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St. Mary's Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil DCM Plan 1

File a Complaint

activein force · 2017-09-01 – presentact-effective-date

The plaintiff must provide a service copy of

the complaint, plaintiff’s completed case information report, and a blank

case information report for each defendant. The following actions do not

require a case information report:

a. Appeal from District Court2;

b. Appeal from Orphans’ Court3;

c. Certiorari in Circuit Court4;

d Judicial review of administrative agency decision5;

e. Transfer from District Court on jury trial prayer6;

f. Confessed judgment7;

g. Dishonored instrument—on transfer from District Court8;

h. Friendly suit;

i. Burial ground sale9;

j. Condemnation, when filed by State Roads Commission

for un-accelerated quick-take10;

k. Contempt, civil or criminal, other than for violation of

order or judgment entered under Code, Family Law

Article11;

l. Foreclosure12;

m. Habeas corpus13;

n. Judicial release from confinement for mental disorder14;

o. Judicial sale15;

p. Lien instrument –action to release16;

q. Lis pendens – proceeding to establish or terminate17;

r. Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund or uninsured

motorist – action against18;

s. Mechanics’ lien29; and

t. Tax sale20.

Provenance

Source
www.mdcourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-30
Edition
2026-09-30
Content hash
03750b63322d6829f50d9f636febf0353004269fcd9953ae9cd026bbb4545d58
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