Courts – Nongovernmental Corporate Parties – Disclosure Statements
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 428 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a nongovernmental corporate party to file, at a first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court, one copy of a certain disclosure statement; specifying the contents of the disclosure statement; and requiring a nongovernmental corporate party to file a supplemental statement if any required information changes.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Freeman, Andrew | Brown, Goldstein & Levy | Oral |
| FAV | Bertinelli, Alexa | Civil Justice, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, Phillip | Consumer Law Center LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Robinson, Phillip | Consumer Law Center LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Eugene | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Eugene | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Andre | former Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Oral |
| FAV | Davis, Andre | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Montgomery, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Montgomery, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |