PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2022
Granted August 11, 2023
Corey Cunningham, on behalf of Kodi Gaines, a minor v. Baltimore County, Maryland, et al. – Case No. 9, September Term, 2023
Issues – Constitutional Law – 1) Did ACM err in holding that the law enforcement officer was entitled to qualified immunity with respect to petitioner’s innocent bystander’s substantive due process claim? 2) Does a party waive appellate rights in a second appeal following remand on an issue the trial court did not address in the proceedings prior to the first appeal?
In the Matter of Mark McCloy – Case No. 10, September Term, 2023
Issues – Public Safety – 1) Did ACM err in affirming the Maryland State Police’s (“MSP”) denial of petitioner’s application to purchase a regulated firearm? 2) Did ACM err in finding that the relevant Md. statute to be considered for equivalence is the statue in effect at the time of the application, not the statute in effect at the time of the out-of-state conviction? 3) Did ACM err in adopting a “substantial evidence” test that fails to provide clear criteria for determining the equivalence of out-of-state offenses and affords unreasonable deference to the agency’s changing statutory interpretations? 4) Did ACM err in finding that a “reasonable mind” could accept the MSP’s conclusion, given that MSP’s conclusion has abruptly and inexplicably changed absent any changes to the relevant facts or law?
In the Matter of the Petition of the Maryland Office of People's Counsel – Case No. 11, September Term, 2023
Issues – Public Utilities – 1) Should the Public Service Commission’s interpretation of the Merger Order be given the usual deference afforded Commission evidentiary findings, rather than reviewed in the light of the parties’ reasonable understanding of the Merger Order at the time it was issued? 2) Does an increase of $7.8 million in corporate costs post-merger comply with the Merger Order’s plain language, intent, and purpose that the merger produce “tangible financial benefits” in the form of a “reduction in distribution rates” for customers?
Denied August 15, 2023
Adeyemi v. Sun Trust Banks – Pet. Docket No. 99 *
Allen, Quarran v. State – Pet. Docket No. 113 *
Campbell, Juwan Howard v. State – Pet. Docket No. 100 *
Cochran, David Howard v. State – Pet. Docket No. 93 *
Coleman v. Arredondo – Pet. Docket No. 91 *
Coles v. State’s Attorney Office of Baltimore Cty. – Pet. Docket No. 106 *
Collier, Jerome v. State – Pet. Docket No. 118 *
Cooper, Anthony v. State – Pet. Docket No. 120 *
Cowman v. GEICO General Insurance Co. – Pet. Docket No. 111 *
Deaver, Devante v. State – Pet. Docket No. 92 *
Elbaum v. Google, Inc. – Pet. Docket No. 122 *
Foster, Edward G. v. State – Pet. Docket No. 109 *
Holder v. Young – Pet. Docket No. 116 *
Hope v. Samet – Pet. Docket No. 85 *
In re: Estate of Parikh – Pet. Docket No. 96 *
Johnson, Duane Corey v. State – Pet. Docket No. 119 *
Johnson, Jacovi DeVaughn v. State – Pet. Docket No. 121 *
Johnson, Larry v. State – Pet. Docket No. 98 *
Jones v. Cade – Pet. Docket No. 62 *
Miles v. Circuit Court for Washington Cty. – Pet. Docket No. 114 *
Monbo v. Richmond Amer. Homes of Md. – Pet. Docket No. 131 *
Murdy, Benjamin Thomas v. State – Pet. Docket No. 117 *
Nivens, Stephen v. State – Pet. Docket No. 95 *
Patrick, Delmar William v. State – Pet. Docket No. 112 *
Qiamaichelo v. Mc-N-Mc, LLC – Pet. Docket No. 61 *
S., Ashton v. State of Maryland – Pet. Docket No. 105 *
Shahid v. Devkota – Pet. Docket No. 71 *
Sydnor, Davonne v. State – Pet. Docket No. 128 *
Uncle Eddie’s Brokedown Palace v. Young – Pet. Docket No. 107 *
Whitaker, Craig B. v. State – Pet. Docket No. 126 *
Whitaker, Craig B. v. State – Pet. Docket No. 127 *
* September Term, 2023
Denied August 16, 2023
Lopez v. Martinez – Pet. Docket No. 90 *
* September Term, 2023