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ŠDavid€R.€Ō_ŌDurfeeŌ_Ō,€Jr.,€Esq.,€Ō_ŌA.O.C.Ō_ŌŠ !l" ŠPaul€H.€Ō_ŌEthridgeŌ_Ō,€Esq.,€Maryland€State€Bar€Association,€Inc.Š ņ!B# ŠJohn€Greene,€Esq.Š Č"$ ŠHon.€Sally€D.€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō,€Chair,€Commission€on€Judicial€DisabilitiesŠ ž#ī% ŠĢĢÓÓą  ąThe€Chair€convened€the€meeting.€€He€asked€if€there€were€anyŠ  &p!( Šadditions€or€corrections€to€the€minutes€of€the€September€9,€2005Š Ģ'#* Šand€the€October€14,€2005€Rules€Committee€meetings.€€There€beingŠ x)Č$, Šnone,€Judge€Kaplan€moved€to€approve€the€adoption€of€the€minutes,Š $+t&. Šthe€motion€was€seconded,€and€passed€unanimously.€€Š Š, (0 ŠŠ  |.Ģ)2 ŠŃ‡•Ńā āѰ°Ńā āŃ  ŃŌ_Ōą  ąThe€Chair€said€that€Agenda€Item€4€would€be€considered€first.Š ° ŠÓÓĢAgenda€Item€4.€€Ō‡ XūVXXXūVŌConsideration€of€proposed€revisions€toą0 x ąthe€ņ ņformsó óŠ2‚x(#x(# Š€€contained€in€proposed€revised€Title€9,€Chapter€100€(AdoptionsŠ f Š€€and€Guardianships€that€Terminate€Parental€Rights)€„€ProposedŠ ģ< Š€€amendments€to€the€ņ ņformsó ó€in:€€Rule€9„102€(Authority;€Consents;Š Ā  Š€€Requests€for€Attorney€or€Counseling)€and€Rule€9„106Š ¦ ö Š€€(Appointment€of€Attorney€š!š€Attorney€Affidavit€„€Investigation)Š | Ģ Š_________________________________________________________________Š R ¢  ŠĢĢŌ#†XūVXX XūV…#ŌÓÓą  ąThe€Chair€told€the€Committee€that€the€consultants€whoŠ Ō$  Šassisted€with€drafting€the€revised€Guardianship€and€AdoptionŠ €Š  ŠRules€have€asked€for€30€more€days€to€make€further€modificationsŠ ,|  Što€the€forms€in€the€Rules.€€Mr.€Greene€said€that€the€GuardianshipŠ Ų( Šand€Adoption€Rules€had€been€presented€to€the€Committee€inŠ „Ō ŠNovember€based€on€the€new€statute€enacted€by€the€GeneralŠ 0€ ŠAssembly.€€The€revised€Rules€were€substantially€accepted€by€theŠ Ü, ŠCommittee,€but€the€form€consents€for€birth€parents€andŠ ˆŲ Šprospective€Ō_ŌadopteesŌ_Ō€to€sign€were€carried€over€from€the€currentŠ 4„ ŠRules€and€needed€changes.€€Last€month,€several€of€the€consultantsŠ ą0 Šworked€on€the€form€consents€and€drafted€seven€new€documents.€€Š ŒÜ  ŠThese€are€easier€for€the€parents€and€children€as€well€as€forŠ 8!ˆ" Špractitioners€to€understand.€€Ms.€Ō_ŌOgletreeŌ_Ō€and€the€AssistantŠ ä"4$ ŠReporter€also€worked€on€the€forms.€€Š $ą& Šą  ąSince€the€time€the€forms€were€revised,€the€consultantsŠ <&Œ!( Šnoticed€another€issue€that€had€not€been€previously€considered.€Š č'8#* ŠFor€many€years,€the€existing€consent€forms€have€contained€both€aŠ ”)ä$, Šconsent€to€adoption€and€a€request€for€an€attorney.€€If€the€formŠ @+&. Šis€handed€to€a€birth€parent€who€refuses€to€sign,€then€that€parentŠ ģ,<(0 Šwill€often€request€an€attorney€but€will€not€file€the€form€withŠ ˜.č)2 Šthe€court.€€In€practice,€if€the€parent€Ō_Ōdoes€not€sign,€then€he€orŠ ° Šshe€is€served€with€a€show€cause€order.€€The€parent€files€anŠ \¬ Šobjection,€then€receives€notice,€then€asks€for€an€attorneņņóóy.€€TheŠ X Šforms€need€to€be€further€amended€to€reflect€actual€practice.€€Ms.Š “  ŠTaylor€expressed€the€concern€that€people€do€not€realize€that€aŠ ` ° Šverbal€objection€to€a€guardianship€or€an€adoption€is€not€valid.€Š  \  ŠThis€issue€needs€to€be€clarified.€€Also,€information€related€toŠ ø  Šthe€Indian€Child€Welfare€Act,€25€U.S.C.€šššš1901€et€seq.,€should€beŠ d“  Šadded€to€the€list€of€items€in€the€consent€to€be€checked€off.€Š `  ŠBecause€the€holidays€interfered€with€the€time€required€to€updateŠ ¼  Šthe€form€consents,€the€consultants€are€asking€for€more€time€toŠ hø Šfinish€them.€€The€Chair€thanked€the€consultants€for€working€onŠ d Šthe€Rules€and€granted€them€a€brief€extension€that€he€termedŠ Ą Šš šwell„deserved.ššŠ l¼ ŠÓÓĢAgenda€Item€3.€€Consideration€of€certain€proposed€Rules€changesŠ ī> Š€€pertaining€to€Access€to€Court€Records€„€Amendments€to:€€RuleŠ Ä Š€€16„1002€(General€Policy)€and€Rule€9„203€(Financial€Statements)Š šź Š_________________________________________________________________Š pĄ  ŠĢĢÓÓą  ąJudge€Norton€presented€Rule€16„1002,€General€Policy,€for€theŠ ņ!B# ŠCommitteeššs€consideration.Š ž#ī% ŠÓÓĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ  &p!( ŠĢą@Č Č ģąTITLE€16€„€COURTS,€JUDGE,€AND€ATTORNEYSˆŠ Ģ'#* ŠĢą@  ģąCHAPTER€1000€„€ACCESS€TO€COURT€RECORDSˆŠ x)Č$, ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€16„1002€to€clarify€thatŠ ś+J'/ Šsection€(c)€applies€only€in€judicial€actionsŠ Š, (0 Šthat€are€open€to€the€public,€as€follows:Š ¦-ö(1 ŠŠ |.Ģ)2 ЇRule€16-1002.€€GENERAL€POLICY€Š ° ŠĢ€€(a)€€Presumption€of€OpennessŠ \¬ ŠĢą ø ą€€Court€records€maintained€by€a€court€orŠ X Šby€another€judicial€agency€are€presumed€to€beŠ Ž. Šopen€to€the€public€for€inspection.€€Except€asŠ “  Šotherwise€provided€by€or€pursuant€to€theŠ Š Ś ŠRules€in€this€Chapter,€the€custodian€of€aŠ ` ° Šcourt€record€shall€permit€a€person,€uponŠ 6 †  Špersonal€appearance€in€the€office€of€theŠ  \  Šcustodian€during€normal€business€hours,€toŠ ā 2  Šinspect€the€record.€€Š ø  ŠĢ€€(b)€€Protection€of€RecordsŠ d“  ŠĢą ø ą€€To€protect€court€records€and€preventŠ `  Šunnecessary€interference€with€the€officialŠ ę6 Šbusiness€and€duties€of€the€custodian€andŠ ¼  Šother€court€personnel,€€Š ’ā ŠĢ€€€€(1)€a€clerk€is€not€required€to€permitŠ >Ž Šinspection€of€a€case€record€filed€with€theŠ d Šclerk€for€docketing€in€a€judicial€action€or€aŠ ź: Šnotice€record€filed€for€recording€andŠ Ą Šindexing€until€the€document€has€been€docketedŠ –ę Šor€recorded€and€indexed;€and€€Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€(2)€the€Chief€Judge€of€the€Court€ofŠ h ŠAppeals,€by€administrative€order,€a€copy€ofŠ ī> Šwhich€shall€be€filed€with€and€maintained€byŠ Ä Šthe€clerk€of€each€court,€may€adopt€proceduresŠ šź Šand€conditions,€not€inconsistent€with€theŠ pĄ  ŠRules€in€this€Chapter,€governing€the€timelyŠ F –! Šproduction,€inspection,€and€copying€of€courtŠ !l" Šrecords.€€Š ņ!B# ŠĢCommittee€note:€€It€is€anticipated€that,€byŠ ž#ī% ŠAdministrative€Order,€entered€pursuant€toŠ t$Ä& Šsection€(b)€of€this€Rule,€the€Chief€Judge€ofŠ J%š ' Šthe€Court€of€Appeals€will€direct€that,€if€theŠ  &p!( Šclerk€does€not€permit€inspection€of€a€noticeŠ ö&F") Šrecord€prior€to€recording€and€indexing€of€theŠ Ģ'#* Šrecord,€(1)€persons€filing€a€notice€recordŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šfor€recording€and€indexing€include€a€separateŠ x)Č$, Šlegible€copy€of€those€pages€of€the€documentŠ N*ž%- Šnecessary€to€identify€the€parties€to€theŠ $+t&. Štransaction€and€the€property€that€is€theŠ ś+J'/ Šsubject€of€the€transaction€and€(2)€the€clerkŠ Š, (0 Šdate€stamp€that€copy€and€maintain€it€in€aŠ ¦-ö(1 Šseparate€book€that€is€subject€to€inspectionŠ |.Ģ)2 Šby€the€public.€€Š ° ŠĢ€€(c)€€Records€Admitted€or€Considered€asŠ \¬ ŠEvidenceŠ 2‚ ŠĢą ø ą€€Unless€ņņa€judicial€action€is€not€openŠ Ž. Što€the€public€oróó€the€court€expressly€ordersŠ “  Šotherwise,€a€court€record€that€has€beenŠ Š Ś Šadmitted€into€evidence€in€a€judicial€actionŠ ` ° Šor€that€a€court€has€considered€as€evidence€orŠ 6 †  Šrelied€upon€for€purposes€of€deciding€a€motionŠ  \  Šis€subject€to€inspection,€notwithstandingŠ ā 2  Šthat€the€record€otherwise€would€not€have€beenŠ ø  Šsubject€to€inspection€under€the€Rules€in€thisŠ ŽŽ  ŠChapter.€€Š d“  ŠĢ€€(d)€€FeesŠ `  ŠĢ€€€€(1)€In€this€Rule,€"reasonable€fee"€meansŠ ¼  Ša€fee€that€bears€a€reasonable€relationship€toŠ ’ā Šthe€actual€or€estimated€costs€incurred€orŠ hø Šlikely€to€be€incurred€in€providing€theŠ >Ž Šrequested€access.€€Š d ŠĢ€€€€(2)€Unless€otherwise€expressly€permittedŠ Ą Šby€the€Rules€in€this€Chapter,€a€custodian€mayŠ –ę Šnot€charge€a€fee€for€providing€access€to€aŠ l¼ Šcourt€record€that€can€be€made€available€forŠ B’ Šinspection,€in€paper€form€or€by€electronicŠ h Šaccess,€with€the€expenditure€of€less€than€twoŠ ī> Šhours€of€effort€by€the€custodian€or€otherŠ Ä Šjudicial€employee.€€Š šź ŠĢ€€€€(3)€A€custodian€may€charge€a€reasonableŠ F –! Šfee€if€two€hours€or€more€of€effort€isŠ !l" Šrequired€to€provide€the€requested€access.€€Š ņ!B# ŠĢ€€€€(4)€The€custodian€may€charge€a€reasonableŠ ž#ī% Šfee€for€making€or€supervising€the€making€of€aŠ t$Ä& Šcopy€or€printout€of€a€court€record.€€Š J%š ' ŠĢ€€€€(5)€The€custodian€may€waive€a€fee€if,Š ö&F") Šafter€consideration€of€the€ability€of€theŠ Ģ'#* Šperson€requesting€access€to€pay€the€fee€andŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šother€relevant€factors,€the€custodianŠ x)Č$, Šdetermines€that€the€waiver€is€in€the€publicŠ N*ž%- Šinterest.€€Š $+t&. ŠĢ€€(e)€€New€Court€RecordsŠ Š, (0 ŠĢ€€€€(1)€Except€as€expressly€required€by€otherŠ |.Ģ)2 Šlaw€and€subject€to€Rule€16-1008,€neither€aŠ ° Šcustodian€nor€a€court€or€other€judicialŠ †Ö Šagency€is€required€by€the€Rules€in€thisŠ \¬ ŠChapter€to€index,€compile,€re-format,Š 2‚ Šprogram,€or€reorganize€existing€court€recordsŠ X Šor€other€documents€or€information€to€create€aŠ Ž. Šnew€court€record€not€necessary€to€beŠ “  Šmaintained€in€the€ordinary€course€ofŠ Š Ś Šbusiness.€€The€removal,€deletion,€orŠ ` ° Šredaction€from€a€court€record€of€informationŠ 6 †  Šnot€subject€to€inspection€under€the€Rules€inŠ  \  Šthis€Chapter€in€order€to€make€the€courtŠ ā 2  Šrecord€subject€to€inspection€does€not€createŠ ø  Ša€new€record€within€the€meaning€of€this€Rule.€Š ŽŽ  ŠĢ€€€€(2)€If€a€custodian,€court,€or€otherŠ :Š  Šjudicial€agency€(A)€indexes,€compiles,Š `  Šre-formats,€programs,€or€reorganizes€existingŠ ę6 Šcourt€records€or€other€documents€orŠ ¼  Šinformation€to€create€a€new€court€record,€orŠ ’ā Š(B)€comes€into€possession€of€a€new€courtŠ hø Šrecord€created€by€another€from€the€indexing,Š >Ž Šcompilation,€re-formatting,€programming,€orŠ d Šreorganization€of€other€court€records,Š ź: Šdocuments,€or€information,€and€there€is€noŠ Ą Šbasis€under€the€Rules€in€this€Chapter€to€denyŠ –ę Šinspection€of€that€new€court€record€or€someŠ l¼ Špart€of€that€court€record,€the€new€courtŠ B’ Šrecord€or€a€part€for€which€there€is€no€basisŠ h Što€deny€inspection€shall€be€subject€toŠ ī> Šinspection.€€Š Ä ŠĢ€€(f)€€Access€by€Judicial€EmployeesŠ pĄ  ŠĢą ø ą€€The€Rules€in€this€Chapter€addressŠ !l" Šaccess€to€court€records€by€the€public€atŠ ņ!B# Šlarge€and€do€not€limit€access€to€courtŠ Č"$ Šrecords€by€judicial€officials€or€employees€inŠ ž#ī% Šthe€performance€of€their€official€duties.€€Š t$Ä& ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€new.Š  &p!( ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€16„1002€was€accompanied€by€the€following€Reporterššs€Š ¢(ņ#+ ŠĢNote.Š N*ž%- ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąThe€Access€Rules€ImplementationŠ ś+J'/ ŠCommittee€appointed€by€Chief€Judge€BellŠ Š, (0 Šissued€its€final€report€on€August€29,€2005.€Š ¦-ö(1 ŠOne€of€the€issues€listed€in€the€report€thatŠ |.Ģ)2 Šmay€require€final€action€was€the€need€forŠ ° Šclarification€in€section€(c)€of€Rule€16„1002Š †Ö Šthat€records€admitted€into€evidence€becomeŠ \¬ Šsubject€to€public€inspection€unless€aŠ 2‚ Šproceeding€is€closed€to€the€public.€€TheŠ X ŠGeneral€Court€Administration€SubcommitteeŠ Ž. Šrecommends€the€addition€of€an€introductoryŠ “  Šphrase€to€section€(c)€that€provides€for€anŠ Š Ś Šexception€to€the€principle€of€accessibilityŠ ` ° Šof€records€admitted€into€evidence€when€aŠ 6 †  Šcourt€proceeding€is€closed€to€the€public.€Š  \  ŠWithout€this€clarification,€the€privacy€ofŠ ā 2  Šthese€proceedings€could€be€undermined.Š ø  ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` ŅÓÓą  ąJudge€Norton€explained€that€the€Access€Rules€ImplementationŠ :Š  ŠCommittee€appointed€by€the€Honorable€Robert€M.€Bell,€Chief€JudgeŠ ę6 Šof€the€Court€of€Appeals,€had€recommended€in€its€final€report€thatŠ ’ā Šsection€(c)€of€Rule€16„1002€may€need€clarification€that€recordsŠ >Ž Šadmitted€into€evidence€become€subject€to€public€inspection€unlessŠ ź: Ša€proceeding€is€closed€to€the€public.€€Ms.€Melamed€told€theŠ –ę ŠCommittee€that€she€is€the€Vice€President€of€Government€AffairsŠ B’ Šfor€ņņThe€Washington€Postóó€and€counsel€to€the€Maryland„Delaware„Š ī> ŠDistrict€of€Columbia€Press€Association.€€She€expressed€theŠ šź Šopinion€that€no€change€to€Rule€16„1002€is€necessary.€€Rule€16„Š F –! Š1006,€Required€Denial€of€Inspection€š!š€Certain€Categories€of€CaseŠ ņ!B# ŠRecords,€provides€for€closure€of€case€records.€€The€proposedŠ ž#ī% Šamendment€to€Rule€16„1002€provides€for€the€closure€of€allŠ J%š ' Ševidence€in€hearings€that€are€closed.€€It€does€not€necessarilyŠ ö&F") Šfollow€that€all€evidence€in€closed€proceedings€should€be€sealed.€Š ¢(ņ#+ ŠThe€proposed€amendment€is€well€intended,€but€not€necessary.€€TheŠ N*ž%- ŠVice€Chair€commented€that€what€had€led€her€to€believe€that€theŠ ś+J'/ Šamendment€was€necessary€was€the€last€phrase€in€section€(c)€thatŠ ¦-ö(1 Šreads€š šnotwithstanding€that€the€record€otherwise€would€not€haveŠ ° Šbeen€subject€to€inspection€under€the€Rules€in€this€Chapter.