PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2023
Granted December 18, 2023
Town of Bel Air, Maryland, et al. v. Barton Bodt, et al. – Case No. 27, September Term, 2023
Issues – Local Government – 1) Does the Express Powers Act, Md. Code § 5-213 of the Local Government Article, require a municipality to adopt an ordinance, rather than a resolution, when the municipality denies a petition for referendum for failure to comply with the requirements of the municipal charter? 2) Does Gray v. Howard County Bd. Of Elections, 218 Md.App. 654 (2014) control the procedure for a municipality’s denial of a referendum petition? 3) Are organizers of a petition for referendum prohibited from altering the language of a petition after they have obtained signatures in support of the petition? 4) Where a municipal charter is silent regarding whether a petition for referendum may challenge only part of an ordinance, must a petition for referendum challenge the entire ordinance?
Denied/Dismissed December 19, 2023
Attar v. Gradeline Construction – Pet. No. 242
Ayenu v. Hlontor – Pet. No. 238
Blitzer v. Breski – Pet. No. 227
Buckingham’s Choice v. Becker – Pet. No. 232
Francois, Ronald v. State – Pet. No. 247
Gadow v. Gamble – Pet. No. 231
Galbreath v. Central Collection Unit – Pet. No. 246
Hurtado-Valdez, Edwin Javier – Pet. No. 243
In the Matter of Nolan – Pet. No. 214
In the Matter of Nolan – Pet. No. 215
In the Matter of Nolan – Pet. No. 226
In the Matter of Parker – Pet. No. 233
Maduka v. Onuh – Pet. No. 184
Nolan, Stephen D v. Sec’y Dept of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs – Pet. No. 217
Nolan, Stephen D. v. Corizon Correctional Health – Pet. No. 196
Nolan, Stephen D. v. Corizon Correctional Health – Pet. No. 204
Nolan, Stephen D. v. Dept. Of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs. – Pet. No. 179
Nolan, Stephen D. v. North Branch Corr. Inst. – Pet. No. 256
Nolan, Stephen D. v. Sec’y Dept. Of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs – Pet. No. 197
Simmons v. Esters – Pet. No. 222
Toure, Joshua Lamine v. State – Pet. No. 235
Villa, Michael Nicholas v. State – Pet. No. 225
Wong v. Longueira – Pet. No. 239
Wong v. Longueira – Pet. No. 240
Yu v. Yu – Pet. No. 251
Denied/Dismissed December 20, 2023
Bennett v. Ashcraft & Gerel - Pet. No. 250
Bradley, Tavon v. State - Pet. No. 234
Hammonds, Jerome v. Dept. of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs. - Pet. No. 237
HSU Contracting v. Holton-Arms School - Pet. No. 241