U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025)
2. Removal of Original Papers Prohibited
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, no court paper or any paper connected with the
business of the Clerk shall be taken out of the Clerk’s Office, provided, however, that
authorized court personnel may remove such papers for the purpose of carrying them to a
courtroom or the chambers of a district judge or magistrate judge.
RULE 508. INVESTMENT OF REGISTRY FUNDS
The Court shall, by standing order, set the amount of funds deposited in the Court
Registry which shall be invested at interest. These funds shall be placed in an interest
bearing account or such other investment as is ordered by the Court. Funds in any one (1)
case will be divided as necessary to assure full F.D.I.C. coverage of principal and interest. All
funds invested at interest will be assessed a charge pursuant to the fee schedule set by the
Judicial Conference of the United States.
In the event the Clerk is not present for service of the order required by Fed. R. Civ. P.
67, such service shall be made upon the Chief Deputy Clerk or the Finance Clerk, only.
RULE 509. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS IN ACTIONS INVOLVING TITLE
TO REALTY
The official file in any case involving title to realty shall be deemed to be a permanent
record of the Court and shall not be destroyed.
RULE 510. UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN THE REGISTRY
Funds in the registry unclaimed for more than five (5) years, or six (6) years if the funds
represent the unclaimed wages or proceeds from the sale of the unclaimed effects of a
deceased seaman, shall be transferred, with the approval of the Court, to the Treasury. They
may be withdrawn from the Treasury by the claimant pursuant to the procedure set forth in
28 U.S.C. § 2042.
RULE 511. [RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE]