šš€€TheŠ \¬ Šnew€language€refers€to€a€š šjudicial€actionšš€which€means€that€theŠ X Šentire€proceeding€is€not€open€to€the€public.€€Ms.€MelamedŠ “  Šremarked€that€this€is€confusing.€€The€Reporterššs€note€refers€to€aŠ ` ° Šcourt€š šproceeding.šš€€The€Vice€Chair€responded€that€an€š šactionšš€isŠ  \  Šdefined€in€Rule€1„202€as€š šcollectively€all€the€steps€by€which€aŠ ø  Šparty€seeks€to€enforce€any€right€in€a€court€or€all€of€the€stepsŠ d“  Šof€a€criminal€prosecution.šš€€Ms.€Melamed€suggested€that€theŠ `  ŠReporterššs€note€be€changed€to€make€clear€that€section€(c)€refersŠ ¼  Što€a€š šjudicial€actionšš€being€closed,€not€a€š šproceeding.šš€€€Š hø Šą  ąThe€Chair€noted€that€in€a€criminal€case€where€there€is€aŠ d Šrape€shield,€a€portion€of€the€proceedings€may€be€closed,€but€theŠ Ą Šentire€case€is€not€closed.€€If€a€discrete€portion€of€the€actionŠ l¼ Šis€closed,€it€does€not€mean€that€the€entire€record€is€sealed.€€Š h ŠThe€Vice€Chair€commented€that€if€a€portion€of€the€proceedings€isŠ Ä Šclosed,€the€evidence€admitted€in€that€portion€is€not€open€toŠ pĄ  Špublic€inspection.€€Ms.€Melamed€said€that€she€agreed€with€theŠ !l" ŠVice€Chairššs€interpretation,€but€others€may€be€confused.€€TheŠ Č"$ ŠVice€Chair€pointed€out€that€the€Reporterššs€note€is€not€anŠ t$Ä& Šofficial€interpretation€of€the€Rule.€€Ms.€Melamed€suggested€thatŠ  &p!( Šthe€language€of€the€Rule€should€be€made€clearer.€€Š Ģ'#* Šą  ąThe€Chair€observed€that€a€document€may€be€presented€to€theŠ x)Č$, Šcourt€but€not€actually€considered€by€the€court.€€A€document€thatŠ $+t&. Šis€offered€into€evidence€is€part€of€the€record,€but€if€the€courtŠ Š, (0 Šdoes€not€consider€the€document,€is€it€open€to€inspection?€€TheŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠVice€Chair€noted€that€evidence€relied€upon€by€the€court€to€decideŠ ° Ša€motion€is€open€to€inspection.€€The€Chair€explained€that€a€judgeŠ \¬ Šmay€consider€a€medical€record€of€a€witness€in€a€case€where€theŠ X Šwitnessššs€memory€is€being€questioned,€but€the€judge€may€sustainŠ “  Šan€objection€to€admitting€the€evidence.€€The€Vice€Chair€pointedŠ ` ° Šout€that€section€(c)€has€the€language€š šor€that€a€court€hasŠ  \  Šconsidered€as€evidence€in€a€judicial€action...šš.€€The€ChairŠ ø  Šremarked€that€the€language€of€section€(c)€is€consistent€with€theŠ d“  Šlanguage€of€Rule€2„516,€Exhibits,€which€has€the€followingŠ `  Šlanguage:€š š[a]ll€exhibits€...€whether€or€not€offered€in€evidence,Š ¼  Šand€if€offered,€whether€or€not€admitted...šš.€€The€Vice€ChairŠ hø Šsuggested€that€the€language€could€be€š š...€admitted€or€otherwiseŠ d Špart€of€the€record...šš.€€Mr.€Brault€proposed€the€followingŠ Ą Šlanguage:€š š...€a€court€record€that€has€been€offered,€admittedŠ l¼ Šinto€evidence,€or€relied€upon€for€purposes€of€deciding€a€motionŠ h Šis€subject€to€inspection...šš€with€the€rest€of€the€sentence€beingŠ Ä Šdeleted.€€€Š pĄ  Šą  ąMs.€Melamed€expressed€the€view€that€the€Rules€need€to€makeŠ !l" Šclear€what€is€part€of€the€record.€€The€Chair€remarked€that€in€theŠ Č"$ Špast,€if€the€court€did€not€want€the€press€to€have€access€to€aŠ t$Ä& Šdocument€that€had€been€marked€for€identification€and€offered€intoŠ  &p!( Ševidence,€the€court€would€not€rule€as€to€its€admissibility.€Š Ģ'#* ŠUntil€the€court€would€admit€the€document€into€evidence,€no€oneŠ x)Č$, Šcould€look€at€it,€except€for€the€parties€and€the€court.€€The€ViceŠ $+t&. ŠChair€noted€that€when€documents€or€affidavits€are€attached€to€aŠ Š, (0 Šmotion,€they€are€not€admitted€into€evidence,€but€they€are€part€ofŠ |.Ģ)2 Šthe€record.€€She€suggested€that€the€language€of€section€(c)€couldŠ ° Šbe:€€š š...offered€or€admitted€into€evidence€in€a€judicial€actionŠ \¬ Šor€otherwise€part€of€the€record...šš.€€Senator€Stone€said€thatŠ X Šwhen€the€record€is€subject€to€inspection,€and€a€motion€toŠ “  Šsuppress€is€filed,€then€denied,€and€a€trial€is€held€30€daysŠ ` ° Šlater,€a€confession€could€get€into€the€press€and€impact€theŠ  \  Šability€of€a€defendant€to€get€a€fair€trial.€€The€Chair€commentedŠ ø  Šthat€the€burden€is€on€the€party€who€wants€the€evidence€to€beŠ d“  Šprotected€from€the€press.€€If€a€judge€anticipates€a€problem€withŠ `  Špicking€a€jury,€the€judge€may€not€permit€instant€access€to€theŠ ¼  Šrecords.€€Ms.€Melamed€expressed€the€view€that€the€term€š šcaseŠ hø Šrecordšš€is€too€broad.€€The€language€in€the€Rule€that€reads€š šorŠ d Šrelied€upon€for€purposes€of€deciding€a€motionšš€should€beŠ Ą Šretained.€€The€Chair€pointed€out€that€this€could€cause€aŠ l¼ Šconflict,€because€victimsšš€rights€advocates€could€argue€that€ifŠ h Šthe€court€is€not€relying€on€the€evidence,€the€public€is€notŠ Ä Šentitled€to€access.€€The€Vice€Chair€observed€that€if€the€recordŠ pĄ  Šis€the€entire€court€file,€anything€filed€is€part€of€the€record.€Š !l" ŠThe€language€submitted€by€Ms.€Melamed€could€create€the€impressionŠ Č"$ Šthat€the€exemptions€listed€in€Rule€16„1006,€Required€Denial€ofŠ t$Ä& ŠInspection€š!š€Certain€Categories€of€Case€Records,€will€beŠ  &p!( Šsuperseded€by€Rule€16„1002€(c).€Š Ģ'#* Šą  ąMs.€Melamed€questioned€the€meaning€of€the€language€inŠ x)Č$, Šsection€(c)€that€reads€š š...a€court...has€relied€upon...šš.€€TheŠ $+t&. ŠVice€Chair€noted€that€it€may€be€difficult€to€figure€out€if€theŠ Š, (0 Šjudge€relied€on€a€particular€part€of€the€court€record.€€Ō_ŌMs.Š |.Ģ)2 ŠŌ_ŌMelamedŌ_Ō€asked€if€the€word€š šconsideredšš€clarifies€this€issue.€€TheŠ ° ŠVice€Chair€suggested€that€there€should€be€no€change€to€theŠ \¬ Šlanguage€of€the€Rule.€€Judge€Norton€said€that€this€Rule€is€notŠ X Šmeant€to€supersede€prior€confidentiality,€and€this€must€beŠ “  Šclarified.€€Judge€Ō_ŌMcAuliffeŌ_Ō€suggested€that€a€cross€reference€toŠ ` ° ŠRule€1„202€(a)€be€added€after€section€(c)€of€Rule€16„1002,€andŠ  \  Šthe€Committee€agreed€by€consensus€to€this€change.€€Š ø  Šą  ąMr.€Sykes€inquired€as€to€why€section€(c)€is€limited€to€aŠ d“  Šcourt€record€and€not€any€document€in€a€judicial€action.€€TheŠ `  ŠChair€responded€that€there€is€a€definition€of€the€term€š šcourtŠ ¼  Šrecord.šš€€Mr.€Sykes€remarked€that€this€is€confusing,€because€theŠ hø Šcourt€record€has€to€be€admitted€into€evidence.€€The€StyleŠ d ŠSubcommittee€can€look€at€this€issue.€€The€Chair€commented€thatŠ Ą Šthe€term€š šcourt€recordšš€is€defined€in€section€(e)€of€Rule€16„Š l¼ Š1001,€Definitions,€to€include€a€case€record.€€Subsection€(c)(2)Š h Šof€Rule€16„1001€provides€that€a€š šššcase€recordšš€does€not€include€aŠ Ä Šdocument€or€information€described€in€subsection€(a)(3)€of€thisŠ pĄ  ŠRule.šš€€The€Vice€Chair€said€that€this€provision€should€beŠ !l" Šrewritten.€€Ms.€Potter€reiterated€Mr.€Sykesšš€point€that€admittedŠ Č"$ Šrecords€are€not€necessarily€the€same€as€court€records.€€The€ChairŠ t$Ä& Šsaid€that€the€Rule€should€go€back€to€the€Subcommittee€toŠ  &p!( Šdetermine€a€better€way€to€communicate€that€evidence€offered€as€anŠ Ģ'#* Šexhibit€is€subject€to€inspection.€€The€language€in€section€(c)Š x)Č$, Šshould€be€š šcase€recordšš€instead€of€š šcourt€record.šš€€The€ChairŠ $+t&. Šremanded€the€Rule€to€the€Subcommittee.Š Š, (0 Šą  ąJudge€Norton€presented€Rule€9„203,€Financial€Statements,€forŠ |.Ģ)2 Šthe€Committeeššs€consideration.Š ° ŠŅ` °ŅŅ` °ŅÓÓĢą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ 2‚ ŠĢą@\ \ ģąTITLE€9€„€FAMILY€LAW€ACTIONSˆŠ Ž. ŠĢą@  ģąCHAPTER€200€„€DIVORCE,€ANNULMENT,€ALIMONY,ˆŠ Š Ś ŠĢą@l l ģąCHILD€SUPPORT,€AND€CHILD€CUSTODYˆŠ 6 †  ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€9„203€to€limit€theŠ ø  Šapplicability€of€current€section€(d)€toŠ ŽŽ  Šfinancial€statements€that€have€not€beenŠ d“  Šadmitted€into€evidence,€to€provide€that€aŠ :Š  Šparty€may€make€a€motion€to€seal€a€financialŠ `  Šstatement€that€has€been€admitted€intoŠ ę6 Ševidence,€and€to€add€a€certain€crossŠ ¼  Šreference,€as€follows:Š ’ā ŠĢĢRule€9„203.€€FINANCIAL€STATEMENTSŠ d ŠĢĢ€€€.€.€.Š –ę ŠĢ€€(d)€€Inspection€of€Financial€StatementsŠ B’ ŠĢą ø ą€€ņ ņInspection€ofó ó€ņņUntilóó€a€financialŠ ī> Šstatement€filed€pursuant€to€the€Rules€in€thisŠ Ä ŠChapter€is€ņņadmitted€into€evidence,€inspectionŠ šź Šof€it€isóó€governed€by€Code,€State€GovernmentŠ pĄ  ŠArticle,€šš10-617€(a)€and€(f).€€ņņThereafter,€aŠ F –! Šparty€who€does€not€want€the€financialŠ !l" Šstatement€open€to€public€inspection€may€makeŠ ņ!B# Ša€motion€to€have€it€sealed.óóŠ Č"$ ŠņņĢCross€reference:€See€Rule€16„1002€(c).óóŠ t$Ä& ŠĢ€€€.€.€.Š  &p!( ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€9„203€was€accompanied€by€the€following€Reporterššs€Note.Š ¢(ņ#+ ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąAfter€the€Rules€on€Access€to€CourtŠ N*ž%- ŠRecords€went€into€effect,€Chief€Judge€RobertŠ $+t&. ŠM.€Bell€appointed€members€to€the€Access€RulesŠ ś+J'/ ŠImplementation€Committee.€€Following€manyŠ Š, (0 Šmeetings€of€the€Committee€and€variousŠ ¦-ö(1 Šsubcommittees€within€it,€a€final€report€wasŠ |.Ģ)2 Šissued€August€29,€2005.€€The€Committee€listedŠ ° Šthe€issues€that€may€require€further€actionŠ †Ö Šalong€with€appropriate€recommendations€forŠ \¬ Šaction.€€One€of€the€issues€suggested€forŠ 2‚ Šfurther€action€is€how€to€handle€access€toŠ X Šfinancial€statements€required€in€family€lawŠ Ž. Šactions€pursuant€to€Rule€9„203.€€The€GeneralŠ “  ŠCourt€Administration€Subcommittee€discussedŠ Š Ś Šthis€issue€and€recommends€adding€language€toŠ ` ° Šsection€(d)€of€Rule€9„203€to€clarify€thatŠ 6 †  Šuntil€a€financial€statement€is€admitted€intoŠ  \  Ševidence,€inspection€of€it€is€governed€byŠ ā 2  ŠCode,€State€Government€Article,€šš10„617€(a)Š ø  Šand€(f),€which€does€not€permit€inspection€ofŠ ŽŽ  Ša€public€records€containing€information€aboutŠ d“  Šthe€finances€of€an€individual.€€TheŠ :Š  ŠSubcommittee€also€recommends€adding€languageŠ `  Što€section€(d)€of€Rule€9„203€that€providesŠ ę6 Šthat€a€party€who€does€not€want€financialŠ ¼  Šstatements€accessible€to€the€public€may€makeŠ ’ā Ša€motion€to€seal€the€record.Š hø ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` ŅÓÓą  ąJudge€Norton€explained€that€Code,€State€Government€Article,Š ź: Ššš10„617€(a)€and€(f)€requires€that€inspection€of€financialŠ –ę Šstatements€in€public€records€be€denied.€€However,€once€theŠ B’ Šfinancial€statement€is€admitted€into€evidence,€a€party€who€doesŠ ī> Šnot€want€the€statement€open€to€public€inspection€must€file€aŠ šź Šmotion€to€seal€it,€and€the€Subcommittee€recommends€adding€theŠ F –! Šsecond€sentence€to€section€(d)€which€provides€this.€€Ms.€Ō_ŌMelamedŌ_ŌŠ ņ!B# Šhas€suggested€further€changes€to€section€(d)€that€have€beenŠ ž#ī% Šdistributed€at€the€meeting€today.€€See€Appendix€1.€€She€proposesŠ J%š ' Šthat€the€following€language€be€added€after€the€word€š ševidencešš€inŠ ö&F") Šthe€first€sentence:€š šor€is€considered€as€evidence€or€relied€uponŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šfor€purposes€of€deciding€a€motion.šš€€She€also€suggests€addingŠ N*ž%- Šafter€the€word€š šsealedšš€at€the€end€of€the€second€sentence€ofŠ ś+J'/ Šsection€(d),€the€following€language:€š špursuant€to€Rule€16„1009,ššŠ ¦-ö(1 Šand€adding€a€new€subsection€(k)€in€Rule€16„1006€that€would€read:Š ° Šš šAs€provided€in€Rule€9„203€(d),€a€case€record€that€consists€of€aŠ \¬ Šfinancial€statement€filed€pursuant€to€Rule€9„202.šš€€The€ChairŠ X Šcommented€that€the€burden€is€on€the€party€who€seeks€exclusion€ofŠ “  Šthe€record.€€Ms.€Ō_ŌMelamedŌ_Ō€responded€that€this€may€be€too€broad,Š ` ° Šbecause€the€record€includes€everything.€€The€language€š šor€reliedŠ  \  Šupon€for€purposes€of€deciding€a€motionšš€should€be€retained.€€€Š ø  Šą  ąThe€Chair€commented€that€the€problem€is€with€the€files€inŠ d“  Šthe€clerksšš€offices.€€The€party€goes€to€the€courthouse€to€sealŠ `  Šthe€record,€but€his€or€her€business€competitors€already€had€seenŠ ¼  Šthe€financial€statement€before€the€motion€to€seal€could€be€filed.€Š hø Š€The€party€who€would€like€for€the€record€to€be€sealed€deservesŠ d Šprotection.€€At€a€hearing€in€open€court,€the€party€can€ask€theŠ Ą Šjudge€for€protection.€€However,€in€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,Š l¼ Šthe€judge€may€have€decided€the€motion€three€days€prior,€but€theŠ h Šclerk€did€not€mail€the€decision€for€two€days,€and€the€businessŠ Ä Šcompetitors€were€already€able€to€gain€access€to€the€financialŠ pĄ  Šstatement.€€€The€Vice€Chair€reiterated€that€the€burden€is€on€theŠ !l" Šparty€who€files€the€sensitive€information.€€The€Chair€remarkedŠ Č"$ Šthat€in€a€domestic€case,€the€husband€and€wife€may€be€fighting.€Š t$Ä& ŠThe€wifeššs€attorney€files€a€motion€and€attached€to€it€are€theŠ  &p!