By Steve Klepper (Bluesky @mdappeal)

Last week saw an unusual order from the Supreme Court of Maryland’s petition docket. In Feng v. Chen, the Court entered a GVR (grant, vacate, and remand) order on a pro se petition challenging the Appellate Court’s dismissal of an appeal when the appellant failed to order all circuit court transcripts.

Through the GVR order, the Court drew attention to a new program to aid pro se appellants: