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Local Bankr. R. 7056-1 Summary Judgment.

D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 56 applies to motions for summary judgment, including the requirement that any represented party moving for summary judgment against a self-represented party/Pro Se Filer/Litigant shall file and serve as a separate document a "Notice to Self-Represented Litigant Concerning Motion for Summary Judgment."  Parties shall file Local Rule 56(a)1 and 56(a)2 statements as required by D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 56. 

Parties are required to abide by the Summary Judgment Principles and Certification in D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 56(c), which remind counsel and self-represented parties of the standard for summary judgment and of their obligations with respect to motions for summary judgment, that a party moving for summary judgment bears a heavy burden, and that a party may obtain summary judgment as to a claim or defense only when there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law as to that claim or defense – or the part of that claim or defense – on which summary judgment is sought.