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    Feb 20, 2010, 02:36 PM
    Received order of court, but I wasn't served.
    State: MD. I (defendant) received in yesterdays mail a order of circuit court granting plaintiffs "motoin to seal or otherwise limit inspection" for the entire divorce case. (case has been over/closed for awhile). The only problem: I was never served with the underlying motionrequesting the sealing. (as an FYI, I was pro se for the case). I disagree with the sealing, and need to know what steps I need to take to challenge this. Do I appeal? File a notice to vacate the judgement? Both? Any assistance is appreciated. Thnak you
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    Feb 20, 2010, 07:02 PM

    Why don't you want it sealed ?
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    Feb 20, 2010, 07:22 PM

    You file a motion requesting the formal motion be set aside because of improper service.
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    Feb 21, 2010, 10:05 AM

    Thank you, FR_Chuck. Should I/Do I need to file an appeal at the same time as well, or should I simply focus on filing a Motion to Vacate/Set aside? And to answer the prior poster, I'd prefer not to get into ALL of the specifics here, but there is a definite reason I wish for the case to remain in it's public/non-sealed state. One reason being: If I've been accused by the ex of DV 5 times, and not only have all 5 DV cases been dismissed/thrown out, but my Sanctions Motion relating to those 5 cases was awarded? I think there is benefit for the public to have the records surrounding all of that to remain open. I see no harm to anyone by having these records remain public.
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