November 2010

How to File a Small Claims Case

The Maryland Access to Justice Commission has developed a PowerPoint video about how to file a small claims case.  It is available at:

http://www.courts.state.md.us/mdatjc/needhelp-videomultimedia.html

In addition, the District Court has a good page on their website for pro se litigants at:

http://www.courts.state.md.us/district/forms/civil/dccv001br.html

Take a look at the video - it is a bit o

Self Help for District Court

The District Court website has some pretty decent materials for people trying to represent themselves in court, but the pages may be buried pretty deep on that website.  Here is the link for the main Self Help page:

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/index.htm

Topics covered include:

Arrested
Civil

How to Find Out Who Owns Your Mortgage

One way for clients facing foreclosure to try to get some information.

http://www.wheresthenote.com/colorofchange/

The page helps the client create the following letter to email to the servicer of their mortgage.  The client first selects their mortgage servicer from a list, and the page inserts the proper email address for the mortgage servicer for the client before sending it:

 
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