Thursday, February 2, 2006:

Bar Admissions

AG 3  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Eric Jag Kapoor

Attorney for Petitioner:        Fletcher P. Thomposon
Attorney for Respondent:        Eric Jag Kapoor
 

AG 9  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Eric Jag Kapoor

Attorney for Petitioner:        Fletcher P. Thompson
Attorney for Respondent:        Eric Jag Kapoor
 

AG 14  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Sean W. Baker

Attorney for Petitioner:        Raymond A. Hein
Attorney for Respondent:        Sean W. Baker
 

No. 59  Shin H. Kang v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - IN ORDER FOR A WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL INQUIRY TO BE KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY  MUST IT BE MADE IN THE DEFENDANT'S NATIVE KOREAN LANGUAGE?

Attorney for Appellant:        Gary E. Bair
Attorney for Appellee:        Shannon E. Avery
 

No. 70  Gemar Clemons v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - EVIDENCE - IS BULLET LEAD ANALYSIS SUFFICIENTLY ACCEPTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO PERMIT EXPERT TESTIMONY RELATING TO THE ANALYSIS?

Attorney for Appellant:        Julia Doyle Bernhardt
Attorney for Appellee:        Steve Holcomb
 
 
 
 

Friday, February 3, 2006:

AG 47  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Kenneth S. Ward
(2004 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner:        John C. Broderick
Attorney for Respondent:        Edward Smith, Jr.
 

AG 8    Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Norman Joseph Lee, III
(2004 T.)
 
 

No. 66  Leland C. Brendsel et al. v. Winchester Construction Co., Inc.

ISSUE - CONTRACTS - DID A PARTY TO A CONTRACT WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO ARBITRATE A DISPUTE BECAUSE IT FILED A SUIT FOR A MECHANIC'S LIEN?

Attorney for Appellee:        Lawrence S. Greenwald
Attorney for Appellant:        Robert M. Wright
 
 

No. 69  Archdiocese of Washington et al. v. William T. Moersen

ISSUE - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - IS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION IMMUNE FROM A SUIT FILED BY AN ORGANIST WHO PLAYED THE ORGAN AT RELIGIOUS SERVICES?

Attorney for Appellant:        Emmet T. Floyd
Attorney for Appellee:        L. Jeanette Rice
 
 

Monday, February 6, 2006:

AG 57  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Candace K. Calhoun

Attorney for Petitioner:        Dolores O. Ridgell
Attorney for Respondent:        Candace K. Calhoun
 

No. 58  State of Maryland v. Lawrence Borchardt

Attorney for Appellant:        Annabelle L. Lisic
 

No. 71  In Re: Blessen H.

ISSUE - FAMILY LAW - WHETHER IN A CHILD IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE PROCEEDING THE RIGHT TO A CONTESTED ADJUDICATORY HEARING MAY BE WAIVED ONLY BY THE PARENT'S KNOWING, INTELLIGENT AND VOLUNTARY WAIVER?

Attorney for Appellant:        Nenutzka C. Villamar
Attorney for Appellee:        Nancy Hopkins
 

No. 65  State of Maryland v. Ralph Edward Wilkins

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL JUDGE'S REFUSAL TO CONSIDER SUSPENDING OR REDUCING THE DEFENDANT'S SENTENCE RENDER THE SENTENCE ILLEGAL?

Attorney for Appellant:        Mary Ann Ince
Attorney for Appellee:        Renee M. Hutchins
 
 
 

Tuesday, February 7, 2006:

AG 12  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Leslie B. Holt

Attorney for Petitioner:        Marianne J. Lee
Attorney for Respondent:        James T. Maloney
 

No. 51  Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services v. Diane Myers et al.

ISSUE - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - DOES STATE LAW PROHIBIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE FROM ORDERING THE RECLASSIFICATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL STATE EMPLOYEE'S POSITION?

Attorneys for Appellant:        Judith Barr
                                        Michael Doyle
Attorney for Appellee:        Hillary Galloway Davis
 

No. 49  Francesco A. Kelly v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL  LAW - WAS AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING A STATE OF THE TRIAL AT WHICH THE DEFENDANT HAD A RIGHT TO BE PRESENT?

Attorney for Appellant:        Nancy Forster
Attorney for Appellee:        Gregory D'Alesandro
 

No. 68  Philip Morris USA, Inc. et al. v. Nona K. Christensen et al.

ISSUE - CIVIL PROCEDURE - IS THERE A JUDICIAL EXCEPTION TO THE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS UNDER WHICH THE FILING OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AUTOMATICALLY TOLLS THE RUNNING OF LIMITATIONS FOR ALL CLAIMS OF WOULD BE CLASS MEMBERS?

Attorney for Appellee:        Edward J. Lilly
 
 
 
 
 

            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 February 7, 2006, the Court will recess until March 2, 2006.