111 Md. App. 628 - Morales v. Morales’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “c. Findings and Recommendations. The master shall notify each party of the master’s recommendations, either on the record at the conclusion of the hearing or by written notice served pursuant to Rule 1-321.... d. Exceptions. Within five days after recommendations are placed on the record or served pursuant to section c of this Rule, a party may file exceptions with the clerk. Within that period or within three days after service of the first exceptions, whichever is later, any other party may file exceptions. Exceptions shall be in writing and shall set forth the asserted error with particularity. Any matter not specifically set forth in exceptions is waived unless the court finds that justice requires otherwise. f. Entry of Orders (1) In General. Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section. (A) the court shall not direct entry of an order or judgment based upon the master’s recommendations until the expiration of the time for filing exceptions, and if exceptions are timely filed, until the court rules on the exceptions; and (B) if exceptions are not timely filed, the court may direct the entry of the order or judgment as recommended by the master. (2) Immediate Orders as to Pendente Lite Relief Upon a finding by a master that extraordinary circumstances exist and a recommendation by the master that an order concerning pendente lite relief be entered immediately, the court may direct the entry of an immediate order after reviewing the file and any exhibits, ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 113 Md. App. 381 - Miller v. Bosley

2. ““[W]hen interpreting a rule the same standards and principles apply as those utilized in interpreting a statute.” Stach, 83 Md.App. at 40 , 573 A.2d 409 . Accordingly, in interpreting Rule S74A, we must “effectuate the real and actual intention of the Court of Appeals.” Id. (quoting Potter v. Bethesda Fire Dept., 309 Md. 347, 352 , 524 A.2d 61 (1987))(quoting State v. Fabritz, 276 Md. 416, 421 , 348 A.2d 275 (1975), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 942 , 96 S.Ct. 1680 , 48 L.Ed.2d 185 (1976)).... [W]e generally must construe a rule in accordance with the plain meaning of its language. Stach, 83 Md.App. at 40-41 , 573 A.2d 409 (quoting Potter, 309 Md. at 353 , 524 A.2d 61 ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Wise-Jones v. Jones

3. “Within ten days after recommendations are placed on the record or served pursuant to section (e) of this Rule, a party may file exceptions with the clerk. Within that period or within ten days after service of the first exceptions, whichever is later, any other party may file exceptions. Exceptions shall be in writing and shall set forth the asserted error with particularity. Any matter not specifically set forth in the exceptions is waived unless the court finds that justice requires otherwise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 Md. App. 661 - Green v. Green