| Judge In-Charge |
W. Michel Pierson |
(410) 396-4916 |
| Civil Management Coordinator: |
Marilyn F. Bentley |
(410) 396-3045 |
| Assignment of Civil Cases: |
Fran Meek |
(410) 333-3755 |
| Manager at Clerk's Office: |
Tanya Holt |
(410) 333-3708 |
| Supervisor, File Room: |
Pat Henry |
(410) 333-3704 |
| Supervisor, Clerk’s Office |
Derrick Gillis |
(410) 333-3725 |
Scheduling Orders:
Once a case is at issue, a Scheduling Order will be mailed
by the Clerk’s Office to counsel setting forth a trial date, discovery
deadlines, pre-trial conference date, and other pertinent information
pertaining to scheduling.
Requests for changes or modifications:
All requests for changes or modifications to the
Scheduling Order have to be done by Motions, which must be filed in the
Office of the Clerk. The Motions should be accompanied by a proposed new
schedule, including specific dates if agreed by all parties. The Motions
caption should indicate whether all parties have agreed to the proposed
new schedule.
Postponements:
Postponements for exigent circumstances within thirty (30)
days of trial may be presented Monday through Friday at 1:45 p.m. in Room
231, Courthouse East. All Counsel for the parties must attend.
Pretrial Conferences:
Pre-Trial Settlement Conferences are conducted thirty (30)
days prior to trial at 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Pre-Trial
Settlement Conferences may be conducted by either volunteer attorney
mediators or judges. For cases assigned to volunteer attorney mediators,
Court policy requires that all parties with settlement authority including
attorneys, litigants, corporate representatives, and insurance
representatives/adjustors MUST ATTEND IN PERSON.
For conferences assigned to judges, requests to excuse attendance in
person by attorneys, litigants, corporate representatives, or insurance
representatives/adjustors should be directed to the assigned judge. You
may contact the Assignment Office at (410) 333-3755 to determine whether a
Pre-Trial Conference has been assigned to a volunteer attorney or judge.
Such assignments are generally not finalized until approximately three
(3) months before the conference date.
Specially Assigned Cases:
Once cases have been specially assigned to a specific
judge, a courtesy copy of all pleadings and documents should be
simultaneously provided to the judge’s chambers. Counsel who wish to
have a case specially assigned should prepare a request in writing to the
Administrative Judge, Marcella A. Holland, setting forth the reasons for
the request.
