Rule 8-203 - Striking of Notice of Appeal or Application for Leave to Appeal by Lower Court(a) Generally. On motion or on its own initiative, the lower court may strike a notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal (1) that has not been filed within the time prescribed by Rules 8-202 or 8-204,(2) if the clerk of the lower court has prepared the record pursuant to Rule 8-413 and the appellant has failed to pay for the record, (3) if the appellant has failed to deposit with the clerk of the lower court the filing fee required by Rule 8-201(b), or (4) if by reason of any other neglect on the part of the appellant the record has not been transmitted to the appellate court within the time prescribed in Rule 8-412.(b) Notice. Before the lower court strikes a notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal on its own initiative, the clerk of that court shall serve on all parties pursuant to Rule 1-321 a notice that an order striking the notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal will be entered unless a response is filed within 15 days after service showing good cause why the notice or application should not be stricken.Md. R. Rev. Ct. App. & Spec. App. 8-203
This Rule is in part derived from former Rule 1013 and in part new.
Adopted Nov. 19, 1987, eff. 7/1/1988.