Pre-Judgment Attachments

All requests for pre-judgment attachment pursuant to Section 3-303 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Maryland Annotated Code shall be processed as follows: The motion, affidavits, exhibits and complaint (if applicable) shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court, Room 462 Courthouse East. Two copies of these papers should be given to the Clerk to be date-stamped and to receive a case number (if it is a new action). The copies should be delivered to General Magistrate Susan M. Marzetta, Room 232 Courthouse East. Magistrate Marzetta will conduct a screening conference after her review of the papers. If no agreement results from the screening conference, Magistrate Marzetta will recommend a disposition to the Civil Motions Judge. If a bond is required, it must be posted with the Clerk of the Court before counsel can receive the order and the writs. The Clerk’s office will issue writs of attachment, which are to be served by the sheriff or private process. The Clerk charges a fee for each writ requested by the moving party.