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DAVID MYERS, et al. v. ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, et al.
Real property — Governmental immunity — Unauthorized removal of trees Appellants, David Myers, M.D., F.A.C.S., Ekaterina Myers and Mildred Myers, appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County dismissing their claim against appellee, Anne Arundel County (the “County”). The appellants present seven (7) questions for our review. … Read the opinion
SPENCER ARRINGTON v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Real property — Foreclosure action — Default on a promissory note This case began in July 2017 as a foreclosure action filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City by substitute trustees Carrie Ward and others (whom we henceforth shall refer to collectively as Ward). The action, commenced by an Order to Docket, was based […]
NENAD MARKOVIC v. JEREMY K. FISHMAN, et al.
Real property — Foreclosusre — Self-represented litigant This appeal arises from an order issued by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County that prohibited Nenad Markovic, appellant, from filing as a self-represented litigant, any new pleadings in a closed foreclosure action involving his property without first obtaining written leave of the Administrative Judge (pre-filing order). Mr.[...]
NEW COLONY VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC. v. DORINDA D. SHAW
Real property — Homeowners association — Attorney’s fees The appellants, New Colony Village Homeowners Association, Inc. (the “Association”) filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court for Howard County, seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against appellee, Dorinda D. Shaw (“Ms. Shaw”). After the circuit court granted the Association’s motion for summary judg[...]
JFW TRUST v. YOLANDA TAGALA
Real property — Adverse possession — Date of claim This appeal arises from a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment filed in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, seeking a declaration that appellant, JFW Trust, held title to property located at 1254 Holmespun Drive, Pasadena, Maryland free and clear of competing claims by appellee, Yolanda Tagala. […]
PALLITTIA ANN DAVIS v. MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
Real property — Lien — Money judgment On September 10, 2014, Meharry Medical College (“Meharry”), appellee, obtained a money judgment against Pallittia Ann Davis, appellant, in the Circuit Court for Howard County, for monies owed on student loans she incurred while attending Meharry. But the case that gave rise to this appeal was filed in […]
WILLIAM L. SMITH, et ux. v. CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Real property — Foreclosure — Motion to compel discovery In 2004, William L. Smith and Selena J. Smith, appellants, executed a deed of trust, refinancing the mortgage that encumbered their Greenbelt, Maryland home. The deed of trust served as security against a promissory note in which the Smiths promised to repay Charter One Bank, N.A., […]
MARVA BAIRD-ALLEYNE, et al. v. CARRIE M. WARD, et al.
Real property — Foreclosure action — Standing In 2017, appellees, acting as substitute trustees, filed an Order to Docket in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, seeking to foreclose on real property owned by Joseph F. Edwards. The property was subsequently sold at a foreclosure auction on December 27, 2017. In response, Marva Baird-Alleyne, […]
ALABDJOU A. TCHAMA v. LAURA H.G. O’SULLIVAN, et al.
Real property — Foreclosure — Ratification of auditor’s report In September 2014, appellees, acting assubstitute trustees,1 filed an Order to Docket in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, seeking to foreclose on real property owned by Alabdjou Tchama, appellant. Mr. Tchama’s home was eventually sold at a foreclosure auction and the circuit court ratified […]
D’URVILLE A. CHRISTOPHER, SR. v. 2015 ULTRA-SAFE FUND, LLC
Real property — Foreclosure — Right of redemption This is an appeal from the denial, by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, of a motion to dismiss a complaint to foreclose the right of redemption in a tax sale proceeding. Appellant is D’Urville A. Christopher, Sr., an interested party in the real property and a […]
GREGORY SLATE v. THORNTON MELLON, LLC, et al.
Real property — Foreclosure — Right to redemption This seemingly simple tax case has had a long, extensive history of various issues but ultimately, this appeal should only concern an issue of reimbursement. On May 11, 2015, Thornton Mellon, LLC (hereinafter Appellee”) 1 purchased Gregory Slate’s (hereinafter “Appellant”) property at a tax sale. The property […]
MICHAEL J. BOBBITT v. CRAIG HANNA
Real property — Deed — Joint tenancy This case involves a dispute between Michael Bobbitt, appellant, and Craig Hanna, appellee, regarding the division of proceeds from the sale of a residential property at 30 Wellesley Circle, Glen Echo, Maryland (“the Property”). The deed listed the parties, an unmarried couple with a son, as joint tenants. […]
