In Connecticut we have an expedited procedure to discharge an invalid mortgage. It requires the mortgagor to make a request by certified mail for a release. If the mortgagee fails to record the release the mortgagor files an application for a discharge with the Superior Court. As part of the discharge he is also awarded his filing fee and attorney's fee. It appears on a motion calendar several weeks after filing and service of process on the mortgagee. A formal trial is not required unless the mortgagor objects on the basis that the mortgage is not invalid. In which case an equitable action to quiet title becomes necessary.