Connecticut General Statutes 52-400b – Penalty for failure to comply with certain court orders
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(a) On the continued and wilful failure of a person to comply with a discovery order pursuant to § 52-351b, or to comply with a turnover order pursuant to § 52-356b, or to comply with a protection order pursuant to § 52-400a, the court may, after hearing, commit the person for contempt and may further find such person personally liable for such damages as may have been sustained as a result of the contempt.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 52-400b
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(b) No capias shall issue against a person who has failed to comply with a discovery, turnover or protection order unless the court finds that such person has been served with a subpoena ordering him to appear in court and he has failed to so appear.