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PAMELA DUNCAN GREEN v. MARYLAND STATE POLICE
Administrative law — Employment termination — Substantial evidence On September 8, 2015, Pamela Duncan-Green, appellant, received notice that her employment with the Maryland State Police had been terminated. Appellant appealed that termination to the Office of Administrative Hearings, which, following a hearing, affirmed the termination. Appellant then noted an appeal in the Circuit C[...]
A.C. v. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Administrative law — Request for documents — Good-faith response A.C., the appellant, a former employee of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), the appellee, challenges an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City affirming the administrative decision by the Chief Deputy Attorney General (the “Agency”) denying her request to inspect and correct […]
CHRISTOPHER LONG v. DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES
Administrative law — Employment termination — Substantial evidence In this judicial review action, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Honorable Lynn Stewart Mays presiding, reversed a decision by an administrative law judge that: (1) concluded that the Department of Juvenile Services unlawfully terminated Christopher Long; (2) ordered his immediate reinstatement as a resident ad[...]
ERIK BELFIORE v. MERCHANT LINK, LLC
Administrative law — Employment — Race discrimination Erik Belfiore served in various executive positions at Merchant Link, LLC (“Merchant Link”) over a period of six years, and rose ultimately to the position of Chief Operating Officer. In 2011, he sought a pay increase, and the company was considering it. Before a final decision was made, […]
SCOTT DEVINE v. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PERSONNEL BOARD
Administrative law — Employment retaliation — Substantial evidence Scott Devine, the appellant, filed a grievance with Prince George’s County Office of Human Resources Management (“OHRM”), alleging that his former employer, the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections (“DOC”), violated Prince George’s County Code (“PGCC”) section 16-240, which prohibits employ[...]
TARA HUBER, et al. v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Contracts – Insurance coverage — “Cost of the premium” The sole question in this case concerns the meaning of the phrase “cost of the premium” in a series of resolutions of the Montgomery County Council memorializing contractual agreements between Montgomery County and its employees. If “cost of the premium” means an actuarial estimate made before […]
PEGGY STRONG v. DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Administrative law — Employment termination — Substantial evidence Appellant, Peggy Strong, seeks review of an adjudicatory administrative decision terminating her employment with the Department of General Services (DGS). Appellant’s Notice of Termination cited as its bases Maryland Code (1993, 2015 Repl. Vol.), § 11- 105(1)(iii) of the State Personnel and Pensions Article (SPP)[...]
CHRISTOPHER BIRD v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Civil litigation — Motion for new trial — Failure to recuse In this case, Christopher Bird, appellant/claimant (“Bird”), appeals a motion for a new trial which was granted by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County in favor of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”), the appellant/employer (hereinafter “WMATA”). Bird also contends that the circuit [&[...]
JASON THOMAS, et al. v. MICHAEL PRISTOOP, et al.
Administrative law — Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights — Termination This appeal concerns Officer Jason Thomas’s dismissal from employment as a police officer by the Annapolis Police Department. Thomas argues that the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County erred in ruling that Thomas was not entitled to a hearing under the Law Enforcement Officer’s […]
PHILIP DUPREE v. CITY OF DISTRICT HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT, ET AL.
Civil litigation — Revisory power of circuit court — Judicial discretion A police officer complained that his employer suspended him without pay and terminated his employment in violation of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (“LEOBR”). The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County rejected the officer’s claim, finding that the employer had acted lawfully. […]
HERBERT ELEE v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Administrative law — Termination of employment — Consistent with department policy Herbert Elee appeals the decision by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County affirming the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) and his former employer, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (“DPSCS”), to uphold his termination. On May 4, 2009, Sergeant [&hel[...]
THOMAS GLASS v. J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC., et al.
Employment law — Termination — Driver’s manual as employment contract Appellant, Thomas Glass’s, employment as a tractor-trailer truck driver for appellee, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (J.B. Hunt), was terminated by that company after he drove one of its tractor-trailer trucks into a bridge. Thereafter, Glass filed a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil [&hel[...]
