Rule 20-502 - Removal to and Remand from the United States District Court(a)Development of Plan. The State Court Administrator shall enter into discussions with the United States District Court for the District of Maryland ("U.S. District Court) in an attempt to develop a plan for the transmission of electronic case records between the U.S. District Court and MDEC for cases on removal or remand between a Maryland State court and the U. S. District Court. Any plan recommended by the U.S. District Court and the State Court Administrator shall be presented to the Supreme Court for approval. The plan shall not take effect until approved by (1) the U.S. District Court and (2) after a public hearing, the Supreme Court.(b) Contents of Plan. The plan shall provide for: (1) the manner and method of transmitting electronic records;(2) the format of the electronic records being transmitted;(3) the preservation of all applicable limitations on public access to the transmitted electronic records provided for by the Rules in Title 16, Chapter 900 and Title 20 of these Rules until such time or times provided for in the plan or applicable federal rules;(4) the procedures for the expungement of records when ordered by a court in accordance with applicable expungement laws; and(5) any other matters relevant to the transmission of electronic court records between the Maryland State Court and the U.S. District Court.Md. R. Elec. Fil'g & Case Mgmt. 20-502
Adopted May 1, 2013, eff. 7/1/2013. Amended June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016; amended April 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2023.HISTORICAL NOTES
2016 Orders
The June 6, 2016, order revised an internal reference in the Rule.
Committee note: An example of a matter that may be included in the plan is the manner of transmission of a question certified to the Supreme Court pursuant to the Maryland Certification of Questions of Law Act and the Court's response to the certified question.