( Šhusbandššs€W„2€form€and€tax€returns.€€It€is€the€wife€who€may€alertŠ Ģ'#* Šthe€press€about€the€financial€information.€€Sometimes,€it€is€theŠ x)Č$, Šopponent€who€wants€the€matter€sealed,€not€the€person€who€filedŠ $+t&. Šthe€information.€€Š Š, (0 Šą  ąMs.€Ō_ŌMelamedŌ_Ō€said€that€the€motion€to€seal€could€be€filedŠ |.Ģ)2 Šprospectively,€but€the€Chair€noted€that€a€party€may€not€know€toŠ ° Šdo€this.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌBraultŌ_Ō€noted€that€if€someone€is€turning€overŠ \¬ Šfinancial€statements€to€an€opponent,€he€or€she€could€move€for€aŠ X Šprotective€order.€€The€Chair€reiterated€that€an€opponent€may€wantŠ “  Šthe€financial€statements€to€be€public.€€After€the€opponent€hasŠ ` ° Šreleased€the€information,€it€is€too€late€to€move€for€a€protectiveŠ  \  Šorder.€€Mr.€Sykes€remarked€that€in€federal€practice,€there€areŠ ø  Šconfidential€agreements.€€The€Chair€said€that€in€Maryland,€theŠ d“  Šprocedure€is€that€until€a€financial€statement€is€offered€intoŠ `  Ševidence,€it€is€not€accessible.€€In€a€court€hearing,€a€party€hasŠ ¼  Šan€opportunity€to€ask€for€protection.€€The€Rule€can€be€designedŠ hø Što€provide€that€a€person€who€wants€the€record€to€be€sealed€canŠ d Šprotest.€€The€language€š šconsidered€or€relied€onšš€may€causeŠ Ą Šconflicts.€€The€Vice€Chair€noted€that€the€general€rule€is€thatŠ l¼ Šonce€evidence€is€admitted,€it€is€open€to€inspection.€€She€askedŠ h Šwhy€section€(d)€is€being€changed.€€Ms.€Ō_ŌMelamedŌ_Ō€answered€that€theŠ Ä Šchange€is€an€attempt€to€give€practitioners€notice€that€they€haveŠ pĄ  Što€take€action€to€keep€the€financial€statements€from€beingŠ !l" Špublic.€€No€change€to€the€meaning€of€the€Rule€is€intended.€€Š Č"$ Šą  ąThe€Chair€commented€that€Ō_ŌifŌ_Ō€something€is€marked€forŠ t$Ä& Šidentification,€it€is€considered€to€be€part€of€the€record.€€TheŠ  &p!( Šlanguage€of€section€(d)€should€be€similar€to€the€language€of€RuleŠ Ģ'#* Š2„516.€€Until€an€exhibit€becomes€part€of€the€record,€whetherŠ x)Č$, Šadmitted€or€relied€upon,€the€protection€remains.€€Ms.€Ō_ŌMelamedŌ_ŌŠ $+t&. Šsuggested€that€section€(c)€of€Rule€16„1002€use€parallel€language,Š Š, (0 Šso€there€is€no€question€of€either€Rule€16„1002€or€9„203Š |.Ģ)2 ŠŌ_Ōsuperseding€the€other.€Š ° Šą  ąThe€Chair€said€that€the€General€Court€AdministrationŠ \¬ ŠSubcommittee€will€reconsider€the€Rules.€€Family€law€practitionersŠ X Šand€Ms.€Melamed€will€be€invited€to€the€meeting.€€Mr.€SykesŠ “  Špointed€out€that€the€Subcommittee€should€take€into€account€thatŠ ` ° Šin€the€practice€of€law,€when€an€exhibit€is€added€as€part€of€theŠ  \  Šrecord€in€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€matter,€the€exhibit€isŠ ø  Šnot€necessarily€admitted.€€The€Vice€Chair€inquired€as€to€theŠ d“  Špurpose€of€the€second€sentence.€€Judge€Norton€replied€that€itŠ `  Šgives€people€an€opportunity€to€protect€their€records.€€Mr.€BraultŠ ¼  Šreiterated€that€a€party€can€ask€the€court€to€put€the€financialŠ hø Šstatement€under€seal.€€The€Chair€responded€that€this€works€if€theŠ d Šparty€who€files€the€statement€wants€it€under€seal,€but€not€if€theŠ Ą Šparty€who€files€the€statement€wants€to€embarrass€the€other€partyŠ l¼ Šby€making€it€public.€€Judge€Spellbring€suggested€that€theŠ h Šlanguage€in€section€(d)€that€reads€š špursuant€to€the€Rules€in€thisŠ Ä ŠChapteršš€should€be€deleted.€€The€Chair€said€that€the€Rules€inŠ pĄ  ŠMaryland€pertaining€to€access€to€court€records€are€better€thanŠ !l" Šsimilar€rules€in€many€other€jurisdictions.€€The€Subcommittee€willŠ Č"$ Šlook€at€these€issues€again.€€Mr.€Shipley€commented€that€many€ofŠ t$Ä& Šthe€clerks€around€the€State€are€unsure€how€to€handle€theseŠ  &p!( Šmatters.€€The€Chair€thanked€the€consultants€for€their€assistanceŠ Ģ'#* Šwith€this€issue.Š x)Č$, ŠÓÓĢAgenda€Item€2.€€Ō‡ XūVXXXūVŌConsideration€of€proposed€new€Rule€18„207€(DrugŠ ś+J'/ Š€€Treatment€Courts)Ō#†XūVXX XūVӕ#ŌŠ Š, (0 Š_________________________________________________________________Š ¦-ö(1 ŠŠ |.Ģ)2 ЇÓÓą  ąJudge€Norton€presented€Rule€18„207,€Drug€Treatment€Courts,Š ° Šfor€the€Committeeššs€consideration.Š \¬ ŠŅ` °ŅŅ` °ŅÓÓą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ X ŠĢą@Ø Ø ģąTITLE€18€„€COURT€ADMINISTRATIONˆŠ “  ŠĢą@Ų Ų ģąCHAPTER€200€„€GENERAL€PROVISIONS€„š!š€CIRCUITˆŠ ` ° ŠĢą@““!ģąAND€DISTRICT€COURTˆŠ  \  ŠĢĢą ø ąADD€new€Rule€18„207,€as€follows:Š ŽŽ  ŠĢĢRule€18„207.€€DRUG€TREATMENT€COURTSŠ `  ŠĢ€€(a)€€DefinitionŠ ¼  ŠĢą ø ą€€š šDrug€treatment€courtšš€means€aŠ hø Šspecialized€docket€designed€to€divert€non„Š >Ž Šviolent€individuals€who€commit€crimes€toŠ d Šsupport€their€habits€into€an€integratedŠ ź: Šsystem€which€provides€intensive€treatment,Š Ą Šcase€supervision,€and€drug€testing€under€theŠ –ę Šclose€supervision€of€the€court€in€whichŠ l¼ Šoffenders€are€held€strictly€and€immediatelyŠ B’ Šaccountable€for€their€behavior€through€aŠ h Švariety€of€incentives€and€sanctions.Š ī> ŠĢ€€(b)€€Establishment€of€a€Drug€TreatmentŠ šź ŠCourt€CommissionŠ pĄ  ŠĢ€€€€(1)€€CompositionŠ !l" ŠĢą ø ą€€€€The€Drug€Treatment€Court€CommissionŠ Č"$ Šshall€be€staffed€by€the€Administrative€OfficeŠ ž#ī% Šof€the€Courts,€and€shall€support€theŠ t$Ä& Šestablishment€of€drug€treatment€courtŠ J%š ' Šprograms€in€circuit€courts€and€the€DistrictŠ  &p!( ŠCourt.€€The€Commission€shall€includeŠ ö&F") Šrepresentatives€from€the:Š Ģ'#* ŠĢą ø ą€€(A)€Judiciary;Š x)Č$, ŠĢą ø ą€€(B)€Department€of€Health€and€MentalŠ $+t&. ŠHygiene;Š ś+J'/ ŠĢą ø ą€€(C)€Department€of€Public€Safety€andŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠCorrectional€Services;Š |.Ģ)2 Їą ø ą€€(D)€Office€of€the€Public€Defender;Š ° ŠĢą ø ą€€(E)€Office€of€the€Stateššs€Attorney;Š \¬ ŠĢą ø ą€€(F)€Addiction€Treatment€Community;Š X ŠĢą ø ą€€(G)€Governorššs€Office€of€Crime€ControlŠ “  Šand€Prevention;Š Š Ś ŠĢą ø ą€€(H)€Legislature;Š 6 †  ŠĢą ø ą€€(I)€Maryland€Association€of€CountyŠ ā 2  ŠHealth€Officers;Š ø  ŠĢą ø ą€€(J)€Private€Criminal€Defense€Bar;ņ ņó óŠ d“  ŠĢą ø ą€€(K)€Department€of€Juvenile€Services;Š `  ŠĢą ø ą€€(L)€Drug€Court€Coordinators;€andŠ ¼  ŠĢą ø ą€€(M)€Department€of€Human€Resources.Š hø ŠĢ€€€€(2)€€Chair€and€Vice€ChairŠ d ŠĢą ø ą€€€€The€Commission€shall€have€a€chairŠ Ą Šand€a€vice€chair€appointed€by€the€Chief€JudgeŠ –ę Šof€the€Court€of€Appeals,€who€shall€provideŠ l¼ Šperiodic€reports€to€the€Chief€Judge€asŠ B’ Šrequested.€€Subcommitteeņņsóó€shall€beŠ h Šconstituted€at€the€direction€of€the€chair€asŠ ī> Šnecessary.€€Š Ä ŠĢ€€€€(3)€€Executive€Committee€of€the€DrugŠ pĄ  ŠTreatment€Court€CommissionŠ F –! ŠĢą ø ą€€€€There€shall€be€an€ExecutiveŠ ņ!B# ŠCommittee€of€the€Commission€composed€of€theŠ Č"$ ŠChair€and€Vice€Chair,€the€Chief€Judge€of€theŠ ž#ī% ŠCourt€of€Appeals,€the€Chief€Judge€of€theŠ t$Ä& ŠDistrict€Court,€and€the€State€CourtŠ J%š ' ŠAdministrator.Š  &p!( ŠĢ€€€€(4)€€Goals€of€the€Drug€Treatment€CourtŠ Ģ'#* ŠCommissionŠ ¢(ņ#+ ŠĢą ø ą€€€€The€goals€of€the€Drug€TreatmentŠ N*ž%- ŠCourt€Commission€include:Š $+t&. ŠĢą ø ą€(A)€encourage€a€comprehensive€systemsŠ Š, (0 Šapproach€to€the€development€andŠ ¦-ö(1 Šimplementation€of€Drug€Treatment€CourtsŠ |.Ģ)2 Šwithin€this€State;Š ° ŠĢ€€€€€€(B)€assist€interested€localŠ \¬ Šjurisdictions€in€the€development€of€DrugŠ 2‚ ŠTreatment€Courts€by€drawing€upon€acceptedŠ X Šnational€policies€and€practices€relevant€toŠ Ž. ŠDrug€Treatment€Court€programs€and€byŠ “  Šproviding€technical€assistance,€training,€andŠ Š Ś Šother€support;Š ` ° ŠĢą ø ą€(C)€provide€coordination€training,€andŠ  \  Šsupport€for€local€Drug€Treatment€CourtŠ ā 2  Šactivities€within€the€State;€andŠ ø  ŠĢą ø ą€(D)€provide€guidance€and€systemsŠ d“  Šsupport€for€the€implementation,€management,Š :Š  Šand€evaluation€of€Drug€Treatment€CourtŠ `  Šprograms.Š ę6 ŠĢ€€€€(5)€€Scope€of€ServicesŠ ’ā ŠĢą ø ą€€€€The€scope€of€services€for€the€DrugŠ >Ž ŠTreatment€Court€Commission€shall:Š d ŠĢ€€€€€€(A)€provide€technical€assistance,€grantŠ Ą Šwriting€assistance,€and€other€support€for€theŠ –ę Špurposes€of€planning€and€implementing€DrugŠ l¼ ŠTreatment€Court€programs;Š B’ ŠĢą ø ą€(B)€encourage€and€facilitate€multi„Š ī> Šdisciplinary€training€regarding€DrugŠ Ä ŠTreatment€Court€policies,€services,€andŠ šź Špractices;Š pĄ  ŠĢą ø ą€(C)€assist€local€jurisdictions€inŠ !l" Šidentifying€and€acquiring€funding€for€allŠ ņ!B# Šcomponents€necessary€to€implement€aŠ Č"$ Šsuccessful€Drug€Treatment€Court;Š ž#ī% ŠĢą ø ą€(D)€establish€standards€and€guidelinesŠ J%š ' Šfor€licensed€treatment€providers€whichŠ  &p!( Šservice€Drug€Treatment€Court€programs;Š ö&F") ŠĢą ø ą€(E)€support€implementing€and€continuingŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šmeritorious€proposals€which€shall€includeŠ x)Č$, Šcase€management€and€treatment€services€thatŠ N*ž%- Šcomply€with€guidelines€developed€by€theŠ $+t&. ŠCommission;Š ś+J'/ ŠĢ€€€€€€(F)€establish€guidelines€for€DrugŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠTreatment€Court€components€Ō_Ōincluding,Š |.Ģ)2 Šscreening,€assessment,€treatment€services,Š ° Šand€sanctions;Š †Ö ŠĢą ø ą€(G)€assist€in€identifying,€developingŠ 2‚ Šand€implementing€a€range€of€support€servicesŠ X Što€augment€recovery;Š Ž. ŠĢ€€€€€€(H)€establish€management€informationŠ Š Ś Šsystem€standards€related€to€interoperability,Š ` ° Šconnectivity,€communications,€networking,Š 6 †  Šdata€collection,€and€reporting;Š  \  ŠĢą ø ą€(I)€assist€in€conducting€evaluations€toŠ ø  Šassess€the€effectiveness€of€Drug€TreatmentŠ ŽŽ  ŠCourt€programs;Š d“  ŠĢą ø ą€(J)€develop€and€implement€training€forŠ `  Šdrug€court€professionals€within€the€State;Š ę6 ŠandŠ ¼  ŠĢ€€€€€€(K)€develop€best€practices€andŠ hø Šstandards.Š >Ž ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€new.Š ź: ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€18„207€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ l¼ ŠĢNote.Š h ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąThis€Rule€is€derived€almost€exclusivelyŠ Ä Šfrom€an€Administrative€Order€dated€OctoberŠ šź Š23,€2001€entitled€š šOrder€Governing€theŠ pĄ  ŠEstablishment€of€Drug€Treatment€Courts.šš€€TheŠ F –! Šonly€changes,€except€for€style€changes,€areŠ !l" Šsubstitution€of€the€word€š šincludešš€for€theŠ ņ!B# Šwords€š šbe€composed€ofšš€in€subsection€(b)(1)Š Č"$ Što€allow€more€flexibility€in€the€compositionŠ ž#ī% Šof€the€Drug€Treatment€Court€Commission;€theŠ t$Ä& Šaddition€of€the€Department€of€JuvenileŠ J%š ' ŠServices,€Drug€Court€Coordinator,€and€theŠ  &p!( ŠDepartment€of€Human€Resources€to€the€list€ofŠ ö&F") Šrepresentatives€of€agencies€composing€theŠ Ģ'#* ŠCommission;€and€the€addition€in€subsectionŠ ¢(ņ#+ Š(b)(4)€of€š šdevelop€and€implement€training€forŠ x)Č$, Šdrug€court€professionals€within€the€Statešš€asŠ N*ž%- Šanother€service€for€the€Commission,Š $+t&. Šconforming€to€current€practice.Š ś+J'/ ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` ŅÓÓą  ąJudge€Norton€told€the€Committee€that€Chief€Judge€Bell€hadŠ |.Ģ)2 Šissued€an€Administrative€Order€on€October€23,€2001€establishingŠ ° Šdrug€treatment€courts.€€See€Appendix€2.€€These€courts€now€existŠ \¬ Šthroughout€the€State€in€most€counties.€€The€addition€of€a€ruleŠ X Špertaining€to€the€administration€of€these€courts€may€be€helpful.€Š “  ŠMost€of€the€language€of€the€proposed€Rule€is€taken€directly€fromŠ ` ° Šthe€Administrative€Order,€except€for€the€addition€of€some€membersŠ  \  Šof€the€Drug€Treatment€Court€Commission€who€were€added€by€theŠ ø  ŠSubcommittee.€€The€Subcommittee€also€added€the€word€š šincludeššŠ d“  Šafter€the€word€š šshallšš€in€the€second€sentence€of€subsectionŠ `  Š(b)(1),€so€that€other€people€can€be€added€to€the€composition€ofŠ ¼  Šthe€Commission.€€Š hø Šą  ąThe€threshold€question€is€whether€there€needs€to€be€a€ruleŠ d Špertaining€to€the€drug€treatment€courts.€€The€Chair€commentedŠ Ą Šthat€a€formal€rule€could€be€of€benefit€to€those€jurisdictionsŠ l¼ Šthat€are€seeking€federal€funding.€€Judge€Norton€added€that€hisŠ h Šperception€is€that€the€drug€treatment€courts€are€a€permanentŠ Ä Šfixture.€€Gray€Barton€and€Jennifer€Moore€from€the€AdministrativeŠ pĄ  ŠOffice€of€the€Courts€conduct€drug€treatment€court€trainingŠ !l" Šsessions€around€the€State€and€assist€jurisdictions€in€qualifyingŠ Č"$ Šfor€federal€funds.€€The€Chair€suggested€that€the€Rule€beŠ t$Ä& Špresented€to€the€Court€of€Appeals€to€decide€if€a€Rule€is€inŠ  &p!( Šorder.€€Mr.€Sykes€remarked€that€the€Administrative€Order€couldŠ Ģ'#* Šalso€be€changed€to€reflect€modifications€in€the€procedures€forŠ x)Č$, Šthe€drug€courts.€€The€Vice€Chair€asked€where€the€Rule€should€beŠ $+t&. Šplaced.€€The€Chair€answered€that€it€could€go€into€the€CriminalŠ Š, (0 ŠRules.€€The€Vice€Chair€pointed€out€that€the€Rule€does€not€pertainŠ |.