Circuit Court for Prince George's County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

The arraignment must be scheduled within 14 days after the delinquency petition is filed.

An arraignment is scheduled within 14 days of the filing of the petition.

After DJS intake authorization of detention, community detention, or shelter care, the SAO must immediately file a petition requesting continuation.

If the intake officer from the DJS authorizes detention, community detention, or shelter care, the paperwork is sent to the SAO who must immediately file a petition requesting its continuation.

The Detention/Shelter Care Hearing must occur no later than the next court session day after DJS authorizes detention.

The Court must conduct a Detention/Shelter Care Hearing no later than the next day that the Court is in session, following the authorization by the DJS intake officer of detention.

A detention-status review hearing must be held every 14 days after the adjudicatory hearing until the disposition hearing, but this rule does not apply to detention pending the adjudicatory hearing.

If the respondent remains detained or on community detention following the Adjudicatory Hearing, a hearing to review the respondent’s detention status must be held every 14 days until the Disposition Hearing is held (CJP § 3‐8A‐15(d)(6)).

The SAO must provide and request discovery within five days after the earlier of counsel’s appearance or the respondent’s waiver of counsel.

The SAO is required to provide discovery to and request discovery from the respondent per the requirements of Md. Rule 11‐109, within five days after the earlier of the appearance of counsel, or the waiver of counsel under Md. Rule 11‐106.

The respondent must furnish required discovery within 10 days after the discovery request is made.

The respondent shall furnish the discovery required under this section within 10 days after a request is made.

For an action subject to dismissal, the clerk must notify all parties that a dismissal order will be entered after 30 days unless a motion defers the order.

When an action is subject to dismissal pursuant to this Rule, the clerk, upon written request of a party or upon the clerk's own initiative, shall serve a notice on all parties pursuant to Md. Rule 1-321 that an order of dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or prosecution will be entered after the expiration of 30 days unless a motion is filed to defer entry of the order of dismissal.

If a prepaid-cost waiver is denied, the plaintiff has 10 days to pay the un-waived costs; timely full payment results in deemed filing on the waiver-request date, while nonpayment results in withdrawal.

Pursuant to Md. Rule 1-325, if the Court does not grant the request to waive prepaid costs, the plaintiff has 10 days to pay the filing and other required fees (prepaid costs). If, within that time, the party pays the full amount of the un-waived prepaid costs, the pleading or paper shall be deemed to have been filed on the date the request for waiver was filed. If the un-waived prepaid costs are not paid in full within the time allowed, the pleading or paper shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Subject to specified exceptions, the defendant must typically file an affirmative Answer within 30 days after receiving the summons.

The defendant must file, with some exceptions (Md. Rule 2‐321)5, an affirmative Answer (Md. Rule 2-323) typically within 30 days after they have received a summons.

Discovery motions should comply with the Maryland Rules and Scheduling Order and, in all cases, be filed at least 30 days before the pretrial settlement conference.

Discovery motions should be filed as provided in the Maryland Rules and Scheduling Order, and in any case, no less than 30 days prior to the pretrial settlement conference.

If prepaid-cost waiver is denied, the plaintiff has 10 days to pay the filing fee and other required prepaid costs.

Pursuant to Md. Rule 1-325, if the Court does not grant the request to waive prepaid costs, the plaintiff has 10 days to pay the filing and other required fees (prepaid costs).

A pleading is deemed filed on the waiver-request date if the party timely pays all un-waived prepaid costs in full.

If, within that time, the party pays the full amount of the un-waived prepaid costs, the pleading or paper shall be deemed to have been filed on the date the request for waiver was filed.

Failure to pay all un-waived prepaid costs within the allowed period causes the pleading or paper to be deemed withdrawn.

If the un-waived prepaid costs are not paid in full within the time allowed, the pleading or paper shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Procedural, discovery, and dispositive motions may be filed until 30 days before trial.

