Howard County Circuit Court Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Postponement request

Postponement requests must be filed electronically in accordance with the Maryland Rules.

All requests for postponement must be electronically filed in accordance with the MD Rules.

CRITICAL

Counsel and other registered MDEC users must electronically file postponement requests, except requests for family law scheduling/status conferences and telephone scheduling conferences.

All requests for postponements (with the exception of family law scheduling/status conferences and telephone scheduling conferences– see separate policies below) submitted by counsel or any other registered MDEC user, shall be filed electronically in accordance with the MD Rules.

CRITICAL

The Clerk does not accept faxed or emailed copies of postponement requests.

Verbal or telephone requests will not be considered, and the Clerk cannot accept faxed or emailed copies of postponement requests.

INFO

Self-represented litigants who are not registered for MDEC may file postponement requests on paper in the Clerk's office.

Self-represented litigants (who have not registered for MDEC) can file postponement requests in accordance with the MD Rules, in paper form, in the Clerk's office.