Ģ)2 Što€the€drug€treatment€courts,€but€rather€to€the€Drug€TreatmentŠ ° ŠCourt€Commission.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌBraultŌ_Ō€questioned€as€to€whether€eachŠ \¬ Šcounty€has€its€own€drug€treatment€court.€€Judge€Norton€repliedŠ X Šthat€each€county€decides€whether€to€set€up€a€drug€treatmentŠ “  Šcourt.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌBraultŌ_Ō€asked€whether€there€are€such€courts€in€bothŠ ` ° Šcircuit€court€and€the€District€Court.€€Judge€Norton€answered€thatŠ  \  Šit€varies€from€county€to€county.€€For€example,€in€WorcesterŠ ø  ŠCounty,€there€is€a€family€drug€treatment€court€in€the€CircuitŠ d“  ŠCourt€and€an€adult€drug€treatment€court€in€the€District€Court.€€Š `  ŠSome€counties€have€two€or€three€types€of€these€courts.€€Š ¼  Šą  ąMr.€Johnson€commented€that€the€Administrative€Order€uses€theŠ hø Šlanguage€š šnon„violent€individuals€who€commit€crimes.šš€€HeŠ d Šinquired€as€to€whether€there€is€a€definition€of€š šnon„violent,šš€orŠ Ą Šwhether€the€courts€have€flexibility€to€make€this€determination.€Š l¼ ŠThe€Chair€said€that€the€Honorable€Thomas€E.€Noel€instituted€theŠ h Šdrug€treatment€courts€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Baltimore€City€andŠ Ä Šthe€Honorable€Ō_ŌJameyŌ_Ō€H.€Ō_ŌWeitzmanŌ_Ō€for€the€District€Court€inŠ pĄ  ŠBaltimore€City.€€They€were€pioneers€and€were€interested€in€drugŠ !l" Štreatment€courts€for€non„violent€crimes.€€€This€issue€has€not€yetŠ Č"$ Šbeen€resolved.€€Judge€Dryden€told€the€Committee€that€to€qualifyŠ t$Ä& Šfor€a€federal€grant€to€establish€a€drug€treatment€court,€one€ofŠ  &p!( Šthe€conditions€for€access€to€the€court€is€that€it€apply€to€non„Š Ģ'#* Šviolent€individuals.€€Judge€Norton€observed€that€to€opt€out€ofŠ x)Č$, Šthe€federal€definition€of€š šnon„violentšš€would€be€too€restrictive.€Š $+t&. ŠThe€Chair€asked€whether€Ō_ŌspousalŌ_Ō€assault€qualifies€as€a€non„Š Š, (0 Šviolent€crime.€€Judge€Norton€replied€that€domestic€cases€areŠ |.Ģ)2 Šexempted€out€of€the€drug€treatment€courts.€€Mr.€Johnson€askedŠ ° Šwhether€each€jurisdiction€sets€its€own€definition,€and€JudgeŠ \¬ ŠNorton€responded€affirmatively.€€Judge€Dryden€remarked€that€thisŠ X Šis€more€of€a€political€document€as€opposed€to€a€rule.€€TheŠ “  Šframework€of€the€drug€treatment€courts€is€being€formalized€byŠ ` ° Šrule.€€The€Vice€Chair€expressed€the€opinion€that€there€should€beŠ  \  Šno€definition€of€the€term€š šnon„violentšš€in€the€Rule.€€JudgeŠ ø  ŠNorton€noted€that€many€different€definitions€of€the€term€exist.€Š d“  ŠGenerally,€the€term€š šnon„violent€crimešš€excludes€crimes€such€asŠ `  Šrobbery,€rape,€and€murder.€€€€Š ¼  Šą  ąThe€Chair€said€that€the€Court€of€Appeals€can€decide€as€toŠ hø Šwhether€to€define€the€term.€€The€language€that€concerns€theŠ d ŠCommittee,€š šnon„violent€individuals€who€commit€crimes,šš€can€beŠ Ą Šbracketed€so€the€Court€can€review€it.€€Judge€Norton€stated€thatŠ l¼ Šthis€language€must€remain€in€the€Rule.€€Deleting€it€wouldŠ h Šmisrepresent€the€jurisdiction€of€the€drug€treatment€courts.€€Mr.Š Ä ŠJohnson€remarked€that€the€Committee€should€decide€whether€thisŠ pĄ  Šshould€be€a€Rule€or€an€administrative€order€only.€€If€theŠ !l" Šdefinition€of€š šnon„violentšš€is€different€for€the€variousŠ Č"$ Šjurisdictions€in€the€State,€then€this€should€not€be€a€Rule.€€ItŠ t$Ä& Šis€easier€if€it€remains€an€administrative€order,€because€itŠ  &p!( Šallows€each€jurisdiction€to€set€up€its€own€drug€treatment€court.€Š Ģ'#* ŠThe€way€the€Rule€is€written€gives€no€guidance€as€to€whichŠ x)Č$, Šindividuals€are€š šnon„violent.šš€€Judge€Ō_ŌMcAuliffeŌ_Ō€expressed€theŠ $+t&. Šopinion€that€the€language€in€question€should€remain€in€the€Rule,Š Š, (0 Šbecause€the€Administrative€Order€uses€the€language.€€It€isŠ |.Ģ)2 Špolitically€acceptable€and€not€limiting.€€The€Chair€reiteratedŠ ° Šthat€he€can€report€to€the€Court€of€Appeals€the€discussion€aboutŠ \¬ Šthe€š šnon„violent€individualsšš€language.€€Judge€Dryden€said€thatŠ X Šhe€thought€that€the€Court€of€Appeals€would€want€this€to€be€in€theŠ “  Šform€of€a€Rule.€€The€Vice€Chair€asked€whether€the€Rule€will€beŠ ` ° Šreviewed€by€the€Style€Subcommittee,€and€the€Chair€replied€in€theŠ  \  Šaffirmative.€€By€consensus,€the€Committee€approved€the€Rule€asŠ ø  Špresented.Š d“  ŠÓÓĢņņAdditional€Agenda€ItemóóŠ ę6 ŠĢÓÓą  ąThe€Chair€explained€that€an€additional€topic€of€an€emergencyŠ ’ā Šnature€would€be€presented.€€Š >Ž Šą  ąMs.€Ō_ŌOgletreeŌ_Ō,€Chair€of€the€Property€Subcommittee,€presentedŠ ź: ŠRules€14„204,€Commencement€of€Action€and€Process;€14„205,€LienŠ –ę ŠInstruments€or€Statutory€Liens€„€Containing€Neither€Power€of€SaleŠ B’ Šnor€Assent€to€Decree;€and€14„206,€Procedure€Prior€to€Sale,€forŠ ī> Šthe€Committeeššs€consideration.€€Š šź ŠŅ` °ŅŅ` °ŅÓÓĢŌ‡ XūVXXXūVŌą@˜ ˜ ģąņ ņņņALTERNATIVE€1€„€Revision€#1óóó óˆŠ !l" ŠĢą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ Ö"&$ ŠĢą@\ \ ģąTITLE€14€„€SALES€OF€PROPERTYˆŠ ‚$Ņ& ŠĢą@` ` ģąCHAPTER€200€„€FORECLOSURE€OF€LIEN€INSTRUMENTSˆŠ .&~!( ŠĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€14„206€to€delete€a€certainŠ Ś'*#* Šprovision€concerning€notice€to€the€recordŠ °($+ Šowner,€as€follows:Š †)Ö$, ŠĢĢRule€14-206.€€PROCEDURE€PRIOR€TO€SALE€Š ,X'/ ŠĢĢ€€(a)€€BondŠ Š.Ś)2 Їą ø ą€€Before€making€a€sale€of€property€toŠ ° Šforeclose€a€lien,€the€person€authorized€toŠ †Ö Šmake€the€sale€shall€file€a€bond€to€the€StateŠ \¬ Šof€Maryland€conditioned€upon€compliance€withŠ 2‚ Šany€court€order€that€may€be€entered€inŠ X Šrelation€to€the€sale€of€the€property€orŠ Ž. Šdistribution€of€the€proceeds€of€the€sale.€Š “  ŠUnless€the€court€orders€otherwise,€the€amountŠ Š Ś Šof€the€bond€shall€be€the€amount€of€the€debtŠ ` ° Šplus€the€estimated€expenses€of€theŠ 6 †  Šproceeding.€€On€application€by€a€personŠ  \  Šhaving€an€interest€in€the€property€or€by€theŠ ā 2  Šperson€authorized€to€make€the€sale,€the€courtŠ ø  Šmay€increase€or€decrease€the€amount€of€theŠ ŽŽ  Šbond€pursuant€to€Rule€1-402€(d).€€Š d“  ŠĢ€€(b)€€NoticeŠ `  ŠĢ€€€€(1)€€By€PublicationŠ ¼  ŠĢą ø ą€€€€After€commencement€of€an€action€toŠ hø Šforeclose€a€lien€and€before€making€a€sale€ofŠ >Ž Šthe€property€subject€to€the€lien,€the€personŠ d Šauthorized€to€make€the€sale€shall€publishŠ ź: Šnotice€of€the€time,€place,€and€terms€of€saleŠ Ą Šin€a€newspaper€of€general€circulation€in€theŠ –ę Šcounty€in€which€the€action€is€pending.€Š l¼ Š"Newspaper€of€general€circulation"€means€aŠ B’ Šnewspaper€satisfying€the€criteria€set€forthŠ h Šin€Code,€Article€1,€Section€28.€€A€newspaperŠ ī> Šcirculating€to€a€substantial€number€ofŠ Ä Šsubscribers€in€a€county€and€customarilyŠ šź Šcontaining€legal€notices€with€respect€toŠ pĄ  Šproperty€in€the€county€shall€be€regarded€as€aŠ F –! Šnewspaper€of€general€circulation€in€theŠ !l" Šcounty,€notwithstanding€that€(1)€itsŠ ņ!B# Šreadership€is€not€uniform€throughout€theŠ Č"$ Šcounty,€or€(2)€its€content€is€not€directed€atŠ ž#ī% Šall€segments€of€the€population.€For€the€saleŠ t$Ä& Šof€an€interest€in€real€property,€the€noticeŠ J%š ' Šshall€be€given€at€least€once€a€week€for€threeŠ  &p!( Šsuccessive€weeks,€the€first€publication€to€beŠ ö&F") Šnot€less€than€15€days€prior€to€sale€and€theŠ Ģ'#* Šlast€publication€to€be€not€more€than€one€weekŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šprior€to€sale.€For€the€sale€of€personalŠ x)Č$, Šproperty,€the€notice€shall€be€given€not€lessŠ N*ž%- Šthan€five€days€nor€more€than€12€days€beforeŠ $+t&. Šthe€sale.€€Š ś+J'/ ŠĢ€€€€(2)€€By€Certified€and€First€Class€MailŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠŠ |.Ģ)2 Š€€€€€€(A)€€Before€making€a€sale€of€theŠ ° Šproperty,€the€person€authorized€to€make€theŠ †Ö Šsale€shall€send€notice€of€the€time,€place,Š \¬ Šand€terms€of€sale€by€certified€mail€and€byŠ 2‚ Šfirst€class€mail€to€the€last€known€address€ofŠ X Š(Ō_ŌiŌ_Ō)€the€debtor,€(ii)€the€record€owner€of€theŠ Ž. Šproperty,€and€(iii)€the€holder€of€anyŠ “  Šsubordinate€interest€in€the€property€subjectŠ Š Ś Što€the€lien.€€Š ` ° ŠĢ€€€€€€(B)€€The€notice€of€the€sale€shall€beŠ  \  Šsent€ņ ņto€the€record€owner€of€the€property€noŠ ā 2  Šlater€than€two€days€after€the€action€toŠ ø  Šforeclose€is€docketed€and€shall€include€theŠ ŽŽ  Šnotice€required€by€Code,€Real€PropertyŠ d“  ŠArticle,€šš7„105€(a).ó óŠ :Š  ŠĢ€€€€€€ņ ņ(C)€€The€notice€of€the€sale€shall€beŠ ę6 Šsentó ó€not€more€than€30€days€and€not€less€thanŠ ¼  Šten€days€before€the€date€of€the€sale€to€allŠ ’ā Šņ ņotheró ó€such€persons€whose€identity€and€addressŠ hø Šare€actually€known€to€the€person€authorizedŠ >Ž Što€make€the€sale€or€are€reasonablyŠ d Šascertainable€from€a€document€recorded,Š ź: Šindexed,€and€available€for€public€inspectionŠ Ą Š30€days€before€the€date€of€the€sale.Š –ę ŠĢ€€€€(3)€€To€Counties€or€MunicipalŠ B’ ŠCorporationsŠ h ŠĢą ø ą€€€€In€addition€to€any€other€requiredŠ Ä Šnotice,€not€less€than€15€days€prior€to€theŠ šź Šsale€of€the€property,€the€person€authorizedŠ pĄ  Što€make€the€sale€shall€send€written€notice€toŠ F –! Šthe€county€or€municipal€corporation€where€theŠ !l" Šproperty€subject€to€the€lien€is€located€asŠ ņ!B# Što:Š Č"$ ŠĢą ø ą€(A)€the€name,€address,€and€telephoneŠ t$Ä& Šnumber€of€the€person€authorized€to€make€theŠ J%š ' Šsale;€andŠ  &p!( ŠĢą ø ą€(B)€the€time,€place,€and€terms€of€sale.Š Ģ'#* ŠĢ€€€€(4)€€Other€NoticeŠ x)Č$, ŠĢą ø ą€€€€If€the€person€authorized€to€make€theŠ $+t&. Šsale€receives€actual€notice€at€any€timeŠ ś+J'/ Šbefore€the€sale€is€held€that€there€is€aŠ Š, (0 Šperson€holding€a€subordinate€interest€in€theŠ ¦-ö(1 Šproperty€and€if€the€interest€holder'sŠ |.Ģ)2 Šidentity€and€address€are€reasonablyŠ ° Šascertainable,€the€person€authorized€to€makeŠ †Ö Šthe€sale€shall€give€notice€of€the€time,Š \¬ Šplace,€and€terms€of€sale€to€the€interestŠ 2‚ Šholder€as€promptly€as€reasonably€practicableŠ X Šin€any€manner,€including€by€telephone€orŠ Ž. Šelectronic€transmission,€that€is€reasonablyŠ “  Šcalculated€to€Ō_ŌappriseŌ_Ō€the€interest€holder€ofŠ Š Ś Šthe€sale.€This€notice€need€not€be€given€toŠ ` ° Šanyone€to€whom€notice€was€sent€pursuant€toŠ 6 †  Šsubsection€(b)(2)€of€this€Rule.€€Š  \  ŠĢ€€€€(5)€€Return€Receipt€or€AffidavitŠ ø  ŠĢą ø ą€€€€The€person€giving€notice€pursuant€toŠ d“  Šsubsections€(b)(2),€(b)(3),€and€(b)(4)€ofŠ :Š  Šthis€Rule€shall€file€in€the€proceedings€anŠ `  Šaffidavit€(A)€that€the€person€has€compliedŠ ę6 Šwith€the€provisions€of€those€subsections€orŠ ¼  Š(B)€that€the€identity€or€address€of€theŠ ’ā Šdebtor,€record€owner,€or€holder€of€aŠ hø Šsubordinate€interest€is€not€reasonablyŠ >Ž Šascertainable.€€If€the€affidavit€states€thatŠ d Šan€identity€or€address€is€not€reasonablyŠ ź: Šascertainable,€the€affidavit€shall€state€inŠ Ą Šdetail€the€reasonable,€good€faith€effortsŠ –ę Šthat€were€made€to€ascertain€the€identity€orŠ l¼ Šaddress.€If€notice€was€given€pursuant€toŠ B’ Šsubsection€(b)(4),€the€affidavit€shall€stateŠ h Šthe€date,€manner,€and€content€of€the€noticeŠ ī> Šgiven.Š Ä ŠĢ€€(c)€€PostponementŠ pĄ  ŠĢą ø ą€€If€the€sale€is€postponed,€notice€ofŠ !l" Šthe€new€date€of€sale€shall€be€published€inŠ ņ!B# Šaccordance€with€subsection€(b)(1)€of€thisŠ Č"$ ŠRule.€€No€new€or€additional€notice€underŠ ž#ī% Šsubsection€(b)(2)€or€(b)(3)€of€this€Rule€needŠ t$Ä& Šbe€given€to€any€person€to€whom€notice€of€theŠ J%š ' Šearlier€date€of€sale€was€sent,€but€noticeŠ  &p!( Šshall€be€sent€to€persons€entitled€to€noticeŠ ö&F") Šunder€subsections€(b)(2)(B)€and€(4)€of€thisŠ Ģ'#* ŠRule€to€whom€notice€of€the€earlier€date€ofŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šsale€was€not€sent.€€Š x)Č$, ŠĢCross€reference:€€Regarding€foreclosureŠ $+t&. Šconsulting€contracts,€see€Code,€Real€PropertyŠ ś+J'/ ŠArticle,€šššš7„301€through€7„321.Š Š, (0 ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€derived€in€part€fromŠ |.Ģ)2 Šformer€Rule€W74€and€is€in€part€new.Š ° ŠĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€14„206€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ \¬ ŠĢNote.Š X ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąThe€proposed€amendments€to€Rule€14„206,Š “  Š14„204,€and€14„205€correct€a€provision€inŠ Š Ś ŠRule€14„206€pertaining€to€a€notice€that€isŠ ` ° Šrequired€by€Code,€Real€Property€Article,€šš7„Š 6 †  Š105€(a„1)€to€be€sent€to€the€record€owner€ofŠ  \  Šresidential€real€property€no€later€than€twoŠ ā 2  Šdays€after€the€action€to€foreclose€isŠ ø  Šdocketed.€€This€notice€is€in€addition€to€theŠ ŽŽ  Šnotice€of€sale€that€is€required€to€be€sentŠ d“  Šš šnot€more€than€30€days€and€not€less€than€tenŠ :Š  Šdays€before€the€date€of€the€sale.