Procedural, discovery, and dispositive motions may be filed up to 30 days before trial.

Deadline

5 business days

The written Pretrial Statement/Trial Readiness Statement must be filed no later than five business days before the Pretrial Conference.

Counsel or the parties shall be directed to prepare and file, no later than 5 business days prior to the Pretrial Conference, a written statement (Pretrial Statement/Trial Readiness Statement) in accordance with Md. Rule 2‐504.2.

A foreclosure mediation request must be filed within 25 days after service of the Order to Docket or mailing of the FLMA and must be accompanied by a $50 filing fee unless waived.

A mediation request must be filed no later than 25 days after the service of the Order to Docket (if the Final Loss Mitigation Affidavit (FLMA) is part of the Order to Docket or Complaint) or the FLMA is mailed, and accompanied by a $50.00 filing fee, unless the fee is waived.

Parties must file a new-trial or judgment-alteration motion within 10 days, and must file an appeal within 30 days.

The parties have 10 days to file a motion for a new trial in the District Court (Md. Rule 2‐533), or file a motion to alter or amend a judgment (Md. Rule 2‐534); and 30 days to file an appeal.

The prevailing party usually must wait 10 days before taking further legal action to enforce a judgment.

The prevailing party usually must wait 10 days before they can take further legal action to enforce the judgment.

A response to a motion must be filed within 15 days after the motion is served.

A response to a motion, if made, must be filed within 15 days after service of the motion.

Mandatory motions generally must be filed within 30 days after the defendant's first appearance or counsel's entry of appearance, but discovery-based mandatory motions must be filed within 5 days of discovery.

Mandatory motions4 include matters that must be raised, or are automatically waived by the Court if not filed within 30 days after the first appearance of the defendant or the entry of appearance by counsel, except as a result of discovery and filed within 5 days of discovery.

Deadline

90 calendar days

A motion for modification of sentence must be filed within 90 days after the sentence is imposed in Circuit Court.

If you want the Court to consider your motion, a motion for modification of a sentence5 must be filed within 90 days after the imposition of a sentence in Circuit Court.

Deadline

30 calendar days

An application for sentence review must be filed within 30 days after the sentence is imposed.

An application for sentence review 6 must be filed within 30 days after imposition of a sentence.

Deadline

30 calendar days

The Review Panel must file its decision within 30 days after the sentence-review application is filed.

The Review Panel does not need to conduct a hearing, but must file a decision within 30 days after the application is filed.

Deadline

30 calendar days

An appeal of a judgment must be filed with the Court of Special Appeals within 30 days after the judgment is issued.

An appeal of a judgment must be filed with the Court of Special Appeals within 30 days of issuance of the judgment.

A postponement motion filed before 2:00 p.m. the day before the hearing is processed on an expedited basis if it includes all parties’ positions or the clerk can obtain them.

If a Motion to Postpone is filed with the Clerk’s Office prior to 2:00 p.m. on the day before the scheduled hearing and the motion includes the positions of all parties, or the Clerk’s Office is able to obtain the positions of all parties, the motion will be processed on an expedited basis.

A postponement motion filed after 2:00 p.m. the day before the hearing is docketed and forwarded to the magistrate or judge, and most such motions are addressed in open court on the original hearing date.

A motion to postpone a hearing filed after 2:00 p.m. on the day before a scheduled hearing will be docketed by the Clerk’s Office, and will be forwarded to the magistrate/judge. Due to shortness of time, the majority of these motions will be addressed in open court as a preliminary matter on the originally scheduled date.

Mediation must occur within 60 days after the request is transmitted and is conducted by an Administrative Law Judge at OAH.

Mediation occurs within 60 days after transmittal of the request and is conducted by an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

A juvenile-court transfer motion is not mandatory, must be filed separately, and is waived under the same time restrictions as mandatory motions.

A motion for transfer to juvenile court, though not considered mandatory, must be filed separately and is considered waived under the same time restrictions as mandatory motions.