Circuit Court for Baltimore City Document Format Requirements
5 rules from official source documents
5 of 5 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings. This page is scoped to Circuit Court for Baltimore City; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
An electronic filing's typographical signature must include the symbol "/s/" and is treated as a personal signature under the Maryland Rules.
The typographical signature shall be accompanied by the symbol "/s/" and treated as a personal signature for all purposes under the Maryland Rules.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
An expedited-case scheduling order must follow the format and dates specified in Exhibit A.
If a case is set in on an expedited basis, the parties are directed to submit a scheduling order in the format and using the dates set forth in Exhibit A.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
Proposed scheduling orders should conform to the applicable court template.
Proposed scheduling orders submitted to the court for consideration should conform to the applicable template linked below.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026WARNING
Scanned documents exceeding 50 pages must be filed in separate intervals of no more than 50 pages, with each file labeled by its sequence and total number of files.
Graphical images of documents (scanned documents) that exceed 50 pages shall be filed in intervals of 50 pages or less. For example, a 150 page scanned filing should be filed as 3 separate documents labeled as follows: 1 of 3, 2 of 3 and 3 of 3.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026WARNING
- Format
Electronically filed pleadings, papers, and documents are digitally converted by the vendor to PDF.
Pleadings, papers or other documents when eFiled are digitally converted to a portable document format (PDF) by the Vendor.
What formatting rules apply to filings in Circuit Court for Baltimore City?
Circuit Court for Baltimore City's formatting rule includes use the format and dates set forth in exhibit a. and applies when the case is set on an expedited basis.. An expedited-case scheduling order must follow the format and dates specified in Exhibit A.
2 more rules answer this question in the list above.
Related categories
Back to all rules for this courtPage & Word Limits
Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.
Courtesy Copy Requirements
When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting.
Electronic Filing Rules
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.