Calvert Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil DCM Plan 3.2

(a) Types of Action Involved. Pursuant to Md. Rule 2-326, prayers for jury trial are

treated in the

circuit court on the basis of the amount of the claim or the subject matter of the action: (i) actions

involving replevin, landlord and tenant (Real Property Article, Sections 8-401 and 8-402),

distraint, forcible entry and detainer, recovery against a grantee (Real Property Article, Section

14-019) continue on the pleadings already filed, regardless of the amount of the claim and (ii) all

other actions in which the claim is for $30,000 require the filing of new pleadings.

(b) Action When File Received. When the file is received from the District Court after

prayer for a jury trial, Clerk’s Office personnel shall issue a notice advising the parties of the

docketing of the action in accordance with Md. Rule 2-326(a) and, if appropriate, include advice

concerning the requirement for filing new pleadings in accordance with Md. Rule 2-326(b).

(c) Other Actions. Appealed de novo actions shall be set for a Scheduling Conference

within 30 days after the action is filed. The action shall then proceed in accordance with Section

II of plan, as if the action had been originally filed in this court, except that, unless a counter-claim,

cross-claim, or amended pleading exceeding $30,000 is filed, pleadings and discovery shall be

governed by Title 3 of the Maryland Rules.