Rule 3-602 - Judgments Not Disposing of Entire Action(a) Generally. Except as provided in section (b) of this Rule, an order or other form of decision, however designated, that adjudicates fewer than all of the claims in an action (whether raised by original claims, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim), or that adjudicates less than an entire claim, or that adjudicates the rights and liabilities of fewer than all the parties to the action: (1) is not a final judgment;(2) does not terminate the action as to any of the claims or any of the parties; and(3) is subject to revision at any time before the entry of a judgment that adjudicates all of the claims by and against all of the parties.(b) When Allowed. If the court expressly determines in a written order that there is no just reason for delay, it may direct in the order the entry of a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims or parties. Md. R. Civ. P. Dist. Ct. 3-602
This Rule is derived from former M.D.R. 605 a and the 1987 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b).
Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. 7/1/1984. Amended March 30, 1993, eff. 7/1/1993; 11/12/2003, eff. 1/1/2004.HISTORICAL NOTES
2003 Orders
The November 12, 2003, order amended the source note.