The 30 days starts when the judgment is entered, not when the defendant gets notice of the judgment. By filing a Notice of Intention to Defend, you are telling the court that you dispute the amount of debt claimed in the Affidavit in Support of Judgment.The court order requiring the other person to pay you is called a judgment. It is automatically recorded in the court that heard your case. A judgment creditor may ask the court to seize your property in order to pay a debt for which the court has issued a judgment. If you do not agree with the decision the judge made, you have the following options: (1) File a motion in the District Court where the case was heard. The Notice of Intention to Defend includes space for the defendant to explain why he or she should not be required to pay you the money you claim you are owed. This page will explain the parts of the Notice of Intention to Defend that protect your right to have a trial. Person entitled to notice hereof and shall be docketed in the court file. The first step in appealing a decision of a Circuit Court in Maryland is filing what is called a Notice of Appeal.