šš€Š `  ŠĢą ø ąThe€correction€is€made€by€(1)€a€deletionŠ ¼  Šfrom€Rule€14„206€and€(2)€the€addition€of€aŠ ’ā Šnew€section€(b),€Notice€to€Record€Owner,€toŠ hø ŠRules€14„204€and€14„205€that€provides€for€theŠ >Ž Šseparate€š štwo€days€after€the€foreclosureŠ d Šaction€is€docketedšš€notice€to€the€recordŠ ź: Šowner€of€residential€real€property€requiredŠ Ą Šby€Code,€Real€Property€Article,€šš7„105€(a„1).Š –ę ŠĢĢĢĢĢĢĢŌ#†XūVXX XūV5Ł#Ōą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ F –! ŠĢą@\ \ ģąTITLE€14€„€SALES€OF€PROPERTYˆŠ ņ!B# ŠĢą@` ` ģąCHAPTER€200€„€FORECLOSURE€OF€LIEN€INSTRUMENTSˆŠ ž#ī% ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€14„204€by€adding€a€newŠ  &p!( Šsection€(b)€pertaining€to€a€certain€notice€toŠ ö&F") Šthe€record€owner,€as€follows:Š Ģ'#* ŠĢĢRule€14-204.€€COMMENCEMENT€OF€ACTION€ANDŠ N*ž%- ŠPROCESS€Š $+t&. ŠĢĢ€€(a)€€Methods€of€Commencing€ActionŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠŠ |.Ģ)2 Šą ø ą€€An€action€to€foreclose€a€lien€pursuantŠ ° Što€a€power€of€sale€shall€be€commenced€byŠ †Ö Šfiling€an€order€to€docket.€€An€action€toŠ \¬ Šforeclose€a€lien€pursuant€to€an€assent€to€aŠ 2‚ Šdecree€or€where€the€lien€instrument€containsŠ X Šneither€a€power€of€sale€nor€an€assent€to€aŠ Ž. Šdecree€shall€be€commenced€by€filing€aŠ “  Šcomplaint€to€foreclose.€When€a€lienŠ Š Ś Šinstrument€contains€both€a€power€of€sale€andŠ ` ° Šan€assent€to€a€decree,€the€lien€may€beŠ 6 †  Šforeclosed€pursuant€to€either€the€power€ofŠ  \  Šsale€or€the€assent€to€a€decree.€€TheŠ ā 2  Šcomplaint€or€order€to€docket€shall€beŠ ø  Šaccompanied€by:€€Š ŽŽ  ŠĢ€€€€(1)€the€original€or€a€certified€copy€ofŠ :Š  Šthe€lien€instrument€or,€in€an€action€toŠ `  Šforeclose€a€statutory€lien,€an€original€or€aŠ ę6 Šcertified€copy€of€a€notice€of€the€existenceŠ ¼  Šof€the€lien,€€Š ’ā ŠĢ€€€€(2)€a€statement€of€the€debt€remaining€dueŠ >Ž Šand€payable€supported€by€an€affidavit€of€theŠ d Šplaintiff€or€the€secured€party€or€the€agentŠ ź: Šor€attorney€of€the€plaintiff€or€the€securedŠ Ą Šparty,€€Š –ę ŠĢ€€€€(3)€in€the€case€of€a€deed€of€trust,€aŠ B’ Šcopy€of€the€debt€instrument€certified€by€theŠ h Šattorney€or€the€trustee€conducting€the€sale,Š ī> Šand€€Š Ä ŠĢ€€€€(4)€if€any€defendant€is€a€natural€person,Š pĄ  Šan€affidavit€that€either€the€person€is€not€inŠ F –! Šthe€military€service€of€the€United€States€asŠ !l" Šdefined€in€Section€511€of€the€Soldiers'€andŠ ņ!B# ŠSailors'€Civil€Relief€Act€of€1940,€asŠ Č"$ Šamended,€50€U.S.C.€Appendix,€520,€or€that€theŠ ž#ī% Šaction€is€authorized€by€the€Act.€€Š t$Ä& ŠĢ€€ņņ(b)€€Notice€to€Record€OwneróóŠ  &p!( ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņThe€person€authorized€to€make€a€saleŠ Ģ'#* Šshall€give€written€notice€pursuant€to€Code,Š ¢(ņ#+ ŠReal€Property€Article,€šš7„105€(a„1)€to€theŠ x)Č$, Šrecord€owner€of€residential€real€property€noŠ N*ž%- Šlater€than€two€days€after€the€action€toŠ $+t&. Šforeclose€is€docketed.€€The€person€givingŠ ś+J'/ Šnotice€pursuant€to€this€section€shall€file€inŠ Š, (0 Šthe€proceedings€an€affidavit€(A)€that€theŠ ¦-ö(1 Šperson€has€complied€with€the€provisions€ofŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠŌ_Ōthis€section€or€(B)€that€the€identity€orŠ ° Šaddress€of€the€record€owner€is€not€reasonablyŠ †Ö Šascertainable.€€If€the€affidavit€states€thatŠ \¬ Šan€identity€or€address€is€not€reasonablyŠ 2‚ Šascertainable,€the€affidavit€shall€state€inŠ X Šdetail€the€reasonable,€good€faith€effortsŠ Ž. Šthat€were€made€to€ascertain€the€identity€orŠ “  Šaddress.óóŠ Š Ś ŠĢ€€ņ ņ(b)ó ó€ņņ(c)óó€Process€and€Hearing€Not€RequiredŠ 6 †  ŠĢą ø ą€€In€an€action€to€foreclose€a€lienŠ ā 2  Špursuant€to€a€power€of€sale€or€pursuant€to€anŠ ø  Šorder€for€sale€under€an€assent€to€a€decree,Š ŽŽ  Šit€is€not€necessary€that€process€issue€orŠ d“  Šthat€a€hearing€be€held€prior€to€sale.€€Š :Š  ŠņņóóĢCross€reference:€€Sections€511€and€532€of€theŠ ę6 ŠSoldiers'€and€Sailors'€Civil€Relief€Act€ofŠ ¼  Š1940,€50€U.S.C.€Appendix.€€Š ’ā ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€derived€from€formerŠ >Ž ŠRule€W72€c,€d,€and€e.€€Š d ŠŌ‡ XūVXXXūVŌĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€14„204€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ –ę ŠĢNote.Š B’ ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąSee€the€Reporterššs€note€to€Rule€14„206.Š ī> ŠĢĢĢĢĢĢĢŌ#†XūVXX XūV#Ōą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ ž#ī% ŠĢą@\ \ ģąTITLE€14€„€SALES€OF€PROPERTYˆŠ J%š ' ŠĢą@` ` ģąCHAPTER€200€„€FORECLOSURE€OF€LIEN€INSTRUMENTSˆŠ ö&F") ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€14„205€Ō‡ XūVXXXūVŌto€add€a€new€sectionŠ x)Č$, Š(b)€pertaining€to€a€certain€notice€to€theŠ N*ž%- Šrecord€owner,€as€follows:Š $+t&. ŠĢĢRule€14-205.€€LIEN€INSTRUMENTS€OR€STATUTORYŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠLIENS€„€CONTAINING€NEITHER€POWER€OF€SALE€Ō_ŌNOTŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠASSENT€TO€DECREE€Š ° ŠĢĢ€€(a)€€Commencement€of€Action€and€ProcessŠ 2‚ ŠĢą ø ą€€When€a€complaint€to€foreclose€a€lienŠ Ž. Šinstrument€or€statutory€lien€containingŠ “  Šneither€a€power€of€sale€nor€an€assent€to€aŠ Š Ś Šdecree€is€filed,€process€shall€issue€and€beŠ ` ° Šserved,€and€the€action€shall€proceed€as€inŠ 6 †  Šany€other€civil€action.€€Š  \  ŠŌ#†XūVXX XūVX#ŌĢ€€ņņ(b)€€Notice€to€Record€OwneróóŠ ø  ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņThe€plaintiff€shall€give€writtenŠ d“  Šnotice€pursuant€to€Code,€Real€PropertyŠ :Š  ŠArticle,€šš7„105€(a„1)€to€the€record€owner€ofŠ `  Šresidential€real€property€no€later€than€twoŠ ę6 Šdays€after€the€action€to€foreclose€isŠ ¼  Šdocketed.€€The€plaintiff€shall€file€in€theŠ ’ā Šproceedings€an€affidavit€(A)€that€the€personŠ hø Šhas€complied€with€the€provisions€of€thisŠ >Ž Šsection€or€(B)€that€the€identity€or€addressŠ d Šof€the€record€owner€is€not€reasonablyŠ ź: Šascertainable.€€If€the€affidavit€states€thatŠ Ą Šan€identity€or€address€is€not€reasonablyŠ –ę Šascertainable,€the€affidavit€shall€state€inŠ l¼ Šdetail€the€reasonable,€good€faith€effortsŠ B’ Šthat€were€made€to€ascertain€the€identity€orŠ h Šaddress.óóŌ‡ XūVXXXūVŌŠ ī> ŠĢ€€ņ ņ(b)ó ó€ņņ(c)óó€Order€of€Court€Directing€Sale€-Š šź ŠConditionsŠ pĄ  ŠĢ€€€€(1)€€GenerallyŠ !l" ŠĢą ø ą€€€€In€an€action€to€foreclose€a€lienŠ Č"$ Šinstrument€or€statutory€lien€containingŠ ž#ī% Šneither€a€power€of€sale€nor€an€assent€to€aŠ t$Ä& Šdecree,€the€court€shall€first€determineŠ J%š ' Šwhether€a€default€has€occurred.€€If€the€courtŠ  &p!( Šfinds€that€a€default€has€occurred€it€shallŠ ö&F") Š(A)€fix€the€amount€of€the€debt,€interest,€andŠ Ģ'#* Šcosts€then€due€and€(B)€provide€a€reasonableŠ ¢(ņ#+ Štime€within€which€payment€may€be€made.€€TheŠ x)Č$, Šcourt€may€order€that€if€payment€is€not€madeŠ N*ž%- Šwithin€the€time€fixed€in€the€order,€so€muchŠ $+t&. Šof€the€property€as€may€be€necessary€toŠ ś+J'/ Šsatisfy€the€amount€due€shall€be€sold.€€Š Š, (0 ŠĢ€€€€(2)€€Order€Directing€Sale€Before€JudgmentŠ |.Ģ)2 Šin€Exceptional€CaseŠ ° ŠĢą ø ą€€€€If€after€a€hearing€the€court€isŠ \¬ Šsatisfied€that€the€interests€of€justiceŠ 2‚ Šrequire€an€immediate€sale€of€the€propertyŠ X Šthat€is€subject€to€the€lien,€and€that€a€saleŠ Ž. Šwould€be€ordered€as€a€result€of€the€finalŠ “  Šhearing€of€the€action,€the€court€may€order€aŠ Š Ś Šsale€of€the€property€before€judgment€andŠ ` ° Šshall€appoint€a€person€to€make€the€saleŠ 6 †  Špursuant€to€Rule€14-207.€€The€court€shallŠ  \  Šorder€the€proceeds€of€any€sale€beforeŠ ā 2  Šjudgment€to€be€deposited€or€invested€pendingŠ ø  Šdistribution€pursuant€to€judgment.€€Š ŽŽ  ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€derived€from€formerŠ :Š  ŠRule€W73.Š `  ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€14„205€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ ’ā ŠĢNote.Š >Ž ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąSee€the€Reporterššs€note€to€Rule€14„206.Š ź: ŠŌ#†XūVXX XūV#ŌĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` ŅÓÓą  ąMs.€Ō_ŌOgletreeŌ_Ō€told€the€Committee€that€Jeffrey€Fisher,€Esq.,€aŠ l¼ Šmortgage€foreclosure€practitioner,€had€called€the€Rules€CommitteeŠ h ŠOffice€to€point€out€a€problem€with€recent€changes€to€Rule€14„206Š Ä Šwhich€had€collapsed€two€notices€to€the€record€owner€of€theŠ pĄ  Šproperty.€€A€recent€change€in€the€law€requires€notice€to€be€sentŠ !l" Štwo€days€after€the€case€has€been€docketed€to€warn€the€recordŠ Č"$ Šowner€of€the€cottage€industry€of€mortgage€foreclosureŠ t$Ä& Šconsultants.€€The€recent€change€to€the€Rules€collapsed€thisŠ  &p!( Šnotice€with€the€notice€of€sale€which€is€given€10€to€30€daysŠ Ģ'#* Šbefore€the€date€of€the€sale.€€Mr.€Fisher€had€pointed€out€thatŠ x)Č$, Šthese€two€types€of€notice€have€to€be€separated€out,€so€thatŠ $+t&. Šnotice€to€the€record€owner€is€not€held€to€be€invalid€later€on.€€Š Š, (0 ŠRule€14„206€should€be€changed€back€to€the€way€it€appeared€beforeŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠŌ_Ōthe€latest€change€to€it.€€In€the€draft€of€the€Rules€distributedŠ ° Štoday,€the€language€shown€as€deleted€in€subsection€(b)(2)(B)€isŠ \¬ Šthe€new€language€that€was€added€recently.€€The€notice€aboutŠ X Šmortgage€foreclosure€consultants€is€to€be€given€first,€followedŠ “  Šlater€by€existing€procedural€notice€to€the€record€owner€andŠ ` ° Šothers€as€to€the€time,€place,€and€manner€of€sale.€€Š  \  Šą  ąThe€Vice€Chair€noted€that€the€second€sentence€of€section€(b)Š ø  Šof€Rule€14„205€provides€for€an€affidavit€by€the€plaintiff€that€heŠ d“  Šor€she€has€sent€the€required€notice.€€The€statute,€Code,€RealŠ `  ŠProperty€Article,€šš7„105€a„1,€provides€for€notice€by€certifiedŠ ¼  Šmail€and€first€class€mail.€€What€happens€if€the€record€ownerŠ hø Šcannot€be€found?€€Ms.€Ogletree€answered€that€notice€is€sent€toŠ d Šthe€last€known€address€for€the€property€owner€of€record.€€TheŠ Ą ŠChair€added€that€the€notice€will€be€sent€in€advance€of€theŠ l¼ Šdocketing€action.€€Mr.€Sykes€remarked€that€the€Rule€should€beŠ h Šclear€that€if€it€is€not€known€where€the€record€owner€of€theŠ Ä Šproperty€is,€the€notice€should€be€mailed€to€the€ownerššs€lastŠ pĄ  Šknown€address.€€The€Vice€Chair€observed€that€the€notice€requiredŠ !l" Šby€law€should€be€given€and€an€affidavit€filed€stating€that€noticeŠ Č"$ Šwas€properly€given.€€Senator€Stone€said€that€the€original€billŠ t$Ä& Šrequired€stronger€notice,€but€the€final€bill€provided€for€noticeŠ  &p!( Šby€first€class€and€certified€mail.€€Mr.€Brault€inquired€as€to€theŠ Ģ'#* Šconsequence€of€not€giving€proper€notice,€and€Senator€StoneŠ x)Č$, Šanswered€that€the€law€does€not€provide€a€consequence.€€€Š $+t&. Šą  ąMs.€Ogletree€reiterated€that€the€two€notices€wereŠ Š, (0 Šinadvertently€collapsed€which€interferes€with€the€timing€of€Ō_ŌtheŠ |.Ģ)2 Šsecond€notice.€€To€correct€the€mistake,€Rule€14„206€should€beŠ ° Šchanged€back€to€the€way€it€was€previously,€and€Rules€14„204€andŠ \¬ Š14„205€each€should€have€a€new€section€(b)€added€that€provides€forŠ X Šthe€separate€notice€two€days€after€the€foreclosure€action€isŠ “  Šdocketed€warning€about€mortgage€foreclosure€consultants.€€ByŠ ` ° Šconsensus,€the€Committee€agreed€to€these€changes.Š  \  ŠÓÓĢAgenda€Item€1.€€Consideration€of€certain€proposed€amendments€toŠ ŽŽ  Š€€the€Rules€concerning€the€Commission€on€Judicial€Disabilities:Š d“  Š€€Rule€16„803€(Commission€on€Judicial€Disabilities€„€Š :Š  Š€€Definitions),€Rule€16„805€(Complaints;€Preliminary€Š `  Š€€Investigations),€and€Rule€16„806€(Further€Investigations)Š ę6 Š________________________________________________________________Š ¼  ŠĢĢÓÓą  ąThe€Chair€introduced€the€Honorable€Maurice€Baldwin€of€theŠ >Ž ŠCircuit€Court€for€Ō_ŌHarfordŌ_Ō€County.€€€Š ź: Šą  ąJudge€Norton€presented€Rules€16„803,€Commission€on€JudicialŠ –ę ŠDisabilities€„€Definitions;€16„805,€Complaints;€PreliminaryŠ B’ ŠInvestigations;€and€Rule€16„806,€Further€Investigations,€for€theŠ ī> ŠCommitteeššs€consideration.Š šź ŠŅ` °ŅŅ` °ŅÓÓĢą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ !l" ŠĢą@Œ Œ ģąTITLE€16€„€COURTS,€JUDGES,€AND€ATTORNEYSˆŠ Č"$ ŠĢą@˜ ˜ ģąCHAPTER€800€„€MISCELLANEOUSˆŠ t$Ä& ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€16„803€to€add€a€definition€ofŠ ö&F") Šthe€word€š španelšš€and€to€Ō_ŌreletterŌ_Ō€the€Rule,€asŠ Ģ'#* Šfollows:Š ¢(ņ#+ ŠĢĢRule€16-803.€€COMMISSION€ON€JUDICIALŠ $+t&. ŠDISABILITIES€„€DEFINITIONS€Š ś+J'/ ŠĢĢą ø ąThe€following€definitions€apply€in€RulesŠ |.Ģ)2 Š16-804€through€16-810€except€as€expresslyŠ ° Šotherwise€provided€or€as€necessaryŠ †Ö Šimplication€requires:€€Š \¬ ŠĢ€€(a)€€Address€of€RecordŠ X ŠĢą ø ą€€"Address€of€record"€means€a€judge'sŠ “  Šcurrent€home€address€or€another€addressŠ Š Ś Šdesignated€by€the€judge.€€Š ` ° ŠĢCross€reference:€€See€Rule€16-810€(a)(1)Š  \  Šconcerning€confidentiality€of€a€judge's€homeŠ ā 2  Šaddress.