{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-409","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 6–409","heading":"","body":"In any court proceeding, an attorney entering his appearance on behalf of a client may be granted a continuance if:\n(1) The entry of appearance is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay;\n(2) The case has not been continued previously an unreasonable number of times; and\n(3) At the time his appearance is entered he is the attorney of record in another court proceeding which previously had been scheduled for a time which will cause a conflict with the case in which the appearance is being entered.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=6-409","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"3410766505d065b7bc02546962b9133ed2499ba886fdf9ca3ca6cc15ff7fdff9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-408","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}