CLERK - OFFICE LOCATION/HOURS

(a) Office Hours. The office hours of the Clerk in the Greenbelt and Baltimore Divisions are from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on all days, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays observed by the District Court. Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 41 (b) After-Hours Night Box.

A night box is located in the lobby of each of the United States Courthouses in Baltimore and in Greenbelt. Bankruptcy petitions, pleadings, and other papers may be placed in the night box for filing after regular office hours, Monday through Friday (except holidays) and until the courthouse is closed to the public or midnight, whichever is earlier. The hours during which each night box is accessible are available on the Court’s website. The night box is intended as an after-hours convenience, and it is not intended as an alternative for filing papers during regular office hours.

All documents must be “date and time stamped” prior to being deposited in the secure night box. (c) After-Hours Filing. During periods outside the regular office hours of the Clerk’s Office and when the night box is not available, arrangements may be made in advance for time sensitive filings by contacting a designated Court representative. The contact information of the designated Court representatives is available on the Court’s website, on each night box, and on notice boards in the divisional offices.

(d) Deadlines Are Not Extended. The availability of the night box and after-hours filing do NOT extend the “Last Day” as defined by Federal Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a)(4), which Last Day ends for filing, other than electronic filing, at 4:00 p.m. when the Clerk’s Offices close. (e) Division of Business. The division of business for the Court is as follows: (1) Cases originating in Allegany, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, and Washington Counties are assigned to the Greenbelt Divisional Office, 300 United States Courthouse, 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 300, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770, (301) 344-8018.

Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 42 (2) Cases originating in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties are assigned to the Baltimore Divisional Office, United States Courthouse, 101 West Lombard Street, Suite 8530, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, (410) 962-2688. (f) Places for Holding Hearings. (1) All Court hearings in cases originating in Allegany, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, and Washington Counties will be scheduled in the United States Courthouse, 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770.

(2) All Court hearings in cases originating in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, and Howard Counties will be scheduled in the United States Courthouse, 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. (3) All Court hearings in cases under Chapters 7, 12 and 13 originating in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties, including related adversary proceedings, will be scheduled in the United States Courtroom, U.S. Post Office Building, Room 104, 129 East Main Street, Salisbury, Maryland 21801. A debtor in a case originating from any of these counties may request by motion that all future Court hearings, excluding meetings of creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 341, be conducted at the United States Courthouse in Baltimore. (4) All Court hearings in cases under Chapter 11 originating in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties, including related adversary proceedings, will be scheduled in the United States Courthouse, Ver.

25.01 (December 1, 2025) 43 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 or in the United States Courtroom, U.S. Post Office Building, Room 104, 129 East Main Street, Salisbury, Maryland 21801, at the discretion of the Court. The Court will consider the convenience of the parties in selecting the venue. A debtor in a case originating from any of these counties may request by motion that some or all Court hearings be conducted at one of these two locations.