calls a case if the landlord formally stops pursuing a tenant's eviction and ends the case. To withdraw the case, the landlord has to file a form called the withdrawal and state that they are withdrawing the case against all defendants. Unless and until the landlord files this form, you should assume the case is continuing, follow all court deadlines, and attend all court events—even if your landlord has told you they are dropping the case or won't evict you. If you aren't sure if your case was withdrawn, ask the court clerk's office.
Witness
A person who speaks at a court hearing or trial about what they saw, heard, or did.
Court Event Notice
If a court event is scheduled, you will get a court notice in the mail with information about the type of event and how to attend.
Motion for Default
A court paper that explains that your landlord is asking the court to decide the case in your landlord’s favor because you missed a court deadline or event. Here is an example of what a motion for default may look like.