# Md. Rule 16-303: Rule 16-303. Motion Day

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_MD_T16_R16_303

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Rule 16-303
- **Heading:** Rule 16-303. Motion Day
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Maryland Rules / Title 16 Court Administration / Chapter 300 Circuit Courts—Administration and Case Management / Md. Rule 16-303

## Text

(a) Motion Day. The County Administrative Judge may prescribe motion days on which pending motions and other preliminary matters scheduled for hearing may be heard.
(b) Motions Calendar. The Clerk or assignment commissioner in each county shall maintain a motions calendar in the form prescribed by the County Administrative Judge. Upon the filing of a response pursuant to Rule 2-311 (b), or upon the date on which the response should have been filed, the Clerk or assignment commissioner shall list the case on the motions calendar.
(c) Assignment When Hearing Required. The County Administrative Judge shall review the motions calendar at appropriate intervals and determine which matters on the calendar require hearings. Hearing dates for those matters shall be assigned, and all parties shall be notified of the dates.
(d) Notice of Lengthy Hearing. If it is anticipated that the hearing on a motion will exceed a total of 30 minutes, the parties shall inform the assignment clerk, who may calendar the motion specially.

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