Thursday, March 2, 2006:

Bar Admissions

Misc. 12 In the Matter of the Application of Robert J. Kimmer for Admission to the Bar of Maryland

Attorney for Appellant:      Byron Warnken
Attorneys for Appellee:        Gloria Wilson Shelton
                                        Paul Rashchke
 
 

No. 78  James Lowden et ux. v. Daniel B. Bosley et al.

Attorneys for Appellant:        Robert A. Gaumont
                                        Brett Ingerman
Attorney for Appellee:        Jeffrey S. Getty

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - DEOS A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT LIMITING USE OF PROPERTIES TO "SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY" PROHIBIT SHORT TERM RENTALS TO TRANSIENT VACATIONERS?
 
 

No. 80  Chicago Title Insurance Company et al. v. Allfirst Bank & Farmer’s Bank of Maryland

Attorney for Appellant:        Wayne T. Kosmerl
Attorneys for Appellant:        Dennis P. McGlone
                                        Brian L. Moffet

ISSUE - COMMERCIAL LAW - DID AN ENDORSEMENT OF A CHECK BY A DEPOSITORY BANK ALSO CONSTITUTE A PAYEE ENDORSEMENT OF THAT CHECK BY THE BANK?
 
 

No. 75  Mary C. Swam et ux. v. Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Inc.

Attorneys for Appellant:        Benjamin Rosenberg
                                        Andrew H. Baida
Attorneys for Appelee:        Barbara Ayres
 

ISSUE - HEALTH CLAIMS ACT - IS THE PLAINTIFF'S INJURY SUBJECT TOT THE HEALTH CLAIMS ACT WHICH REQUIRES CLAIMS TO BE FILED WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE INJURY?
 
 

No. 85  County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County, Maryland v. Alfred A. Lacer

Attorney for Appellant:        Mark J. Swerdlin
Attorney for Appellee:        Stephen P. Fitzgerald
 

ISSUE - COUNTIES - MAY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ENTER INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE ADVICE OF ITS COUNSEL ERGARDING THE LEGALITY OF A COUNTY EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT?
 
 

Friday, March 3, 2006:

AG 73  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Mark S. Guberman
(2004 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner:        James P. Botluck
Attorney for Respondent:        Mark S. Guberman
 
 

No. 74  City of Frederick, Maryland v. Allan M. Pickett

Attorney for Appellant:        Justin P. Hayes
Attorneys for Appellee:        Richard M. Winters
                                        Wm. L. Haugh, Jr.
 

ISSUE - EMINENT DOMAIN - MUST A CONDEMNING AUTHORITY SHOW THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY IS WITHIN A "SLUM AREA" OR "BLIGHTED AREA" BEFORE THE AUTHORITY IS ENTITLED TO CONDEMMN THAT PROPERTY?
 
 

No. 86  James Allen Ruffin v. State of Maryland

Attorney for Appellant:        Julia Doyle Bernhardt
Attorney for Appellee:        Sarah Page Pritzlaff
 

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE TRIAL JUDGE PROPERLY INSTRUCT THE JURY ON THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND REASONABLE DOUBT?
 
 

No. 79  Danetta Garfink v. The Cloisters At Charles, Inc.

Attorney for Appellant:        James E. Barbine
Attorney for Appellee:        John Oliveri
 

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY - DOES THE "TRADITIONAL EASEMENT LAW" APPLY TO EASEMENTS GRANTED IN CONDOMINIUM DOCUMENTS?
 
 

Monday, March 6, 2006:

AG 11  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Uzoma C. Obi

Attorney for Petitioner:        John C. Broderick
Attorney for Respondent:        John O. Iweanoge, Jr.
 
 

No. 83  Anthony H. Butler and Donald N. Lowrey v. State of Maryland

Attorney for Appellant:        Michael Braudes
Attorney for Appellee:        Celia Anderson Davis
 

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE "ALLEN" CHARGE GIVEN BY THE TRIAL JUDGE SERVE TO COERCE THE JURY INTO RETURNING A GUILTY VERDICT?
 
 

No. 84  Damont Isaiah Giddins v. State of Maryland

Attorneys for Appellant:        Ronald I. Kurland
                                        Philip J. Sweitzer
Attorney for Appellee:        Brian Kleinbord
 

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - DID THE PROSECUTOR'S PURPORTED MISCONDUCT RESULTING IN THE TRIAL COURT'S DECLARATION OF A MISTRIAL BAR A RETRIAL UNDER THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY PRINCIPLES?
 
 

No. 81  Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company v. Walter Zelinski et al.

Attorney for Appellant:        Marta D. Harting
Attorney for Appellee:        Andrew Janquito
 

ISSUE - INSURANCE - DOES MARYLAND LAW PROHIBIT NAMED DRIVER EXCLUSIONS IN COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES?
 
 

Tuesday, March 7, 2006:

AG 16  Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. N. Frank Lanocha

Attorney for Petitioner:        John Broderick
Attorney for Respondent:        Ben Lipsitz
 
 

AG 2     Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Worsham

Attorney for Petitioner:        John Broderick
Attorney for Respondent:        Charles E. Iliff, Jr.
 
 

No. 82  Kara Zelinsky v. John C. Bennett

Attorney for Appellant:        Charles R. Schaller
Attorneys for Appellee:        M. Evelyn Spurgin
                                        Samuel J. Brown
 

ISSUE - ZONING - DOES THE ANNAPOLIS BOARD OF APPEALS HAVE AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITHIN THE ANNAPOLIS CITY CODE RELATING TO COMPETING DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA FOR IRREGULARLY SHAPED LOTS?
 
 

No. 76  Maryland Overpak Corporation v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

Attorney for Appellant:        John C. Murphy
Attorney for Appellee:        Sandra R. Gutman
                                    Herbert Better
 

ISSUE - ZONING - IS THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANNED UNIT A ZONING ACTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF MARYLAND'S ZONING CODE?
 
 
 
 

          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 March 7, 2006, the Court will recess until April 6, 2006.