Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Discovery Dispute Survey
In the spring of 2006, the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court bench adopted its current discovery DCM plan, seeking to make its handling of civil and family law discovery disputes more prompt, consistent and effective. To survey the effectiveness of the new rules, the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court bench has prepared a survey for Annapolis area attorneys to complete.
I think it is fantastic that the bench in Anne Arundel County cares enough to listen to what its "customers" - lawyers practicing law in Anne Arundel County - think about the court's discovery rules. I read a lot of blogs talking about how disconnected some courts are to the lawyers practicing in those courts. In the last year, Anne Arundel has added Courtcall and E-Filing, all efforts to make the system a better one. It is good to see another example of how Anne Arundel County is trying to put together the best system possible so that lawyers and their clients are able to get a fair and efficient day in court.
If you are an Anne Arundel County lawyer, take five minutes and fill out the survey. There is a link to the survey in the first paragraph of this blog post.
You can complete an online survey in 3 minutes or less to give your opinion. You may respond anonymously, if you desire to. Go to
The Circuit Court bench may make revisions to its DCM Discovery policy based on these survey results. Alternately, if the responses are minimal, the Court may decide that no changes are necessary.
