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For
the Most part the jurisdiction of the Maryland Court System can be
found in the Maryland Constitution and the Courts and Judicial
Proceedings volume of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
As a
practicing paralegal in the state of Maryland I cannot begin to
tell you how valuable this information will be to you.
Please take time and learn this very well. |
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Using the following websites or
print media answer the following questions. |
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Please be specific as to where
you found the information when citing your answers. |
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Please
cite
your answers properly. |
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Maryland
Court System
Use this
hyperlink for an overview of the Maryland Court System. |
Using the
Maryland Law Library site
and
Maryland
Court System
ADR
answer the following.
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- Current
Maryland Constitution
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Annotated
Code of Maryland
The Maryland Law library allows three methods for searching the
Annotated Code of Maryland.
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When
you first enter the site you will see the following notice. You may
search the material using this method.
The
advantage is that you can see the entire section of the code and the
titles of the sections.
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NOTICE: Full text with searching
capability now available for the Maryland
Code and Maryland
Rules of Procedure compliments of Lexis-Nexis. This is a work in
progress. Comments solicited @mdlaw.library@courts.state.md.us
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Second |
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At the bottom of the
page you will find the following.
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Maryland
Legal Links
(includes Md. Code, State and U.S. 4th Circuit Appellate Court
Opinions, Attorney General Opinions, etc.)
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If you click on Maryland
Legal Links you
will go to the following at the top of the page.
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- Maryland
Code
@ a website compliments of Lexis-Nexis. Word searching of Code
available.
- The above
is the same one as listed on the front page of the Law Library
website.
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Third |
- The following two allow you to word search or go
directly to the section you desire.
Maryland Code @ Md. State Legislature's Website
- For Word Searching of
entire code database - Once at Search page check "Statutes:
2002 Regular Session"
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- Maryland
Code @ Md. State Legislature's Website
- Search by Article and
Section Number
Using the following instructions you
can go directly to a section of a particular volume of the code.
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After reaching the cite click on Courts
and Judicial Proceedings.
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The following
are a list of sections that will be helpful. |
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District Court
4-301 to 4-304
4-401 to 4-405 |
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Jurisdiction
6-101 to 6-104 |
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Venue
6-201 6-203 |
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You may want to
look in other sections if so use the index format of the code
which is the Lexis-Nexis version above. |
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Assignment
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Bob
was a resident of the State of Maryland. He took his dry cleaning
to Jane's Laundry, a corporation organized under the laws of Maryland,
with its principal place of business in Annapolis,
Maryland. Jane's Laundry ruined one of Bob's
suits. Bob now wants to sue Jane's Laundry for a civil
tort and seek $500 in damages.
What state(s) would have personal
jurisdiction over Jane's Laundry?
What court(s) would have subject matter
jurisdiction over Bob's claim? |
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Big
Bertha's Car Dealership was a Delaware corporation which had a
dealership located in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Big Bertha
sold a car to Harry, a Maryland resident. Harry,
however, wrote a bad check in the amount of 12,000 and Big
Bertha wanted to sue him for the money.
What state(s) would have personal
jurisdiction over Harry?
What court(s) would have subject matter
jurisdiction over Big Bertha's claim?
Assume that Harry wanted a jury trial.
What court(s) would have subject matter jurisdiction over Big
Bertha's claim?
Assume that Harry was a resident of the
district of Columbia and found out Big Bertha's car sale
extravaganza on his way to work. What state(s) would have
personal jurisdiction over Harry? |
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Astromat,
inc. was a Swedish corporation. It contracted with art a
resident of Ohio, to put new sports floors in the Ravens'
stadium, located in Baltimore, Maryland. Astromat, Inc.
breached its contract with Art by failing to plant the correct
type of grass seed. Art sustained $25,000 in
damages. He wants to sue Astromat.
What state(s) would have personal
jurisdiction over Astromat, Inc.?
What court(s) would have original
subject matter jurisdiction over Art's claim?
Assume that Art's damages are
$100,000. What court(s) would have original
subject matter jurisdiction over Art's claim?
Assume the United States District
Court for the District of Maryland awarded damages to Art and
Astromat wants to appeal. What court would have
jurisdiction over Astromat's appeal? |
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Jill,
a resident of Maryland, worked for Jack's Auto Body, a
Maryland corporation, with its principal place of business in
Columbia Maryland. Jack fired Jill. Jill believes
that her termination was based upon the fact that she is a
member of the Mormon religion. She wants to sue Jack to get an
injunction in which the court orders Jack to reinstate
Jill.
What state has personal jurisdiction
over Jack's Auto Body?
What court(s) would have subject matter
jurisdiction over Jill's claim? |
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When you have assembled all of the information, write a separate Memorandum
regarding each situation to your supervising attorney discussing your findings
and conclusions.
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Make sure you answer each case problem completely
using Maryland Law when there is a state jurisdiction.
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If you use Maryland
Law (where appropriate) cite
where you located the answer.
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Properly
cite
the source of the Law where you found the answer.
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Example of
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Memorandum |
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Date:
To:
From:
Re:
Facts:
Law:
Conclusion: |
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