Š ø  ŠĢ€€(b)€€ChargesŠ d“  ŠĢą ø ą€€"Charges"€means€the€charges€filed€withŠ `  Šthe€Commission€by€Investigative€CounselŠ ę6 Špursuant€to€Rule€16-808.€€Š ¼  ŠĢ€€(c)€€CommissionŠ hø ŠĢą ø ą€€"Commission"€means€the€Commission€onŠ d ŠJudicial€Disabilities.€€Š ź: ŠĢ€€(d)€€Commission€RecordŠ –ę ŠĢą ø ą€€"Commission€record"€means€allŠ B’ Šdocuments€pertaining€to€the€judge€who€is€theŠ h Šsubject€of€charges€that€are€filed€with€theŠ ī> ŠCommission€or€made€available€to€any€member€ofŠ Ä Šthe€Commission.€€Š šź ŠĢ€€(e)€€ComplainantŠ F –! ŠĢą ø ą€€"Complainant"€means€a€person€who€hasŠ ņ!B# Šfiled€a€complaint.€€Š Č"$ ŠĢ€€(f)€€ComplaintŠ t$Ä& ŠĢą ø ą€€"Complaint"€means€a€communicationŠ  &p!( Šalleging€that€a€judge€has€a€disability€or€hasŠ ö&F") Šcommitted€sanctionable€conduct.€€Š Ģ'#* ŠĢ€€(g)€€DisabilityŠ x)Č$, ŠĢą ø ą€€"Disability"€means€a€mental€orŠ $+t&. Šphysical€disability€that€seriously€interferesŠ ś+J'/ Šwith€the€performance€of€a€judge's€duties€andŠ Š, (0 Šis,€or€is€likely€to€become,€permanent.€€Š ¦-ö(1 ŠŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠŌ_Ō€€(h)€€Formal€ComplaintŠ ° ŠĢą ø ą€€"Formal€Complaint"€means€a€writtenŠ \¬ Šcommunication€under€affidavit€signed€by€theŠ 2‚ Šcomplainant,€alleging€facts€indicating€that€aŠ X Šjudge€has€a€disability€or€has€committedŠ Ž. Šsanctionable€conduct.€€Š “  ŠĢCommittee€note:€€The€complainant€may€complyŠ ` ° Šwith€the€affidavit€requirement€of€thisŠ 6 †  Šsection€by€signing€a€statement€in€theŠ  \  Šfollowing€form:€€"I€solemnly€affirm€under€theŠ ā 2  Špenalties€of€perjury€that€the€contents€of€theŠ ø  Šforegoing€paper€are€true€to€the€best€of€myŠ ŽŽ  Šknowledge,€information,€and€belief."€€It€isŠ d“  Šnot€required€that€the€complainant€appearŠ :Š  Šbefore€a€notary€public.Š `  ŠĢ€€(i)€€JudgeŠ ¼  ŠĢą ø ą€€"Judge"€means€a€judge€of€the€Court€ofŠ hø ŠAppeals,€the€Court€of€Special€Appeals,€aŠ >Ž Šcircuit€court,€the€District€Court,€or€anŠ d Šorphans'€court,€and€a€retired€judge€duringŠ ź: Šany€period€that€the€retired€judge€has€beenŠ Ą Šapproved€to€sit.€€Š –ę ŠĢCross€reference:€€See€Md.€Const.,€Art.€4,€šš3AŠ B’ Šand€Code,€Courts€Article,€šš1-302.Š h ŠĢ€€ņņ(j)€€PanelóóŠ Ä ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņš šPanelšš€means€three€members€of€theŠ pĄ  ŠCommission,€including€a€judge,€an€attorney,Š F –! Šand€a€member€of€the€public,€appointed€by€theŠ !l" ŠChair€to€review€the€recommendations€ofŠ ņ!B# ŠInvestigative€Counsel.óóŠ Č"$ ŠĢ€€ņ ņ(j)ó ó€ņņ(k)óó€Sanctionable€ConductŠ t$Ä& ŠĢ€€€€(1)€"Sanctionable€conduct"€meansŠ  &p!( Šmisconduct€while€in€office,€the€persistentŠ ö&F") Šfailure€by€a€judge€to€perform€the€duties€ofŠ Ģ'#* Šthe€judge's€office,€or€conduct€prejudicial€toŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šthe€proper€administration€of€justice.€€AŠ x)Č$, Šjudge's€violation€of€any€of€the€provisions€ofŠ N*ž%- Šthe€Maryland€Code€of€Judicial€ConductŠ $+t&. Špromulgated€by€Rule€16-813€may€constituteŠ ś+J'/ Šsanctionable€conduct.€€Š Š, (0 ŠĢ€€€€(2)€Unless€the€conduct€is€occasioned€byŠ |.Ģ)2 Šfraud€or€corrupt€motive€or€raises€aŠ ° Šsubstantial€question€as€to€the€judge'sŠ †Ö Šfitness€for€office,€"sanctionable€conduct"Š \¬ Šdoes€not€include:€€Š 2‚ ŠĢą ø ą€(A)€making€an€erroneous€finding€ofŠ Ž. Šfact,€reaching€an€incorrect€legal€conclusion,Š “  Šor€misapplying€the€law;€or€€Š Š Ś ŠĢą ø ą€(B)€failure€to€decide€matters€in€aŠ 6 †  Štimely€fashion€unless€such€failure€isŠ  \  Šhabitual.€€Š ā 2  ŠĢCommittee€note:€€Sanctionable€conduct€doesŠ ŽŽ  Šnot€include€a€judge's€making€wrong€decisionsŠ d“  Š-€even€very€wrong€decisions€-€in€particularŠ :Š  Šcases.€€Š `  ŠĢCross€reference:€€Md.€Const.,€Art.€IV,€šš4BŠ ¼  Š(b)(1).Š ’ā ŠĢą ø ąFor€powers€of€the€Commission€in€regardŠ >Ž Što€any€investigation€or€proceeding€under€šš4BŠ d Šof€Article€IV€of€the€Constitution,€see€Code,Š ź: ŠCourts€Article,€šššš13-401€to€13-403.€€Š Ą ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€in€part€derived€fromŠ l¼ Šformer€Rule€1227€(adopted€1995)€and€is€inŠ B’ Špart€new.€€Š h ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€16„803€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ šź ŠĢNote.Š F –! ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąThe€Honorable€Sally€D.€Adkins,€Chair€ofŠ ņ!B# Šthe€Commission€on€Judicial€Disabilities,Š Č"$ Šrequested€that€the€Rules€Committee€considerŠ ž#ī% Šmodifying€the€review€process€by€theŠ t$Ä& ŠCommission€to€include€a€review€ofŠ J%š ' ŠInvestigative€Counselššs€recommendations€by€aŠ  &p!( Španel€of€members€of€the€Commission.€Š ö&F") ŠFrequently,€several€members€are€not€presentŠ Ģ'#* Šat€meetings,€and€review€by€a€panel€wouldŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šalleviate€the€problem€of€decisionsą Č ąbeing€madeŠ x)Č$, Šby€only€a€portion€of€the€Commission.€€TheŠ N*ž%- Šš španelizationšš€model€was€recommended€by€theŠ $+t&. ŠABA,€and€several€other€states€use€someŠ ś+J'/ Šversion€of€it.€€To€add€a€panel€reviewŠ Š, (0 Šprocedure€to€the€Rules€pertaining€to€theŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠCommission€on€Judicial€Disabilities,€Ō_ŌtheŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠGeneral€Court€Administration€SubcommitteeŠ ° Šrecommends€amending€Rules€16„803,€Š †Ö Š16„805,€and€16„806.€€A€definition€of€the€wordŠ \¬ Šš španelšš€would€be€added€to€Rule€16„803,€andŠ 2‚ Štwo€sections€would€be€added€to€the€other€twoŠ X ŠRules€providing€for€a€review€of€InvestigativeŠ Ž. ŠCounselššs€recommendations€by€a€panel.€€If€aŠ “  Štimely€objection€to€the€panelššsŠ Š Ś Šrecommendation€is€filed,€the€full€CommissionŠ ` ° Šreviews€the€matter.€€The€SubcommitteeŠ 6 †  Šrecommends€that€when€the€full€CommissionŠ  \  Šreviews€the€case,€the€attorney€and€publicŠ ā 2  Šmember€of€the€panel€do€not€participate.€Š ø  ŠĢĢĢĢĢĢą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ ’ā ŠĢą@Œ Œ ģąTITLE€16€„€COURTS,€JUDGES,€AND€ATTORNEYSˆŠ >Ž ŠĢą@˜ ˜ ģąCHAPTER€800€„€MISCELLANEOUSˆŠ ź: ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€16„805€to€add€sections€(g)Š l¼ Šand€(h)€providing€for€review€of€InvestigativeŠ B’ ŠCounselššs€recommendations€by€a€panel€of€theŠ h ŠCommission,€as€follows:Š ī> ŠĢĢRule€16-805.€€COMPLAINTS;€PRELIMINARYŠ pĄ  ŠINVESTIGATIONS€Š F –! ŠĢĢ€€(a)€€ComplaintsŠ Č"$ ŠĢą ø ą€€All€complaints€against€a€judge€shallŠ t$Ä& Šbe€sent€to€Investigative€Counsel.€€UponŠ J%š ' Šreceiving€a€complaint€that€does€not€qualifyŠ  &p!( Šas€a€formal€complaint€but€indicates€that€aŠ ö&F") Šjudge€may€have€a€disability€or€have€committedŠ Ģ'#* Šsanctionable€conduct,€Investigative€CounselŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šshall,€if€possible:€(1)€inform€theŠ x)Č$, Šcomplainant€of€the€right€to€file€a€formalŠ N*ž%- Šcomplaint;€(2)€inform€the€complainant€that€aŠ $+t&. Šformal€complaint€must€be€supported€byŠ ś+J'/ Šaffidavit€and€provide€the€complainant€withŠ Š, (0 Šthe€appropriate€form€of€affidavit;€and€(3)Š ¦-ö(1 Šinform€the€complainant€that€unless€a€formalŠ |.Ģ)2 Šcomplaint€is€filed€within€30€days€after€theŠ ° Šdate€of€the€notice,€Investigative€Counsel€isŠ †Ö Šnot€required€to€take€action,€and€theŠ \¬ Šcomplaint€may€be€dismissed.€€Š 2‚ ŠĢ€€(b)€€Formal€ComplaintsŠ Ž. ŠĢą ø ą€€Investigative€Counsel€shall€number€andŠ Š Ś Šopen€a€file€on€each€formal€complaint€receivedŠ ` ° Šand€promptly€in€writing€(1)€acknowledgeŠ 6 †  Šreceipt€of€the€complaint€and€(2)€explain€toŠ  \  Šthe€complainant€the€procedure€forŠ ā 2  Šinvestigating€and€processing€the€complaint.€€Š ø  ŠĢ€€(c)€€Dismissal€by€Investigative€CounselŠ d“  ŠĢą ø ą€€If€Investigative€Counsel€concludesŠ `  Šthat€the€complaint€does€not€allege€factsŠ ę6 Šthat,€if€true,€would€constitute€a€disabilityŠ ¼  Šor€sanctionable€conduct€and€that€there€are€noŠ ’ā Šreasonable€grounds€for€a€preliminaryŠ hø Šinvestigation,€Investigative€Counsel€shallŠ >Ž Šdismiss€the€complaint.€€If€a€complainant€doesŠ d Šnot€file€a€formal€complaint€within€the€timeŠ ź: Šstated€in€section€(a)€of€this€Rule,Š Ą ŠInvestigative€Counsel€may€dismiss€theŠ –ę Šcomplaint.€€Upon€dismissing€a€complaint,Š l¼ ŠInvestigative€Counsel€shall€notify€theŠ B’ Šcomplainant€and€the€Commission€that€theŠ h Šcomplaint€has€been€dismissed.€€If€the€judgeŠ ī> Šhas€learned€of€the€complaint€and€hasŠ Ä Šrequested€notification,€Investigative€CounselŠ šź Šshall€also€notify€the€judge€that€theŠ pĄ  Šcomplaint€has€been€dismissed.€€Š F –! ŠĢ€€(d)€€InquiryŠ ņ!B# ŠĢą ø ą€€Upon€receiving€information€from€anyŠ ž#ī% Šsource€indicating€that€a€judge€may€have€aŠ t$Ä& Šdisability€or€may€have€committed€sanctionableŠ J%š ' Šconduct,€Investigative€Counsel€may€open€aŠ  &p!( Šfile€and€make€an€inquiry.€€Following€theŠ ö&F") Šinquiry,€Investigative€Counsel€shall€(1)Š Ģ'#* Šclose€the€file€and€dismiss€any€complaint€inŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šconformity€with€section€(b)€of€this€Rule€orŠ x)Č$, Š(2)€proceed€as€if€a€formal€complaint€had€beenŠ N*ž%- Šfiled€and€undertake€a€preliminaryŠ $+t&. Šinvestigation€in€accordance€with€section€(d)Š ś+J'/ Šof€this€Rule.€€Š Š, (0 ŠĢCommittee€note:€€An€inquiry€may€includeŠ |.Ģ)2 Šobtaining€additional€information€from€theŠ ° Šcomplainant,€reviewing€public€records,Š †Ö Šobtaining€transcripts€of€court€proceedings,Š \¬ Šand€communicating€informally€with€the€judge.€€Š 2‚ ŠĢ€€(e)€€Preliminary€InvestigationŠ Ž. ŠĢ€€€€(1)€If€a€complaint€is€not€dismissed€inŠ Š Ś Šaccordance€with€section€(c)€or€(d)€of€thisŠ ` ° ŠRule,€Investigative€Counsel€shall€conduct€aŠ 6 †  Špreliminary€investigation€to€determineŠ  \  Šwhether€there€are€reasonable€grounds€toŠ ā 2  Šbelieve€that€the€judge€may€have€a€disabilityŠ ø  Šor€may€have€committed€sanctionable€conduct.€Š ŽŽ  ŠInvestigative€Counsel€shall€promptly€informŠ d“  Šthe€Commission€that€the€preliminaryŠ :Š  Šinvestigation€is€being€undertaken.€€Š `  ŠĢ€€€€(2)€Upon€application€by€InvestigativeŠ ¼  ŠCounsel€and€for€good€cause,€the€CommissionŠ ’ā Šmay€authorize€Investigative€Counsel€to€issueŠ hø Ša€subpoena€to€obtain€evidence€during€aŠ >Ž Špreliminary€investigation.€€Š d ŠĢ€€€€(3)€Unless€directed€otherwise€by€theŠ Ą ŠCommission€for€good€cause,€InvestigativeŠ –ę ŠCounsel€shall€notify€the€judge€before€theŠ l¼ Šconclusion€of€the€preliminary€investigationŠ B’ Š(A)€that€Investigative€Counsel€has€undertakenŠ h Ša€preliminary€investigation€into€whether€theŠ ī> Šjudge€has€a€disability€or€has€committedŠ Ä Šsanctionable€conduct;€(B)€whether€theŠ šź Špreliminary€investigation€was€undertaken€onŠ pĄ  ŠInvestigative€Counsel's€initiative€or€on€aŠ F –! Šcomplaint;€(C)€if€the€investigation€wasŠ !l" Šundertaken€on€a€complaint,€of€the€name€of€theŠ ņ!B# Šperson€who€filed€the€complaint€and€theŠ Č"$ Šcontents€of€the€complaint;€(D)€of€the€natureŠ ž#ī% Šof€the€disability€or€sanctionable€conductŠ t$Ä& Šunder€investigation;€and€(E)€of€the€judge'sŠ J%š ' Šrights€under€subsection€(e)(4)€of€this€Rule.Š  &p!( ŠThe€notice€shall€be€given€by€first€class€mailŠ ö&F") Šor€by€certified€mail€requesting€"RestrictedŠ Ģ'#* ŠDelivery€-€show€to€whom,€date,€address€ofŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šdelivery"€addressed€to€the€judge€at€theŠ x)Č$, Šjudge's€address€of€record.€€Š N*ž%- ŠĢ€€€€(4)€Before€the€conclusion€of€theŠ ś+J'/ Špreliminary€investigation,€InvestigativeŠ Š, (0 ŠCounsel€shall€afford€the€judge€a€reasonableŠ ¦-ö(1 Šopportunity€to€present,€in€person€or€inŠ |.Ģ)2 Šwriting,€such€information€as€the€judgeŠ ° Šchooses.€€Š †Ö ŠĢ€€€€(5)€Investigative€Counsel€shall€completeŠ 2‚ Ša€preliminary€investigation€within€90€daysŠ X Šafter€the€investigation€is€commenced.€UponŠ Ž. Šapplication€by€Investigative€Counsel€withinŠ “  Šthe€90-day€period€and€for€good€cause,€theŠ Š Ś ŠCommission€shall€extend€the€time€forŠ ` ° Šcompleting€the€preliminary€investigation€forŠ 6 †  Šan€additional€30-day€period.€€For€failure€toŠ  \  Šcomply€with€the€time€requirements€of€thisŠ ā 2  Šsection,€the€Commission€may€dismiss€anyŠ ø  Šcomplaint€and€terminate€the€investigation.€€Š ŽŽ  ŠĢ€€(f)€€Recommendation€by€InvestigativeŠ :Š  ŠCounselŠ `  ŠĢą ø ą€€Within€the€time€for€completing€aŠ ¼  Špreliminary€investigation,€InvestigativeŠ ’ā ŠCounsel€shall€report€the€results€of€theŠ hø Šinvestigation€in€the€form€that€the€CommissionŠ >Ž Šrequires.€The€report€shall€include€one€of€theŠ d Šfollowing€recommendations:€€(1)€dismissal€ofŠ ź: Šany€complaint€and€termination€of€theŠ Ą Šinvestigation,€(2)€the€offer€of€a€privateŠ –ę Šreprimand€or€a€deferred€discipline€agreement,Š l¼ Š(3)€authorization€of€a€further€investigation,Š B’ Šor€(4)€the€filing€of€charges.