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PATRICK OJONG v. HYATTSVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Administrative law — Employment termination — Arbitrary and capricious This appeal arises from a judicial review in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County of an Administrative Hearing Board’s recommendation that the Chief of Appellee, the Hyattsville City Police Department, terminate the employment of Appellant, Patrick Ojong, as a police officer. Read the opinion
CONCERNED CITIZENS OF CLOVERLY, et al., v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PLANNING BOARD, et al.
Administrative law — Subdivision plan — Public facilities This appeal arises from the decision (the “Resolution”) of appellee, the Montgomery County Planning Board (the “Board”) of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (“M-NCPPC”), to approve a preliminary subdivision plan submitted by Jesus House, DC (“Jesus House”). The Concerned Citizens of Clove[...]
MICHELLE BURNETTE v. MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION POLICE
Administrative law — Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights — Investigation or interrogation Appellant, Michelle Burnette, having been found guilty of several departmental infractions by an Administrative Hearing Board, was terminated from her position as a Detective with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Police Department (the Department). Her request [...]
KWASI RAMSEY v. MARYLAND RECEPTION DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION CENTER
Administrative law — Correctional Officers’ Bill of Rights — Substantial evidence In this appeal, Kwasi Ramsey, appellant, challenges his termination with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (“DPSCS” or the “Department”) at the Maryland Reception, Diagnostic, and Classification Center (“MRDCC”), appellee. 1 Mr. Ramsey’s employment was terminate[...]
ARTHUR B. BUNDICK v. WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF APPEALS
Administrative law — Subdivision application — Regulatory compliance This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Washington County, the Honorable Dana Moylan Wright presiding, which affirmed a decision rendered by the Washington County Board of Appeals in a dispute over a subdivision application. The appellant is Arthur B. Bundick, a neighboring […]
FIRE & POLICE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF BALTIMORE CITY v. MATTHEW PETTY
Administrative law — Disability claim — Procedural due process On October 23, 2014, Matthew Petty (hereinafter “Appellee”) filed an application with the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore (hereinafter “Appellant”). Appellee filed an application because he was seeking line-ofduty disability retirement based on an incident that occurred on Aug[...]
THE PLEASURE ZONE, INC., v. BOARD OF APPEALS FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD
Administrative law — Zoning violation notice — Arbitrary and capricious … Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in his poem Kubla Khan, shared his conception of a mythical pleasure-dome. Unfortunately for a business entity named The Pleasure Zone, Inc., Prince George’s County and the City of College Park did not find that they had decreed how the business […]
IN THE MATTER OF LYDIA PIETZ
Administrative law — Judicial review — Timeliness of filing Lydia Pietz, appellant, filed a Petition for Judicial Review in the Circuit Court for Howard County, seeking review of a final order of the Maryland Home Improvement Commission (“Commission”). On November 17, 2017, the circuit court dismissed the petition, sua sponte, because the record of the […]
STEVEN E. TARPLEY v. FRANK B. BISHOP, JR., et al.
Administrative law — Inmate complaint — Exhaustion of remedies Steven Tarpley, a former inmate at North Branch Correctional Institute, filed a civil complaint in the Circuit Court for Alleghany County against several individuals, including the warden, Frank Bishop, and several correctional officers, the appellees herein. 1, 2 The appellees filed a motion to dismiss or […]
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH v. WANDA GRIMES
Administrative law — Employment termination — Sufficiency of evidence Wanda Grimes (“Grimes”) was employed as a medical care program specialist for the Department of Health’s Office of Systems, Operations, and Pharmacy (“OSOP”) until March 8, 2016. On that date the Maryland Department of Health (“the Department”) served her with a notice of termination. In essence, [&hell[...]
EDILBERTO ILDEFONSO v. FIRE & POLICE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE
Administrative law — Medical certification of injury — Res judicata A member of the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore (“FPRS”) may apply to the FPRS Board of Trustees (the “Board”) for line-ofduty (“LOD”) disability benefits under certain circumstances within five years of suffering an injury. The Baltimore City Code […]
IN RE: A.B.
Administrative law — Mootness — Collateral consequences After an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ordered the involuntary admission of A.B. (“Appellant”) to a mental health hospital, Appellant petitioned for judicial review of that decision. See Md. Code, § 10-632(e), § 10-633 of the Health-General Article (“HG”); COMAR 10.21.01.09(F)(5)(c). Because Appellant was discharg[...]
