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Preparing Your Case and Yourself for District Court
Once you have explored the alternatives to court, it may still be necessary to go to court. When you file in District Court (including small claims court and landlord-tenant court), the following will
- help you to represent yourself successfully, or
- help you decide if you need attorney help, and
- if you hire an attorney, it will help you to better understand the process and how you might assist your attorney.
Vist the District Court Self-Help Website for additional infomation.
Source:
A special project of the Eastern Shore Regional Library under a Library Services Technology Act grant from the Division of Library Development Services/MD State Department of Education (author: Ayn H. Crawley) 
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