Pitchell v. Hartford

In Pitchell v. Hartford, 46 Conn. App. 799, 803, 700 A.2d 1386 (1997), rev'd on other grounds, 247 Conn. 422, 722 A.2d 797 (1999), the plaintiff claimed that the trial court improperly granted a motion to open a default judgment and, after filing a motion for articulation of that decision, failed to seek review upon its denial by the trial court. Id. The Court explained that when a plaintiff fails to seek review of the trial court's denial of a motion for articulation, there is no basis for our reviewing that decision because the plaintiff does not provide us with an adequate record for review. Id.; see Practice Book 60-2, 60-5, 66-5 and 66-7. Practice Book 60-2 provides in relevant part: "The supervision and control of the proceedings on appeal shall be in the court having appellate jurisdiction from the time the appeal is filed, or earlier, if appropriate, and, except as otherwise provided in these rules, any motion the purpose of which is to complete or perfect the trial court record for presentation on appeal shall be made to the court in which the appeal is pending. The court may, on its own motion or upon motion of any party, modify or vacate any order made by the trial court, or a judge thereof, in relation to the prosecution of the appeal. It may also, for example, on its own motion or upon motion of any party, (1) order a judge to take any action necessary to complete the trial court record for the proper presentation of the appeal . . . ."Practice Book 60-5 provides in relevant part: "It is the responsibility of the appellant to provide an adequate record for review as provided in Section 61-10." Practice Book 66-5 provides in relevant part: "A motion seeking . . . an articulation . . . of the decision of the trial court shall be called . . . a motion for articulation . . . . Any motion filed pursuant to this section shall state with particularity the relief sought. . . . The trial court may make such corrections or additions as are necessary for the proper presentation of the issues raised or for the proper presentation of questions reserved. The trial judge shall file the decision on the motion with the appellate clerk. . . . The sole remedy of any party desiring the court having appellate jurisdiction to review the trial court's decision on the motion filed pursuant to this section . . . shall be by motion for review under Section 66-7. . . ."