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Baltimore Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil DCM Plan (introduction)
Baltimore County Circuit Court Civil DCM Plan
Civil Differentiated Case Management (DCM) Plan
This Civil DCM Plan is established in accordance with Md. Rule 16-302(b) which requires the County
Administrative Judge to develop and, upon approval by the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of
Appeals, implement and monitor a case management plan for the prompt and efficient scheduling
and disposition of action in the Circuit Court.
Statement of Purpose
From the commencement of litigation to its resolution, whether by trial or settlement, any elapsed
time other than reasonably required for pleadings, discovery, and court events, is unacceptable and
should be eliminated. To enable just and effi cient resolution of cases, the C ourt, not the lawyers or
litigants, should control the pace of litigation. A strong judicial commitment is essential to reducing
delay and once achieved, maintaining a current docket. (Standard 250, ABA Standards Relating to
Court Delay Reduction)
It is the purpose of this DCM Plan is to provide an effective case management system which will
ensure:
Provenance
- Source
- www.mdcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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