Š h ŠĢ€€ņņ(g)€€Referral€to€Paneló󀀩 Ä ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņThe€Chair€of€the€Commission€shallŠ pĄ  Šappoint€a€panel€of€three€Commission€members,Š F –! Šincluding€one€judge,€one€attorney,€and€oneŠ !l" Špublic€member,€to€review€the€recommendationsŠ ņ!B# Šof€Investigative€Counsel.€€The€panel€shallŠ Č"$ Šsubmit€a€report€to€the€full€Commission€whichŠ ž#ī% Šshall€notify€Investigative€Counsel€and€theŠ t$Ä& Šjudge€of€the€panelššs€decision.€€The€reportŠ J%š ' Šshall€include€one€of€the€followingŠ  &p!( Šrecommendations:€(1)€dismissal€of€anyŠ ö&F") Šcomplaint€and€termination€of€theŠ Ģ'#* Šinvestigation;€(2)€the€offer€of€a€privateŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šreprimand€or€deferred€discipline€agreement;Š x)Č$, Š(3)€authorization€of€a€further€investigation;Š N*ž%- Šor€(4)€the€filing€of€charges.€€InvestigativeŠ $+t&. ŠCounsel€and€the€judge€must€file€anyŠ ś+J'/ Šobjections€within€30€days€of€the€date€on€theŠ Š, (0 Šnotice.óóŠ ¦-ö(1 ŠŠ |.Ģ)2 Š€€ņņ(h)€€Review€of€Panelššs€RecommendationsóóŠ ° ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņIf€an€objection€to€the€panelššsŠ \¬ Šrecommendation€is€timely€filed,€theŠ 2‚ ŠCommission,€excluding€the€attorney€and€publicŠ X Šmember€who€served€on€the€panel,€shall€reviewŠ Ž. Šthe€recommendations€of€the€panel.€€TheŠ “  ŠCommission€shall€dispose€of€the€matterŠ Š Ś Špursuant€to€Rule€16„807,€if€the€CommissionŠ ` ° Šdecides€to€dismiss€the€case,€to€issue€aŠ 6 †  Šprivate€reprimand,€or€to€enter€into€aŠ  \  Šdeferred€discipline€agreement.€€If€theŠ ā 2  ŠCommission€finds€probable€cause€to€believeŠ ø  Šthat€the€judge€has€a€disability€or€hasŠ ŽŽ  Šcommitted€sanctionable€conduct,€theŠ d“  ŠCommission€shall€proceed€pursuant€to€Rule€16„Š :Š  Š808.óóŠ `  ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€ņņin€partóó€derived€fromŠ ¼  Šformer€Rule€1227B€ņņand€is€in€part€newóó.Š ’ā ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€16„805€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ d ŠĢNote.Š Ą ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąSee€the€Reporterššs€Note€to€Rule€16„803.Š l¼ ŠĢĢĢĢĢĢĢą@˜ ˜ ģąMARYLAND€RULES€OF€PROCEDUREˆŠ !l" ŠĢą@Œ Œ ģąTITLE€16€„€COURTS,€JUDGES,€AND€ATTORNEYSˆŠ Č"$ ŠĢą@˜ ˜ ģąCHAPTER€800€„€MISCELLANEOUSˆŠ t$Ä& ŠĢĢą ø ąAMEND€Rule€16„806€to€change€the€wordŠ ö&F") Šš šCommissionšš€to€š španelšš€in€sections€(a),€(c),Š Ģ'#* Šand€(d)€and€to€add€sections€(e)€and€(f)Š ¢(ņ#+ Šproviding€for€review€of€InvestigativeŠ x)Č$, ŠCounselššs€recommendations€by€a€panel€of€theŠ N*ž%- ŠCommission,€as€follows:Š $+t&. ŠĢĢŠ  ¦-ö(1 ŠRule€16-806.€€FURTHER€INVESTIGATION€Š ° ŠĢ€€(a)€€Notice€to€JudgeŠ \¬ ŠĢą ø ą€€Upon€approval€of€a€furtherŠ X Šinvestigation€by€the€ņ ņCommissionó ó€ņņpanelŠ Ž. Špreviously€appointed€in€the€case€pursuant€toŠ “  ŠRule€16„805€(g)óó,€Investigative€CounselŠ Š Ś Špromptly€shall€notify€the€judge€(1)€that€theŠ ` ° Šņ ņCommissionó ó€ņņpanelóó€has€authorized€the€furtherŠ 6 †  Šinvestigation,€(2)€of€the€specific€nature€ofŠ  \  Šthe€disability€or€sanctionable€conduct€underŠ ā 2  Šinvestigation,€and€(3)€that€the€judge€mayŠ ø  Šfile€a€written€response€within€30€days€of€theŠ ŽŽ  Šdate€on€the€notice.€€The€notice€shall€beŠ d“  Šgiven€(1)€by€first€class€mail€to€the€judge'sŠ :Š  Šaddress€of€record,€or€(2)€if€previouslyŠ `  Šauthorized€by€the€judge,€by€first€class€mailŠ ę6 Što€an€attorney€designated€by€the€judge.€TheŠ ¼  ŠCommission,€for€good€cause,€may€defer€theŠ ’ā Šgiving€of€notice,€but€notice€must€be€givenŠ hø Šnot€less€than€30€days€before€InvestigativeŠ >Ž ŠCounsel€makes€a€recommendation€as€toŠ d Šdisposition.€€Š ź: ŠĢ€€(b)€€SubpoenasŠ –ę ŠĢ€€€€(1)€Upon€application€by€InvestigativeŠ B’ ŠCounsel€and€for€good€cause,€the€CommissionŠ h Šmay€authorize€Investigative€Counsel€to€issueŠ ī> Ša€subpoena€to€compel€the€attendance€ofŠ Ä Šwitnesses€and€the€production€of€documents€orŠ šź Šother€tangible€things€at€a€time€and€placeŠ pĄ  Šspecified€in€the€subpoena.€€Promptly€afterŠ F –! Šservice€of€the€subpoena€and€in€addition€toŠ !l" Šany€other€notice€required€by€law,€Š ņ!B# ŠInvestigative€Counsel€shall€provide€to€theŠ Č"$ Šjudge€under€investigation€notice€of€theŠ ž#ī% Šservice€of€the€subpoena.€€The€notice€to€theŠ t$Ä& Šjudge€shall€be€sent€by€first€class€mail€toŠ J%š ' Šthe€judge's€address€of€record€or,€ifŠ  &p!( Špreviously€authorized€by€the€judge,€by€firstŠ ö&F") Šclass€mail€to€an€attorney€designated€by€theŠ Ģ'#* Šjudge.€€Š ¢(ņ#+ ŠĢ€€€€(2)€The€judge€or€the€person€served€withŠ N*ž%- Šthe€subpoena€may€file€a€motion€for€aŠ $+t&. Šprotective€order€pursuant€to€Rule€2-510€(e).€Š ś+J'/ ŠThe€motion€shall€be€filed€in€the€circuitŠ Š, (0 Šcourt€for€the€county€in€which€the€subpoenaŠ ¦-ö(1 Šwas€served€or,€if€the€judge€underŠ |.Ģ)2 Šinvestigation€is€a€judge€serving€on€thatŠ ° Šcircuit€court,€another€circuit€courtŠ †Ö ŠŌ_Ōdesignated€by€the€Commission.€€The€court€mayŠ \¬ Šenter€any€order€permitted€by€Rule€2-510€(e).€Š 2‚ ŠUpon€a€failure€to€comply€with€a€subpoenaŠ X Šissued€pursuant€to€this€Rule,€the€court,€onŠ Ž. Šmotion€of€Investigative€Counsel,€may€compelŠ “  Šcompliance€with€the€subpoena.€€Š Š Ś ŠĢ€€€€(3)€To€the€extent€practicable,€a€subpoenaŠ 6 †  Šshall€not€divulge€the€name€of€the€judge€underŠ  \  Šinvestigation.€€Files€and€records€of€theŠ ā 2  Šcourt€pertaining€to€any€motion€filed€withŠ ø  Šrespect€to€a€subpoena€shall€be€sealed€andŠ ŽŽ  Šshall€be€open€to€inspection€only€upon€orderŠ d“  Šof€the€Court€of€Appeals.€€Hearings€before€theŠ :Š  Šcircuit€court€on€any€motion€shall€be€on€theŠ `  Šrecord€and€shall€be€conducted€out€of€theŠ ę6 Špresence€of€all€persons€except€those€whoseŠ ¼  Špresence€is€necessary.€€Š ’ā ŠĢCross€reference:€€See€Code,€Courts€Article,Š >Ž Ššššš13-401€-€403.€€Š d ŠĢ€€(c)€€CompletionŠ Ą ŠĢą ø ą€€Investigative€Counsel€shall€complete€aŠ l¼ Šfurther€investigation€within€60€days€after€itŠ B’ Šis€authorized€by€the€ņ ņCommissionó ó€ņņpanelóó.€€UponŠ h Šapplication€by€Investigative€Counsel€madeŠ ī> Šwithin€the€60-day€period€and€served€by€firstŠ Ä Šclass€mail€upon€the€judge€or€counsel€ofŠ šź Šrecord,€the€Commission,€for€good€cause,€mayŠ pĄ  Šextend€the€time€for€completing€the€furtherŠ F –! Šinvestigation€for€a€specified€reasonableŠ !l" Štime.€€The€Commission€may€dismiss€theŠ ņ!B# Šcomplaint€and€terminate€the€investigation€forŠ Č"$ Šfailure€to€comply€with€the€time€requirementsŠ ž#ī% Šof€this€section.€€Š t$Ä& ŠĢ€€(d)€€Recommendation€by€InvestigativeŠ  &p!( ŠCounselŠ ö&F") ŠĢ€€€€€€€Within€the€time€for€completing€aŠ ¢(ņ#+ Šfurther€investigation,€Investigative€CounselŠ x)Č$, Šshall€report€the€results€of€the€investigationŠ N*ž%- Što€the€ņ ņCommissionó ó€ņņpanelóó€in€the€form€that€theŠ $+t&. ŠCommission€requires.€€The€report€shallŠ ś+J'/ Šinclude€one€of€the€following€recommendations:Š Š, (0 Š(1)€dismissal€of€any€complaint€andŠ ¦-ö(1 Štermination€of€the€investigation,€(2)€theŠ |.Ģ)2 Šoffer€of€a€private€reprimand€or€a€deferredŠ ° Šdiscipline€agreement,€or€(3)€the€filing€ofŠ †Ö Šcharges.€€Š \¬ ŠĢ€€ņņ(e)€€Referral€to€Paneló󀀩 X ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņThe€panel€shall€review€theŠ “  Šrecommendations€of€Investigative€Counsel€andŠ Š Ś Šshall€submit€a€report€to€the€full€CommissionŠ ` ° Šwhich€shall€notify€Investigative€Counsel€andŠ 6 †  Šthe€judge€of€the€panelššs€decision.€€TheŠ  \  Šreport€shall€include€one€of€the€followingŠ ā 2  Šrecommendations:€(1)€dismissal€of€anyŠ ø  Šcomplaint€and€termination€of€theŠ ŽŽ  Šinvestigation;€(2)€the€offer€of€a€privateŠ d“  Šreprimand€or€deferred€discipline€agreement;Š :Š  Šor€(3)€the€filing€of€charges.€€InvestigativeŠ `  ŠCounsel€and€the€judge€must€file€anyŠ ę6 Šobjections€within€30€days€of€the€date€on€theŠ ¼  Šnotice.óóŠ ’ā ŠĢ€€ņņ(f)€€Review€of€Panelššs€RecommendationsóóŠ >Ž ŠĢą ø ą€€ņņIf€an€objection€to€the€panelššsŠ ź: Šrecommendation€is€timely€filed,€theŠ Ą ŠCommission,€excluding€the€attorney€and€publicŠ –ę Šmember€who€served€on€the€panel,€shall€reviewŠ l¼ Šthe€recommendations€of€the€panel.€€TheŠ B’ ŠCommission€shall€dispose€of€the€matterŠ h Špursuant€to€Rule€16„807,€if€the€CommissionŠ ī> Šdecides€to€dismiss€the€case,€to€issue€aŠ Ä Šprivate€reprimand,€or€to€enter€into€aŠ šź Šdeferred€discipline€agreement.€€If€theŠ pĄ  ŠCommission€finds€probable€cause€to€believeŠ F –! Šthat€the€judge€has€a€disability€or€hasŠ !l" Šcommitted€sanctionable€conduct,€theŠ ņ!B# ŠCommission€shall€proceed€pursuant€to€Rule€16„Š Č"$ Š808.óóŠ ž#ī% ŠĢSource:€€This€Rule€is€ņņin€partóó€derived€fromŠ J%š ' Šformer€Rule€1227C€ņņand€is€in€part€newóó.Š  &p!( ŠĢĢҰ` ŅҰ` Ņą  ąRule€16„806€was€accompanied€by€the€following€ReporterššsŠ ¢(ņ#+ ŠĢNote.Š N*ž%- ŠĢŅ` °ŅŅ` °Ņą ø ąSee€the€Reporterššs€Note€to€Rule€16„803.Š ś+J'/ ŠĢҰ` ŅҰ` ŅÓÓą  ąJudge€Norton€told€the€Committee€that€the€Honorable€Sally€Ō_ŌD.Š ¦-ö(1 ŠŌ_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō,€Chair€of€the€Commission€on€Judicial€Disabilities,€hadŠ ° Šasked€the€General€Court€Administration€Subcommittee€for€a€changeŠ \¬ Što€the€Rules€Governing€the€Commission€on€Judicial€Disabilities.€Š X ŠA€number€of€other€states€have€a€separation€of€the€investigatoryŠ “  Šand€adjudicatory€arms€of€the€judicial€discipline€structure.€Š ` ° ŠThere€are€different€models€among€the€various€states€withŠ  \  Šdifferent€bodies€doing€the€investigating.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€hadŠ ø  Šsuggested€a€judicial€investigatory€board€consisting€of€sevenŠ d“  Šmembers€appointed€by€the€Commission.€€The€Subcommittee€wasŠ `  Šconcerned€that€the€Maryland€Constitution€requires€that€members€ofŠ ¼  Šthe€Commission€are€appointed€by€the€Governor,€but€the€proposedŠ hø Šjudicial€investigatory€board,€while€performing€functions€of€theŠ d ŠCommission,€would€not€have€been€appointed€by€the€Governor.€€TheŠ Ą ŠSubcommittee€had€proposed€that€the€investigatory€body€be€composedŠ l¼ Šof€Commission€members,€but€have€a€lesser€amount€of€people€on€it,Š h Špossibly€five€or€six.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ōšš€view€was€that€this€amountŠ Ä Šwas€too€many,€because€of€the€difficulty€in€attaining€a€quorum€atŠ pĄ  Šthe€Commission€meetings.€€The€end€result€was€a€proposal€for€aŠ !l" Šthree„person€panel€containing€one€judge€who€would€then€sit€laterŠ Č"$ Šon€the€Commission€after€having€been€part€of€the€initial€panelŠ t$Ä& Šdetermination.€€Š  &p!( Šą  ąThe€Vice€Chair€asked€why€the€panel€was€designed€this€way.€Š Ģ'#* ŠThe€Chair€cited€the€example€of€ņņBoard€of€Pharmacy€v.€Spenceróó,€150Š x)Č$, ŠMd.€App.€138€(2003),€ņņŌ_ŌrevššdŌ_Ō€in€part€on€other€grounds,óó€380€Md.€515Š 0+€&. Š(2004).€€The€Court€of€Special€Appeals€held€that€under€the€factsŠ č,8(0 Šof€that€case,€it€was€improper€for€Board€of€Pharmacy€members€whoŠ ”.ä)2 Šhad€participated€in€settlement€discussions€with€a€pharmacist€inŠ ° Šdisciplinary€proceedings€to€sit€on€the€panel€that€hears€theŠ \¬ Šdisciplinary€proceeding.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€remarked€that€the€languageŠ X Šof€that€case€was€not€intended€to€prevent€trial€judges€fromŠ “  Šparticipating€in€settlement€discussions,€then€hearing€the€caseŠ ` ° Šlater.€€€Š  \  Šą  ąJudge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€observed€that€Judge€Norton€had€presented€a€goodŠ ø  Šintroduction€of€the€topic.€€She€explained€that€the€CommissionššsŠ d“  Šproposal€is€a€two„tiered€model.€€Under€the€current€Rules,€theŠ `  ŠCommission€has€an€investigatory€function€to€decide€whether€or€notŠ ¼  Što€press€public€charges€and€an€adjudicatory€function,€and€allŠ hø Šmembers€of€the€Commission€participate€in€both€functions.€€TheŠ d ŠEvidence€Rules€in€Title€5€are€the€applicable€rules€for€hearingŠ Ą Šthe€cases€in€the€Commission,€rather€than€the€rules€forŠ l¼ Šadministrative€agencies.€€During€the€investigatory€phase,€theŠ h ŠCommission€has€to€hear€hearsay€information,€but€during€theŠ Ä Šhearing,€no€hearsay€information€can€be€considered.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_ŌŠ pĄ  Štold€the€Committee€that€she€has€tried€to€conduct€proceedings€soŠ !l" Šthat€no€hearsay€information€is€considered€by€the€CommissionŠ Č"$ Šduring€the€investigatory€phase,€but€it€is€difficult€to€do.€€SheŠ t$Ä& Šsaid€that€as€the€intermediary€between€Investigative€Counsel€andŠ  &p!( Šthe€Commission,€she€is€allowed€to€hear€hearsay.€€Š Ģ'#* Šą  ąJudge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€stated€that€the€ņņSpenceróó€case€is€a€problem.€€InŠ x)Č$, Šthat€case,€the€Court€of€Special€Appeals€negated€the€decision€ofŠ 0+€&. Šthe€Board€of€Pharmacy,€because€two€of€the€members€of€the€BoardŠ Ü,,(0 Šhad€participated€in€settlement€discussions€with€the€pharmacist,Š ˆ.Ų)2 Šthen€sat€in€adjudication€of€the€pharmacist.