Thursday, September 7, 2006:

Bar Admissions

AG 48 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Andrew M. Steinberg
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Glenn Grossman
Attorney for Respondent: Andrew M. Steinberg

No. 1 Nathaniel Cottman v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - APPEALS - MUST AN APPELLATE COURT WITHDRAW ITS OPINION AND DISMISS THE APPEAL IF THE APPELLANT IS GRANTED A NEW TRIAL BEFORE THE OPINION IS ISSUED?

Attorney for Appellant: George Burns
Attorney for Appellee: Edward Kelley

No. 6 Stromberg Metal Works, Inc. v. University of Maryland et al.

ISSUE - MARYLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT - WHAT FACTORS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED IN AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES IN AN ACTION FILED UNDER THE MARYLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT?

Attorney for Appellant: Mark S. Sachille
Attorney for Appellee: Dana Reed

No. 5 Suzanne Haas v. Lockheed Martin Corporation

ISSUE - EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION - WHEN DOES THE DATE OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD BEGIN TO RUN IN DISCRIMINATION ACTIONS?

Attorney for Appellant: Laurence S. Kaye
Attorney for Appellee: Michael J. Murphy

Friday, September 8, 2006:

AG 27 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Alphonso J. Butler
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Marianne J. Lee
Attorney for Respondent: Alphonso J. Butler

No. 101 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Suzanne Whalen

ISSUE - MUNICIPALITIES - IS THE CITY LIABLE FOR AN ALLEGED DEFECT IN A PUBLIC PARK WHERE THE DEFECT IS NEAR A PUBLIC SIDEWALK?

Attorney for Appellant: Justin King
Attorney for Appellee: Simon Walton

No. 4 Dan Patras v. Christopher Paul Syphax

ISSUE - TORTS - WAS THE JURY’S VERDICT IMPROPER BECAUSE IT FOUND NEGLIGENCE AND PROXIMATE CAUSE BUT FAILED TO AWARD DAMAGES TO THE PLAINTIFF?

Attorney for Appellant: Victor E. Long
Attorney for Appellee: Timothy S. Smith

Monday, September 11, 2006:

No. 8 The Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Robert C. Berrett

ISSUE - INSURANCE - UNDER THE FIRE INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED TO COVER THE HOME DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE AN INSURABLE INTEREST IN THE HOME UNDER THE POLICY?

Attorney for Appellant: Steven M. Klepper
Attorney for Appellee: David K. Stesch

No. 120 Kevin Cornell Jones v. State of Maryland
(2005 T.)

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS THE DEFENSE ENTITLED TO CALL AS A WITNESS THE POLICE OFFICER WHO CONDUCTED THE PHOTO ARRAY IN AN EFFORT TO PROVE THAT THE ARRAY WAS UNDULY SUGGESTIVE?

Attorney for Appellant: Amy Brennan
Attorney for Appellee: Jeremy McCoy

No. 9 Edward D. Purich et al. v. Draper Properties, Inc.

ISSUE - ZONING - IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MAY THE HOLDER OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE THE LAND AS SPECIFIED UNDER THE EXCEPTION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAIM THAT THE EXCEPTION HAS BEEN ABANDONED?

Attorney for Appellant: David W. Brown
Attorneys for Appellee: Stanley J. Reed and Harry W. Lerch

No. 10 Eugenia M. Neifert et al. v. Department of the Environment et al.

ISSUE - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - DID THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT’S DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION TO THE WEST OCEAN CITY SEWER SYSTEM DEPRIVE THE APPLICANTS OF EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW?

Attorney for Appellant: Raymond J. Smethurst, Jr.
Attorney for Appellant: Adam D. Snyder

Tuesday, September 12, 2006:

No. 125 Karen Ellen Alexander a/k/a Karen Ellen Mullins v. Gregory Lee Alexander
(2005 T.)

ISSUE - FAMILY LAW - DOES MARYLAND HAVE JURISDICTION OVER POST-DIVORCE MATTERS NOW THAT BOTH FORMER SPOUSES RESIDE OUTSIDE OF MARYLAND?

Attorney for Appellant: Patrick R. Hudson

No. 7 Kevin Leon Hubbard and Gary Eugene Earl, Jr. v. State of Maryland

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS A RETRIAL UNDER DOUBLE JEOPARDY PRINCIPLES PERMISSIBLE BECAUSE A MISTRIAL DECLARED UPON THE PROSECUTOR’S MOTION WAS REQUIRED BY MANIFEST NECESSITY?

Attorney for Appellant: Michael R. Malloy
Attorney for Appellee: Shannon Avery

No. 11 Lowe’s Companies, Inc. et al. v. Talbot County et al.

ISSUE - CIVIL PROCEDURE - WAS THE PETITIONER COLLATERALLY ESTOPPED FROM LITIGATING A ZONING ISSUE BASED UPON A PRIOR UNREPORTED DECISION OF THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS IN THE SAME CASE?

Attorney for Appellant: Richard A. DeTar
Attorney for Appellee: Victoria Shearer

No. 13 Alan H. Legum, Personal Representative of the Estate of Archie C. Brown, Jr. v. Shirley Brown, Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas Jordan Brown

ISSUE - COURTS - DID A MARYLAND COURT PROPERLY STRIKE A COLORADO JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED MARYLAND RESIDENT BECAUSE COLORADO LACKED SUBJECT MATTER AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION?

Attorney for Appellant: Alan H. Legum
Attorney for Appellee: Cynthia E. Young

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 September 12, 2006, the Court will recess until October 10, 2006.

ALEXANDER L. CUMMINGS
CLERK