MD · rules
St. Mary's Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil DCM Plan 1
File a Complaint
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
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