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OMID ILKHAN V. CRITICAL CARE PROFESSIONALS, INC., ET AL.
Civil litigation — Contempt — Ambiguous orders The Circuit Court for Baltimore City held appellant Omid Ilkhan in contempt because he failed to comply with a judgment that required him to turn over an automobile and the title to that automobile. In an earlier decision, we reversed that judgment and remanded for further proceedings. Read […]
MARTHA COPELAND v. BRIAN E. REHM
Civil litigation — Use of property — Nuisance Martha Copeland appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Charles County entered against her by default. She presents three issues, which we have broken down into four and reworded … Read the opinion
RACHEL BURKE v. KIDZ JUNGLE WORLD, LLC
Civil litigation — Liability — Breach of warranty Rachel Burke (“Appellant”) was injured while using a ball pit at an indoor play facility (“Facility”), owned and operated by Kidz Jungle World, LLC (hereinafter “Appellee” or “Kidz Jungle”). A week prior to her injury, Appellant signed a waiver that included an exculpatory clause. Appellant filed a […]
AARON B. ROBERTS, et al. v. ROBERT L. GREEN, et al.
Civil litigation — Prepaid costs — Motion to waive Aaron B. Roberts and Malik K. Leftwich, appellants and inmates at the Eastern Correctional Institution, sued seven officials and employees of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, appellees (collectively, “the Department Employees”), in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. Read the opinion
YOUHONG ZHANG v. PAYPAL, INC.
Civil litigation — Garnishment — Limits The facts of this case were set out in this Court’s previous opinion. PayPal, Inc. v. Zhang, No. 239, Sept. Term 2020, Slip Op. at *2-3 (unreported opinion) (filed Sept. 10, 2021). Briefly, Youhong Zhang loaned money to three people. The recipients failed to repay the loans and Zhang […]
IN THE MATTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
Civil litigation — Summary judgment motion — Need for hearing The Circuit Court for Montgomery County granted a cross-motion for summary judgment without affording the opposing party an opportunity to respond or to request a hearing and without conducting the hearing that the party had requested in connection with its own motion for summary judgment. […]
STEPHEN NOLAN v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Civil litigation — Notice of appeal — Certification of service on appellee On September 12, 2022, Stephen Nolan, appellant, noted this appeal from an Order by the Circuit Court for Allegany County denying his “Motion for Injunction” to preserve certain video evidence. The Certificate of Service accompanying Nolan’s notice indicates that he mailed it to […]
JAMES SUMMERS, ET AL. v. BELTWAY BUILDERS, INC.
Civil litigation — Counterclaim — Res judicata Maryland’s Rules provide for permissive—not mandatory—counterclaims. As a result, Maryland courts have modified the doctrine of res judicata so that it does not impose on a party’s right to choose whether to bring a counterclaim. James Summers and Dr. Steven Snyder own a home. They entered into a […]
PLAZA HAND CAR WASH, INC., ET AL. v. KERRY ANDERSON
Civil litigation — Counterclaim — Deficient filing Like the unconsummated document that lies at its substantive heart, we find ourselves in this appeal with an unresolved question that, unfortunately, might prevent us from hearing it at this juncture. The dispute itself stems from negotiations between Lewie Anderson and Plaza Hand Car Wash (“PHCW”) for the […]
K. DAVID MEIT v. ANETA M. KONDRATOWICZ, et al.
Civil litigation — Discovery violation — Default judgment This case, which involves a dispute between K. David Meit, appellant, and Aneta Kondratowicz and Real Estate Services Systems, LLC (“RESS”), appellees, comes before this Court for a second time. In 2017, Mr. Meit sued Ms. Kondratowicz in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, alleging, among other […]
KIYA JAMAR AMAJIOYI v. MURRAY K. HOY
Civil litigation — Complaint — Leave to amend In the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, appellant, Kiya Jamar Amajioyi, filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against appellee, Murray Hoy, in connection with appellant’s employment at Wor-Wic Community College. Read the opinion
IN THE MATTER OF DAQUAN L. TYLER
Maryland Public Information Act — Appellate procedure — Lack of circuit court transcript Daquan L. Tyler appeals the grant, by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, of Takoma Park Police Department and Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul’s (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “TPPD”) motion to dismiss his amended complaint/petition for judicial review, relating to [&h[...]
