PLA 267 - Maryland Pleadings and Practice

(3 credits)

45 lecture hours
Prerequisites: PLA 101
This course is designed to give students an in-depth understanding of the Maryland state and federal court systems, through a series of field trips, mock filings of pleadings, and drafting assignments. Students will visit the District Court of Baltimore City, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (criminal, civil and juvenile sections), an administrative agency, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. In a variety of forums, students will attend hearings, where feasible, and also prepare a trial portfolio of mock pleadings, discovery documents, motions, and service documents on their assigned case.