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JUAN MCLENDON v. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, et al.
Administrative law — Inmate grievance — Exhaustion of administrative remedies Juan McLendon, appellant, sued Prince George’s County and several County employees, appellees, in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County for allegedly tortious conduct that occurred while McLendon was incarcerated at the Prince George’s County Detention Facility. The circuit court granted the Coun[...]
STEVEN M. JOHNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Administrative law — Judicial review — Fee waiver request Steven M. Johnson, appellant, filed a petition for judicial review of a decision of the Inmate Grievance Office (IGO) in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. Because venue was improper, the case was transferred to the Circuit Court for Washington County. The circuit court ultimately affirmed […]
WARREN GRIFFIN v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Administrative law — Prisoner Litigation Act — Exhaustion of administrative remedies Warren Griffin, appellant, is an inmate at North Branch Correctional Institution (NCBI). In April 2021, appellant filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against the Commissioner of Correction, O. Wayne Hill, and the warden of North Branch Correctional Institution, Frank B. […]
DHANARAT YONGVANICHJIT v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Administrative law — Notice of Appeal — Timeliness Dhanarat Yongvanichjit, appellant, filed a complaint with the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) alleging that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appellee, had violated the Maryland Insurance Article by (1) giving him a good driver discount as opposed to an accident-free discount; (2) failing to send him a […]
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND v. MARYLAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL.
Administrative law — Public Service Commission — Solar electric generation The General Assembly has delegated authority to approve generating facilities to the Maryland Public Service Commission (the “Commission” or “PSC”). A generating facility cannot be constructed unless, after an exhaustive application and approval process, the Commission issues a Certificate for Public Con[...]
IN THE MATTER OF BERNARD MCFADDEN
Administrative law — Board of Education — Bus driver ban In June 2019, after fifteen years of working for Woodlawn Motor Coach (“Woodlawn”) driving school charter buses for Baltimore County Public Schools (“BCPS”), Bernard McFadden was informed by Woodlawn that BCPS had decided to ban him from driving for BCPS and to seek his disqualification […]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND
Administrative law — Public Service Commission — Due process This is a second appeal challenging the grant of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for a 20 megawatt solar energy generating system (“SEGS”) proposed by LeGore Bridge Solar Center, LLC (“LeGore”), appellee, and opposed by Frederick County, Maryland (the “County”), appellant. Read the [[...]
PETITION OF KAREN MASON, ET AL.
Administrative law — Labor relations administrator — Refusal to re-caption case The appellants, Horace and Karen Mason, filed a petition for judicial review of a decision by a Labor Relations Administrator that dismissed grievances that they had filed against their union, the Municipal and County Government Employees Organization Union Local 1994 (the “Union”). Read the […]
IN THE MATTER OF TERRI TORAIN
Administrative law — Petition for judicial review — Timeliness Terri Torain, appellant, received a housing subsidy through the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), which was administered by the Charles County Housing Authority, appellee (CCHA). The CCHA terminated the housing subsidy on the grounds that appellant had failed to disclose all his sources of income and […]
STEPHEN D. NOLAN v. JEFF NINES
Administrative law — Exhaustion of remedies — COVID-19 Stephen D. Nolan, appellant, is an inmate at North Branch Correctional Institution (NCBI). In October 2021, appellant filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Allegany County against Jeff Nines, appellee, the Warden at NCBI. In that complaint, appellant alleged that he had contracted COVID-19 because appellee […]
IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM CHERNICOFF
Administrative law — Department of Permitting Services — Living space Two homeowners obtained a building permit from the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (“DPS”) to convert their detached garage into a living space for their elderly family members. Their neighbors appealed the issuance of the permit. The Montgomery County Board of Appeals affirmed the […]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DOMINICK WATTERS
Administrative law — Maryland Transit Administration Police — Employment termination We are called upon to review an administrative decision made by a hearing board of the Maryland Transit Administration Police that sustained various misconduct charges against then-Sergeant Dominick Watters of the MTA Police, Appellant, and the subsequent decision by the Chief of the MTA Police, [&hell[...]
