Finality of Judgments and Other Appellate Trigger Issues (MSBA)

Index

• What Is A "Final Judgment"?
• Front Matter
• Post-Judgment Motions Under Rules 2-532 Through 2-534
• Collateral Order Doctrine
• Statutory Grounds for Appeal From Interlocutory Orders
• Maryland Rule 2-602(B)
• Questionable Or Erroneous Rulings About the Finality of A Judgment
• Test for Finality
• Post-Judgment Motions in Cases Involving Multiple Parties
• Rationale for Rule 2-602(B)
• FOREWORD TO the THIRD EDITION
• Elements of An Appealable Collateral Order
• Possession of Property; Income, Interest, Or Dividends From Property
• Unadjudicated Claims for Attorneys' Fees
• Revisory Motions Under Rule 2-535(A)
• Need for Express Determination in Written Order That There Is No Just Reason To Delay Entry of Final Judgment
• Grant Or Denial of Motion To Quash Writ of Attachment
• Discovery Orders
• Interlocutory Circuit Rulings and the "Law of the Case"
• FOREWORD TO the SECOND EDITION
• Judgment By Default
• Orders Regarding Injunctive Relief
• Double Jeopardy and the Right Not To Be Subjected To A Trial
• Use of Rule 2-602(B) Only in the Infrequent, Harsh Case
• Physical Requirements for A Final Judgment
• Acknowledgements
• Motions To Revise An Enrolled Judgment Under Rule 2-535(B)
• Timing of Appeals From the Dismissal of A Complaint
• Appointment of Receiver
• Requirements Specific To Timing of Appeal
• Declaratory Judgments
• Circuit Court Discretion
• About the author
• Sovereign Immunity and the Right Not To Stand Trial
• Divorce Judgments
• Sale, Conveyance, Or Delivery of Property; Payment of Money
• Note On Scope
• Judgment Against One Or More, But Fewer Than All, Defendants
• Premature Appeals
• One Or More, But Fewer Than All, Claims Adjudicated
• Orders Determining A Question of Right and Directing That Account Be Stated
• Nature of Appellate Jurisdiction
• Certain Orders Regarding Property Held By Fiduciary
• Erroneous Applications of Rule 2-602(B)
• Savings Provisions for Premature Appeals
• Problems with Claims and Counterclaims
• Decision On Any Question in Insolvency Proceeding
• Effect of Improper Interlocutory Appeal
• Grant of Petition To Stay Arbitration
• Inapplicability of Rule 2-602 To Consolidated Actions
• Deprivation of Care and Custody of Child
• Evading the Requirements of Rule 2-602(B) By Dismissals Without Prejudice Or Severance
• Exceptions Permitting Appeals From Interlocutory Orders
• Denial of Certain Immunities of State Legislators
• The Savings Provisions of Rule 8-602(E)
• Contempt Findings
• Time Limit On Requesting Certification Under Rule 2-602(B)
• Appeal From Denial of Rule 2-602(B) Certification
• Appeals From Interlocutory Orders That "Exceed the Jurisdiction" of the Circuit Court
• Appeals From Seemingly Interlocutory Orders Denying A Constitutional Right
• Appeals From Grant Or Denial of Class Certification
• Appeals From the District Court
• Appeals From the Orphans' Court
• Judicial Review of Agency Decisions, Mandamus, and Administrative Appeals
• In Banc Review
• Mandamus and Prohibition