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Maryland Rules Committee declines proposal to limit discovery in cases transferred from district court to circuit court.

Public-interest groups say discovery benefits low-income residents of subsidized housing.

Controversial provision sent back to subcommittee.

ANNAPOLIS — After resistance from lawyers who represent low-income renters, the Maryland Rules Committee declined to approve a proposal to limit discovery in certain cases transferred from district court to circuit court.

At its monthly meeting Friday, the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure , which recommends rules for state courts, considered a seemingly-technical proposal that sparked pushback among public-interest law firms.

According to the reporter’s note in the Rules Committee’s age

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