Section 12-602 – Power to Certify
The Court of Appeals or the Court of Special Appeals of this State, on the motion of a party to pending litigation or its own motion, may certify a question of law to the highest court of another state or of a tribe if: (1) The pending litigation involves a question to be decided under the […]
Section 12-603 – Power to Answer
The Court of Appeals of this State may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United States or by an appellate court of another state or of a tribe, if the answer may be determinative of an issue in pending litigation in the certifying court and there is no […]
Section 12-604 – Power to Reformulate Question
The Court of Appeals of this State may reformulate a question of law certified to it.
Section 12-605 – Certification Order; Record
(a) The court certifying a question of law to the Court of Appeals of this State shall issue a certification order and forward it to the Court of Appeals of this State. (b) Before responding to a certified question, the Court of Appeals of this State may require the certifying court to deliver all or part of […]
Section 12-606 – Contents of Certification Order
(a) A certification order shall contain: (1) The question of law to be answered; (2) The facts relevant to the question, showing fully the nature of the controversy out of which the question arose; (3) A statement acknowledging that the Court of Appeals of this State, acting as the receiving court, may reformulate the question; and (4) The names and […]
Section 11-802 – Filing
(a) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, a copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress or statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the clerk of a circuit court. (ii) If the face amount of the judgment is $2,500 or less, the […]
Section 12-306 – Purpose of 12-307 and 12-308 of This Subtitle
The purpose of §§ 12-307 and 12-308 of this subtitle is to allocate appellate jurisdiction between the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals. Except as expressly provided in those sections, nothing in them creates or abrogates a right to appeal or otherwise invoke appellate jurisdiction granted by the laws of the State.
Section 11-803 – Notice to Judgment Debtor
(a) At the time a foreign judgment is filed, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s attorney shall file with the clerk of the court an affidavit showing the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor. (b) (1) The clerk promptly shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign […]
Section 12-307 – Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals has: (1) Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding pending in or decided by the Court of Special Appeals in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title; (2) Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding decided by a circuit court, in accordance with § 12–305 of this subtitle; and (3) Exclusive appellate jurisdiction with […]
Section 11-804 – Stay of Enforcement
(a) The court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until an appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or a stay of execution expires or is vacated if the judgment debtor: (1) Shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has […]