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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)

Citation
Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Parent Document
Bittle v. Commissioner of Social Services, 249 Conn. 503 (1999)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1999-07-20

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The foregoing statement suggests that the legislature knew of the delays that would in practice frustrate an appellant’s right to appeal, and thus extended the time period for filing of such appeals so that the public more effectively could pursue appeals from agency decisions. If service of process upon an agency pursuant to § 4-183 (c) (1) were required to be effected by actual delivery of appeal papers to the agency, as suggested by the department, an appellant would be further encumbered by the task of making a guess as to how much time should be allowed for the proper delivery of appeal papers through the mail. Such a result would further complicate the steps that an appellant must take to pursue effectively an appeal, in addition to having the practical effect of reducing the time period that an appellant is allowed to prepare for an appeal. In short, it does not advance, rather, it effectively hinders an appellant’s efforts, thus frustrating the legislature’s intent to provide appellate procedures that are simple and friendly to the public.