IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND

SCHEDULE

Thursday, January 4, 2007:

Bar Admissions

AG 56 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Randall E. Goff
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner - Dolores Ridgell
Attorney for Respondent - Benjamin Lipsitz

No. 61 Frank M. Moscarillo v. Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. et al.

ISSUE - INSURANCE - UNDER A PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY MAY THE INSURER REFUSE TO DEFEND THE INSURED WHEN FRAUD, NOT NEGLIGENCE, IS THE BASIS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION FILED AGAINST THE INSURED?

Attorney for Appellant: Steven E. Fagell
Attorneys for Appellee: Andrew E. Vernick and Edward M. Boxbaum

No. 59 Garrison Thomas v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE STATE FAIL TO TIMELY PROVIDE TO THE DEFENSE DISCOVERY OF THE DEFENDANT'S STATEMENT?

Attorney for Appellant: Nancy Forster
Attorney for Appellee: Diane E. Keller

No. 53 Department of Human Resources, Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services v. Sherri Howard

ISSUES - (1) FAMILY LAW - WHAT FACTORS GOVERN A DETERMINATION BY A SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT A PARENT HAS COMMITTED CHILD ABUSE? and (2) APPEALS - WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS HAVE TO HOLD AN EN BANC HEARING WITH FIFTEEN JUDGES?

Attorney for Appellant: Sandra Barnes
Attorneys for Appellee: Ilona McClintick and Neal Janey, Jr.

No. 58 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. v. Alan Neal

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - MAY A PRIVATE CITIZEN FILE A BREACH OF CONTRACT ACTION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF HUD MORTGAGE SERVICING REGULATIONS?

Attorney for Appellant: Mark D. Maneche
Attorney for Appellee: Scott C. Borison

Friday, January 5, 2007:

AG 77 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. John Lyster Hill
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: James P. Botluck
Attorney for Respondent: John Lyster Hill

No. 60 Paul Del Marr v. Montgomery County, Maryland

ISSUE - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - IN A REOPENED WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASE FOR WORSENING OF CONDITION RESULTING IN AN AWARD INCREASED FROM A FIRST TO SECOND TIER INJURY IS THE EMPLOYER ENTITLED TO A CREDIT BASED UPON THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY PAID?

Attorney for Appellant: Doulgas M. Gross
Attorney for Appellee: Wendy Karpel

No. 62 Gerald D. Fuller v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - HEALTH - IS DENIAL OF A PETITION FOR COMMITMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AN APPEALABLE ORDER?

Attorney for Appellant: Brian Saccenti
Attorney for Appellee: Mary Ann Ince

No. 65 Rafael Flores v. Ronald Bell et al.

ISSUE - CIVIL PROCEDURE - MAY A JURY'S VERDICT BE VACATED AS A SANCTION AGAINST DEFENSE COUNSEL FOR MAKING A STATEMENT TO THE TRIAL JUDGE PERCEIVED TO CONSTITUTE A MISREPRESENTATION?

Attorney for Appellant: Charles E. Wilson, Jr.
Attorney for Appellee: Leslie Hayes Russo

Monday, January 8, 2007:

AG 82 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Carol Long McCulloch
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Fletcher P. Thompson
Attorney for Respondent: Carol Long McCulloch

No. 55 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City v. George Valsmaki et al.

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - WAS THE QUICK-TAKE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING IN BALTIMORE CITY VALID?

Attorneys for Appellant: Sandra R. Gutman and Elva E. Tillman
Attorneys for Appellee: John C. Murphy and James L. Thompson

No. 63 Maurice Galen Hunter v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - IN A CRIMINAL TRIAL MAY THE PROSECUTOR ASK THE DEFENDANT WHETHER THE POLICE WITNESSES WERE LYING?

Attorney for Appellant: Brian Saccenti
Attorney for Appellee: Brian Kleinbord

No. 66 Koons Ford of Baltimore, Inc. v. Raymond Calvin Lobach et al.

ISSUE - ARBITRATION - MAY CLAIMS UNDER THE MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT BE RESOLVED THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION?

Attorneys for Appellant: Thomas M. Wood IV and Ryan R. Dietrich
Attorney for Appellant: C. Sukari Hardnett

Tuesday, January 9, 2007:

No. 67 Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation v. Peter L. Yanni

ISSUE - INSURANCE - IS THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE GUARANTY CORPORATION SBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF FINES FOR LATE PAYMENT OF BENEFITS?

Attorneys for Appellant: Albert J. Mezzanotte, Jr. and Anne Talbot Brennan
Attorney for Appellee: Kelly E. Cook

No. 64 Robin Tyronne Cathcart v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - IS A SENTENCE FOR COMMON LAW FALSE IMPRISONMENT OF "LIFE IMPRISONMENT, SUSPEND ALL BUT 10 YEARS, WITH NO PERIOD OF PROBATION" AN ILLEGAL SENTENCE?

Attorney for Appellant: Geraldine K. Sweeney
Attorney for Appellee: Sarah Pritzlaff

No. 79 Janice K. v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co.

Attorney for Appellant: John A. McCauley
Attorney for Appellee: Bryan D. Bolton

No. 80 In Re: Timothy J.

Attorney for Appellant: Piedad Gomez
Attorney for Appellee: Leslie K. Ridgway

On the day of argument, counsel are instructed to register in the Clerk’s Office

no later than 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise notified.

After January 9, 2007, the Court will recess until February 1, 2007.

ALEXANDER L. CUMMINGS
CLERK