Modification requests for events scheduled on the Fast Track and Motions
Docket will be heard at 1:45 p.m. in Room 231 Courthouse East on a daily
basis without appointment.
All requests for any modification of a Pretrial Conference or Trial
Date shall be made by written motion for modification and filed
within 15 days of the initial order setting a date for the pretrial conference
and trial.
Thereafter, except for exigent circumstances, the schedule may be modified
only upon filing with the Clerk a written motion for modification setting
forth a showing of good cause that the schedule cannot reasonable be met despite
the diligence of the party seeking modification.
Modification requests made for exigent circumstances will be
heard at 1:45 p.m. in Room 231 Courthouse East on a daily basis without
appointment.
"EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCE" means an unforseen development occurring
within 30 days of the pretrial conference or trial date which prevents
compliance with the schedule.
Counsel and pro se parties may appear by telephone conference if: (1)
Counsel and pro se parties’ offices are outside the Baltimore Beltway
or in Towson; or (2) Counsel and/or a pro se party is ill and unable to
attend in person. In all other cases, counsel and pro se parties must
appear in person with their trial calendars.
Marcella A. Holland
Administrative Judge