€€InadmissibleŠ ° Šinformation€that€the€two€members€heard€during€the€settlementŠ \¬ Šdiscussions€was€considered€by€the€Board€and€included€in€theŠ X ŠBoardššs€Final€Decision€and€Order.€€The€court€held€that€this€wasŠ “  Šimproper.€€This€decision€has€implications€for€the€Commission€onŠ ` ° ŠJudicial€Disabilities.€€The€Commission€Rules€direct€that€in€theŠ  \  Šinvestigatory€phase,€when€the€determination€is€being€made€as€toŠ ø  Šwhether€charges€should€be€filed€against€a€judge,€InvestigativeŠ d“  ŠCounsel€can€delve€more€deeply€into€the€investigation€and€subpoenaŠ `  Šwitnesses.€€Investigative€Counsel€is€directed€to€recommendŠ ¼  Šwhether€in€lieu€of€formal€charges,€there€should€be€a€deferredŠ hø Šdiscipline€agreement€or€a€public€reprimand.€€In€the€past,Š d ŠInvestigative€Counsel€has€been€a€liaison€between€the€CommissionŠ Ą Šand€the€judge€who€is€the€subject€of€the€complaint.€€€Although€theŠ l¼ ŠCommission€does€not€directly€negotiate€with€the€judge,€theŠ h Šmembers€hear€the€results€of€what€Investigative€Counsel€says€toŠ Ä Šthe€judge€and€the€judgeššs€responses.€€There€have€been€otherŠ pĄ  Šdecisions€since€ņņSpencer,ņ ņó óóó€but€they€do€not€resolve€the€problems.Š !l" Šą  ąThe€Commissionššs€proposal€is€to€create€an€advisory€boardŠ Ō"$$ Šentitled€the€š šJudicial€Inquiry€Boardšš€that€would€be€composed€ofŠ €$Š& Šseven€members.€€The€issue€of€whether€to€pursue€a€furtherŠ ,&|!( Šinvestigation€of€the€judge€would€be€presented€to€the€BoardŠ Ų'(#* Šinstead€of€to€the€Commission.€€The€Board€would€consider€whetherŠ „)Ō$, Šthere€is€probable€cause€to€determine€if€the€judge€committedŠ 0+€&. Šmisconduct€under€the€judicial€canons.€€If€probable€cause€is€notŠ Ü,,(0 Šfound,€the€Board€would€recommend€to€the€Commission€that€theŠ ˆ.Ų)2 Šcomplaint€be€dismissed.€€If€probable€cause€is€found,€the€BoardŠ ° Šwould€recommend€the€filing€of€charges,€or€the€Board€wouldŠ \¬ Šnegotiate€with€the€judge€for€an€alternate€disposition,€such€as€aŠ X Šprivate€reprimand.€€The€Commission€has€the€ultimate€say.€€TheŠ “  ŠCommission€would€appoint€the€seven€members€of€the€Board,€whichŠ ` ° Šwould€be€comprised€of€two€judges,€two€attorneys,€and€three€publicŠ  \  Šmembers.€€The€fact€that€the€Commission€appoints€is€consistentŠ ø  Šwith€the€Maryland€Constitutional€provision.€€The€composition€ofŠ d“  Šthe€Board€carries€forward€the€diverse€membership€of€theŠ `  ŠCommission.Š ¼  Šą  ąJudge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€said€that€the€problems€with€the€SubcommitteeššsŠ hø Šmodel€are€threefold.€€Š d Šą  ąOne€is€that€sufficient€members€may€not€be€present€at€theŠ Ą Šfinal€adjudication.€€Under€the€Rules,€a€quorum€consists€of€six.€Š l¼ ŠIf€some€Commission€members€are€excluded€from€the€adjudication,€itŠ h Šmay€not€be€possible€to€get€a€quorum.€€In€her€letter€to€the€RulesŠ Ä ŠCommittee,€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€said€that€she€explained€why€it€is€soŠ pĄ  Šdifficult€to€get€all€11€Commission€members€to€attend€theŠ !l" Šmeetings.€€Š Č"$ Šą  ąThe€second€concern€is€the€differing€viewpoints€as€to€issuesŠ t$Ä& Šthat€arise.€€Sometimes€after€a€complaint€is€filed,€a€judgmentŠ  &p!( Šcall€is€needed€as€to€whether€a€judge€committed€misconduct€orŠ Ģ'#* Šsimply€had€a€bad€day.€€What€is€actually€a€single€bad€day€may€lookŠ x)Č$, Šdifferent€to€a€lay€person,€but€the€judges€and€attorneys€moreŠ $+t&. Šfully€understand€that€a€judge€is€only€human€and€makes€mistakes.€€Š Š, (0 ŠWhen€various€views€and€responses€are€heard,€a€better€decision€isŠ |.Ģ)2 Šreached.€€The€concern€is€with€having€only€three€people€making€theŠ ° Šdecision€as€to€public€charges€(even€if€this€is€only€advisory).Š \¬ Šą  ąThe€third€problem€is€that€a€three„person€panel€will€diluteŠ X Šthe€number€of€public€members€who€are€able€to€have€a€voice€in€theŠ “  Šinitial€process.€€If€the€one€public€member€of€the€panel€disagreesŠ ` ° Šwith€the€attorney€and€judge€members,€the€public€member€has€noŠ  \  Švoice.€€The€Maryland€Constitution€establishes€a€greater€voice€forŠ ø  Šmembers€of€the€public€than€the€three„person€panel€would€achieve.€Š d“  ŠIf€the€panel€is€expanded€to€include€more€than€three€members,€thenŠ `  Šthe€process€cannot€operate€at€the€adjudicatory€level.€Š ¼  Šą  ąThe€Chair€commented€that€when€the€Honorable€Glenn€T.Š hø ŠŌ_ŌHarrellŌ_Ō,€Jr.,€now€on€the€Court€of€Appeals,€was€the€Chair€of€theŠ d ŠCommission€and€a€member€of€the€Court€of€Special€Appeals,€H.Š Ą ŠThomas€Howell,€Esq.,€who€was€then€a€member€of€the€RulesŠ l¼ ŠCommittee,€was€a€proponent€of€a€system€being€put€in€place€toŠ h Šprotect€a€judge€from€having€to€face€a€Commission€that€prejudgedŠ Ä Šhis€or€her€guilt,€because€the€Commission€had€received€unfiltered,Š pĄ  Šunfairly€prejudicial€information€concerning€the€judge.€€It€isŠ !l" Šwrong€to€have€the€judge€argue€before€the€Commission€after€it€hasŠ Č"$ Šheard€information€not€admissible€in€evidence€and€uses€thatŠ t$Ä& Šinformation€to€possibly€charge€the€judge.€€As€Commission€Chair,Š  &p!( ŠJudge€Ō_ŌHarrellŌ_Ō€had€formulated€an€internal€rule€that€InvestigativeŠ Ģ'#* ŠCounsel€should€not€submit€anything€to€the€Commission€that€couldŠ x)Č$, Šnot€be€admitted€into€evidence.€€On€the€strength€of€this€internalŠ $+t&. Šrule,€a€majority€of€the€Subcommittee€at€that€time€felt€that€Mr.Š Š, (0 ŠHowellššs€suggestions€were€not€necessary.€€The€Chair€asked€how€aŠ |.Ģ)2 ŠŌ_ŌpanelizationŌ_Ō€model€would€protect€against€unfiltered€informationŠ ° Šbeing€presented€to€the€panel.€€No€member€of€a€panel€who€wouldŠ \¬ Šwant€to€charge€the€judge€should€participate€in€the€CommissionŠ X Šproceedings.€€Mr.€Howellššs€point€was€that€a€system€should€be€inŠ “  Šplace€where€the€Commission€holds€a€hearing,€and€the€finders€ofŠ ` ° Šfact€have€not€been€presented€with€inadmissible,€unfairlyŠ  \  Šprejudicial€information€in€advance.€€Judge€Ō_ŌMcAuliffeŌ_Ō€pointed€outŠ ø  Šthat€the€internal€rule€may€not€protect€a€judge.€€When€aŠ d“  ŠMontgomery€County€District€Court€judge€was€tried€some€years€ago,Š `  Šthe€judge€took€a€lie€detector€test,€and€the€Commission€heard€theŠ ¼  Šinadmissible€and€prejudicial€material€concerning€the€test.€€Š hø ŠJudge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€remarked€that€this€occurred€before€the€internal€ruleŠ d Šwas€adopted.€Š Ą Šą  ąJudge€Ō_ŌMcAuliffeŌ_Ō€inquired€as€to€whether€the€JudicialŠ l¼ ŠConference€had€looked€at€this€issue.€€Judge€Baldwin€replied€thatŠ h Šthe€Conference€had€endorsed€the€changes€to€the€Rules€the€lastŠ Ä Štime€they€were€considered.€€He€said€that€he€favors€a€panel€ofŠ pĄ  Šthree€as€opposed€to€a€panel€of€seven.€€Judge€Ō_ŌMcAuliffeŌ_Ō€noted€aŠ !l" Špotential€problem.€€After€the€Commission€has€been€sitting€forŠ Č"$ Šsome€time€and€has€concluded€that€many€complaints€have€no€merit,Š t$Ä& Šthe€members€have€become€seasoned.€€If€seven€new€people€are€added,Š  &p!( Šat€first€they€may€take€a€very€hard„line€approach.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_ŌŠ Ģ'#* Šresponded€that€one€solution€to€that€problem€is€to€have€advisoryŠ x)Č$, Šgroups€chaired€by€former€Commission€members€and€have€other€formerŠ $+t&. Šmembers€available€for€guidance.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌMaloneyŌ_Ō€added€that€thisŠ Š, (0 Šproblem€is€not€unique€to€the€judicial€discipline€system.€€It€isŠ |.Ģ)2 Šapplicable€to€the€attorney€discipline€system€and€otherŠ ° Šprofessional€discipline€boards.€€The€Attorney€Grievance€Rules€inŠ \¬ ŠMaryland€have€diversity€of€functions,€including€a€peer€reviewŠ X Španel.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€remarked€that€this€panel€is€similar€to€theŠ “  Šproposed€Judicial€Inquiry€Board.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌMaloneyŌ_Ō€expressed€the€viewŠ ` ° Šthat€the€members€of€the€Commission€should€be€somewhat€insulated.€Š  \  ŠThey€should€not€sit€on€the€panel.€€However,€the€MarylandŠ ø  ŠConstitution€has€provided€that€the€Commission€is€to€hear€allŠ d“  Šcases,€which€cannot€be€put€off€to€investigatory€panels.€€How€muchŠ `  Šof€a€role€should€the€investigatory€panel€play€to€insulate€theŠ ¼  ŠCommission€from€ņņex€parteóó€actions?€Š hø Šą  ąThe€Chair€said€that€hypothetically€the€panel€could€consistŠ  p Šof€seven€members€appointed€by€the€Court€of€Appeals.€Š Ģ ŠInvestigative€Counsel€or€the€panel€would€decide€to€ask€theŠ xČ ŠCommission€to€file€charges.€€The€decision€is€submitted€inŠ $t Šwriting.€€There€may€be€a€debate€as€to€what€should€or€should€notŠ Š  Šgo€into€the€document.€€The€issue€would€be€presented€to€the€ChairŠ |Ģ  Šof€the€Commission,€who€would€decide€whether€charges€should€beŠ (!x" Šbrought€against€the€judge.€€The€decision€must€be€approved€by€theŠ Ō"$$ ŠCommission.€€Judge€Ō_ŌMcAuliffeŌ_Ō€inquired€as€to€why€the€Court€ofŠ €$Š& ŠAppeals€would€appoint€the€board€members.€€The€Commission€couldŠ ,&|!( Šappoint€the€board.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€remarked€that€the€way€the€boardŠ Ų'(#* Šmembers€are€appointed€should€carry€the€prestige€of€the€Court€ofŠ „)Ō$, ŠAppeals.Š 0+€&. Šą  ąMr.€Ō_ŌBraultŌ_Ō€pointed€out€an€inherent€flaw€in€the€currentŠ Ü,,(0 Šsystem.€€The€Commission€investigates€and€decides€whether€toŠ ˆ.Ų)2 ŠŌ_Ōcharge.€€This€is€not€fair.€€Judge€Adkinsšš€proposal€is€better.€Š ° ŠThe€model€should€be€similar€to€the€Attorney€Grievance€model.€€TheŠ \¬ Šnumber€of€people€on€the€panel€is€immaterial.€€The€Chair€commentedŠ X Šthat€conceptually,€the€goal€is€to€devise€a€set€of€rules€thatŠ “  Šimplements€and€enforces€the€Commissionššs€powers€pursuant€to€theŠ ` ° ŠMaryland€Constitution.€€The€investigatory€panel€can€be€assignedŠ  \  Šthe€issue€of€whether€to€charge€the€judge€or€pursue€otherŠ ø  Šappropriate€disciplinary€measures.€€The€discipline€can€either€beŠ d“  Šagreed€to€by€the€judge€and€Investigative€Counsel€or€approved€byŠ `  Šthe€Chair€of€the€Commission.€€It€would€be€helpful€to€look€atŠ ¼  Šthose€jurisdictions€with€similar€procedures.€€Judge€Adkins€hasŠ hø Šprovided€a€list€of€other€jurisdictions€with€a€similar€system.€Š d ŠSee€Appendix€3.Š Ą Šą  ąMr.€Johnson€pointed€out€that€the€current€system€has€aŠ l¼ Šmechanism€to€allow€objections€to€who€will€be€sitting€on€the€case.€Š h ŠJudge€Baldwin€responded€that€recusal€may€be€necessary.€€Mr.Š Ä ŠJohnson€observed€that€to€avoid€the€case€going€to€federal€court,Š pĄ  Šthere€should€be€a€mechanism€for€allowing€a€motion€to€recuse€orŠ !l" Šreconstitute€the€panel.€€Judge€Baldwin€remarked€that€the€casesŠ Č"$ Šused€to€be€conducted€rather€informally.€€The€judge€was€invited€toŠ t$Ä& Šthe€Commission.€€How€can€the€Commission€hear€a€case€fairly€if€itŠ  &p!( Šis€aware€of€damaging€information?€€Judge€Adkins€noted€that€forŠ Ģ'#* Šthat€reason,€judges€are€no€longer€invited€to€the€CommissionŠ x)Č$, Šhearings.€€The€Chair€commented€that€this€is€unfortunate,€becauseŠ $+t&. Šin€some€cases,€the€judge€should€be€allowed€to€explain€theŠ Š, (0 Šsituation€and€discuss€it€with€the€Commission.€€Mr.€Brault€Ō_ŌaddedŠ |.Ģ)2 Šthat€in€attorney€discipline€cases,€the€attorney€is€allowed€toŠ ° Šappear€before€the€Attorney€Grievance€Commission.€€The€Chair€saidŠ \¬ Šthat€a€provision€could€be€added€to€the€Rules€allowing€the€partiesŠ X Što€agree€that€the€judge€would€be€allowed€to€appear€before€theŠ “  ŠCommission,€in€addition€to€the€judgeššs€right€to€appear€at€aŠ ` ° Šhearing€on€charges.€€The€Vice€Chair€asked€whether€the€judgeŠ  \  Šshould€be€allowed€to€appear€before€the€investigatory€panel.€€TheŠ ø  ŠChair€replied€that€the€judge€should€not€be€foreclosed€fromŠ d“  Šspeaking€to€the€panel.€€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€suggested€that€the€RuleŠ `  Šprovide€that€the€parties€can€agree€that€the€judge€may€appearŠ ¼  Šbefore€the€Commission.€€Š hø Šą  ąThe€Chair€inquired€about€other€states€that€have€a€goodŠ d Šjudicial€discipline€system€that€could€serve€as€a€model.€€JudgeŠ Ą ŠŌ_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€answered€that€there€are€states€with€systems€similar€to€theŠ l¼ Šone€proposed.€€The€problem€is€that€the€advisory€group€in€someŠ h Šstates€is€independent€and€allowed€to€decide€whether€to€charge.€Š Ä ŠThis€is€not€allowed€in€Maryland.€€Mr.€Ō_ŌBraultŌ_Ō€questioned€if€theseŠ pĄ  Šstates€use€a€grand€jury€type€of€system,€and€Judge€Ō_ŌAdkinsŌ_Ō€repliedŠ !l" Šaffirmatively.€€Mr.€Sykes€asked€if€the€inquiry€panel€is€bound€byŠ Č"$ Šthe€rules€of€evidence,€and€Mr.€Ō_ŌBraultŌ_Ō€answered€that€it€is€notŠ t$Ä& Šbound.€€The€Committee€approved€the€concept€of€the€JudicialŠ  &p!( ŠDisabilities€Commissionššs€proposal,€subject€to€further€refinementŠ Ģ'#* Šbased€on€research€on€systems€in€other€states.Š x)Č$, Šą  ąThe€Chair€adjourned€the€meeting.Š $+t&. 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