The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is proposing changes to Local Rule 607, Appendix B of the Local Rules, and Standing Order 2025-01 concerning Petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus by Alien Detainees. 

Although Standing Order 2025-01 is an exercise of the Court’s inherent judicial authority, the Court recognizes that the Standing Order is a matter of significant public importance on which many stakeholders have varying perspectives and that both the Fourth Circuit and Congress have recognized the value of notice and comment in analogous circumstances.  The Court thus invites public comment on both the operative version, Amended Standing Order 2025-01, and the proposed Second Amended Standing Order 2025-01. 

Copies of the amendments to Local Rule 607, Appendix B of the Local Rules, and Amended Standing Order 2025-01 are available on the Court’s website at https://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/local-rules-amendments.  If adopted, the amendments would take effect on December 1, 2025.

Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 2025, to Ms. Suzanne C. Johnson, Local Rules and Forms Committee, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 101 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, or emailed to MDD_Localrules@mdd.uscourts.gov.