ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s electronic court filing system will no longer allow attorneys to shield documents from the public with the click of a button under proposed rules approved by a committee Friday. District Court Chief Judge John P. Morrissey thanked ...

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The Maryland Judiciary has proposed new rules to crack down on potential misuse of an electronic filing feature that allows attorneys to shield documents from public view. The Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure fast-tracked the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The latest round of amendments to rules governing access to court records aims to resolve disputes faster and with less expense. The Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure voted Friday to approve changes that ...

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Creditors may soon be able to ask debtors to disclose their assets on a court form rather than require them to attend court or answer complex interrogatories, an idea that has been in the works for more than a year. A ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s highest court adopted a rule Tuesday to establish a process to allow prosecutors to move to vacate convictions they feel they can no longer stand behind. The Court of Appeals, with only six members present due to ...

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Proposed amendments to the Maryland Rules would allow the Court of Appeals to place judges on administrative leave or even suspend them without pay during disciplinary proceedings, changes prompted by the situation in Baltimore involving now-retired Judge Devy Patterson Russell. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Baltimore prosecutors are preparing to file nearly 800 motions to vacate convictions that relied significantly on testimony from corrupt police officers under a new law that takes effect Oct. 1. Deputy State’s Attorney Janice Bledsoe told the Court ...

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The Court of Appeals enacted a piece of consumer debt collection reform earlier this month when it made it harder to have someone arrested for failing to show up at a hearing. After a judgment is issued, creditors can request a ...

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A lawsuit against a class of defendants in Montgomery County may be the first and last of its kind for the foreseeable future after the Court of Appeals voted to bar defendant class actions beginning June 1. After the lawsuit ...

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The Rules Committee is considering an amendment to the Maryland Attorneys Rules of Professional Conduct on the unauthorized practice of law that would allow foreign attorneys to act as consultants and work with a Maryland attorneys in legal disputes. The ...

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