2016 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 6 - Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Process and Practice
Subtitle 4 - Practice in General
§ 6-409. Continuance to attorney entering appearance

MD Cts & Jud Pro Code § 6-409 (2016) What's This?

In any court proceeding, an attorney entering his appearance on behalf of a client may be granted a continuance if:

(1) The entry of appearance is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay;

(2) The case has not been continued previously an unreasonable number of times; and

(3) At the time his appearance is entered he is the attorney of record in another court proceeding which previously had been scheduled for a time which will cause a conflict with the case in which the appearance is being entered.

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