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CHARLES ARVIN v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Workers’ compensation — Accidental injury — Prima facie case The instant appeal arises from an accidental injury claim filed by appellant, Charles Arvin, against appellee, his former employer, Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed Martin”). On April 14, 2014, appellant filed an accidental injury claim with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission (“Commission”) al[...]
MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION v. VANESSA HOBBS
Administrative law — Termination of employment — Credibility determination Until her employment was terminated, Vanessa Hobbs, appellee, worked for the Motor Vehicle Administration (“MVA”), appellant. Ms. Hobbs pursued an administrative appeal of her termination as provided for in COMAR 11.02.08.10. Following a contested hearing conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Ac[...]
HEATHER FLANARY v. BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND, ET AL.
Civil litigation — Motion for preliminary injunction — Burden of proof Baltimore County Police Officer Heather Flanary (“Officer Flanary”), appellant, filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, seeking to compel Baltimore County and Chief of Police James Johnson (the “County”), appellees, to return her from administrative duties to [&[...]
ANTONIO CLARKE v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Administrative law — Correctional Officer’s Bill of Rights — Timeliness of charges This appeal arises under the Correctional Officer’s Bill of Rights (“COBR”). Appellant, Antonio Clarke, appeals a judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County reversing the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) that rescinded a reprimand imposed upon Clarke by his empl[...]
MATTHEW PETTY v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY, et al.
Administrative law — Employment — Exhaustion of administrative remedies Matthew Petty, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, several employees of the Baltimore City Fire Department, and the Baltimore City Professional Fire Fighters, IAFF Local […]
YVETTE PHILLIPS v. STATE OF MARYLAND, et al.
Appellate procedure — Final-judgment rule — Dismissal Yvette Phillips brought an employment action against the State of Maryland, the Department of Social Services, and seven of her co-workers or supervisors. Collectively, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss. After a hearing, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County issued an order dismissing the State alone. […]
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION MERIT SYSTEM BOARD v. JOANNE HILL
Administrative law — Dismissal of appeal — Arbitrary, capricious or illegal Appellant, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Merit System Board (“the Board”), appeals from the reversal, by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, of the Board’s dismissal of an administrative appeal filed by appellee, Joanne Hill (“Hill”). The Board presents for our rev[...]
CARLTON W. BRITTINGHAM, JR. v. CAMBRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Employment law — Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights — Unjust termination Carlton W. Brittingham, Jr. (hereinafter “Brittingham”) was hired by the Cambridge Maryland Police Department (hereinafter “the Department”) as a police officer on January 4, 2009. About six years later, on January 9, 2015, Brittingham was terminated from that position. Pursuant to the personne[...]
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND v. DORA WADDY
Civil litigation — Causal-connection opinion — Frye-Reed hearing In this consolidated appeal, appellant, Baltimore County (“County”), appeals the the Circuit Court for Baltimore County’s denial of its request for a Frye-Reed hearing on the methodologies and theories supporting the causal connection opinion of appellee Dora Waddy’s expert. The question presented by the County, a[...]
ALFRED C. WAINWRIGHT v. BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Administrative law — Revocation of teaching certificate — Substantial evidence Alfred C. Wainwright, a former teacher in Baltimore City, filed this appeal after the Circuit Court for Baltimore City affirmed the revocation of his Maryland State Department of Education teaching certificate by the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools (“the Superintendent”). On appeal, Wainwright p[...]
DERRICK HOMESLEY v. MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Administrative law — Termination of employment — Substantial evidence Derrick Homesley, appellant, was terminated from his employment with the Prince George’s County Public School system (“PGCPS”) for sending sexually suggestive and explicit email messages to female PGCPS employees from his workissued laptop computer and/or Blackberry devices. Homesley appealed his termination [...]
JOSEPHAT M. MUA v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, et al.
Administrative law — Termination of employment — Due-process denial based on delay Josephat Mua, appellant, was formerly employed by Prince George’s County Public Schools (“PGCPS”). When his employment was terminated, Mua filed administrative appeals with the Prince George’s County Board of Education (“County Board”) and the Maryland State Board of Education (“State Board[...]
