Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 6-403

  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
(a) In a civil action in the District Court, if the amount in controversy is $2,500 or less, there shall be no formal pleadings.

(b) If the amount in controversy exceeds $2,500 the forms and pleadings are as provided by Title 3, Chapter 300 of the Maryland Rules.