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ANDREW N. UCHEOMUMU v. ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
Maryland Public Information Act — Attorney discipline — Investigative file The Court of Appeals opened its opinion disbarring Andrew Ucheomumu by describing him as “a lawyer who, among other things, caused an appeal in his client’s case to be dismissed and lied to his client, Bar Counsel, and the Court of Special Appeals in an […]
EVELYN FAYE CARTRETTE v. R.A. BROOKLYN PARK, LLC
Civil litigation — Motion to vacate — Subject matter jurisdiction In this appeal from a civil action in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County against appellee R.A. Brooklyn Park, LLC (“R.A. Brooklyn Park”), Evelyn Faye Cartrette, appellant, challenges the denial of a “Motion under Rule 2-535(b) to Vacate Erroneously Entered Money Judgments and Opposition […]
JOHN EDMOND v. YVONNE MCDONALD
Civil litigation — Final judgment rule — Summary judgment John Edmond, appellant, rented a room from Yvonne McDonald, appellee. In 2018, he filed a complaint against Ms. McDonald, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, raising claims of perjury, harassment, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, and retaliatory eviction. Ms. McDonald filed [&[...]
ERNEST MAXEY v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Civil litigation — Motion for summary judgment — Timeliness of response This is an employment-related dispute. Appellant, Ernest Maxey, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County alleging that his former employer, Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed Martin”), wrongfully discharged him from his employment. The circuit court granted summary judgment in fav[...]
CIRCLE 21 CATTLE COMPANY, LLC v. LAURANCE D. CASLER
Civil litigation — Notice of appeal — Timeliness This appeal derives from an Order issued by the Circuit Court for Dorchester County that, inter alia, granted Summary Judgment to appellee, Laurance Casler. Following entry of the Order, appellant, Circle 21 Cattle Company, LLC, filed a Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment, which was denied. Appellant […]
WILLIAM YOUNGBLOOD v. FRANCIS CRAWFORD, et al.
Civil litigation — Default judgment — Damages hearing In this case, we are asked to decide whether a defendant against whom a default has been entered as a discovery sanction has the right to cross-examine witnesses at the subsequent hearing on damages. Read the opinion
NYSHIEM INMON v. JOVAN J. ROBERTS
Civil litigation — Insufficient sentence — Restitution On April 29, 2019, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, codefendants Jovan Roberts and Gregory Young each entered Alford pleas to a single count of robbing appellant Nyshiem Inmon. At this hearing, Mr. Inmon, through counsel, requested: 1) $986.39 in restitution for his stolen cell phone; 2) […]
NYSHIEM INMON v. GREGORY DONNELL YOUNG
Civil litigation — Insufficient sentence — Restitution On April 29, 2019, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, codefendants Jovan Roberts and Gregory Young each entered Alford pleas1 to a single count of robbing appellant Nyshiem Inmon. At this hearing, Mr. Inmon, through counsel, requested: 1) $986.39 in restitution for his stolen cell phone; 2) […]
JANE DOE v. JAMES T. DeWEES, ET AL
Civil litigation — Anonymous plaintiff — Dismissal In this consolidated appeal from two civil actions in the Circuit Court for Carroll County, Jane Doe, appellant, challenges the court’s granting of appellees’ motions to dismiss the actions. For the reasons that follow, we shall affirm the judgments of the circuit court. On June 27, 2018, Ms. […]
CHARLES H. CARTER v. CSI CORPORATION OF D.C., ET AL.
Civil litigation — Motion for default judgment — Denial Charles H. Carter, appellant, appeals from a civil action in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against CSI Corporation of D.C. (“CSI”), Johnetta Holland-Briggs, Maurice Epps, and Pamela Crim, appellees. Mr. Carter challenges the court’s denial of his motion for default judgment and granting of appellees’ […]
BERNADETTE F. LAMSON v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, et. al.
Civil litigation — Ethics complaint — Standing Appellant, Bernadette Fowler Lamson, filed an ethics complaint with the Montgomery County Ethics Commission, co-appellee. In her complaint, she alleged that the Office of the County Attorney acted unethically when it engaged in practices that, in her words, “traded the prestige of the office for private gain,” created […]
ROY G. JOSEPH v. THOMAS HOWES
Civil litigation — Motion for reconsideration — Timeliness We are called upon to determine whether a motion for reconsideration was timely filed so as to toll the time with which to secure in banc review in a civil case, pursuant to Rule 2-551(b). … Read the opinion.
