PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

Denied Petitions for Writ of Certiorari

Granted April 12, 2006

William R. Woodfield, Jr., et al. v. West River Improvement Association, Inc., et al. - Case No. 3, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - DOES A CIRCUIT COURT LOSE JURISDICTION FOR FAILING TO RENDER A DECISION IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL WITHIN NINETY DAYS UNDER THE STATUTE?
 

Dan Patras v. Christopher Paul Syphax - Case No. 4, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - TORTS - WAS THE JURY'S VERDICT IMPROPER BECAUSE IT FOUND NEGLIGENCE AND PROXIMATE CAUSE BUT FAILED TO AWARD DAMAGES TO THE PLAINTIFF?
 

Suzanne Haas v. Lockheed Martin Corporation - Case No. 5, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION - WHEN DOES THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE TWO-YEAR LIMITATION PERIOD BEGIN TO RUN IN DISCIMINATE ACTIONS?
 

Stromberg Metal Works, Inc. v. University of Maryland, et al. - Case No. 6, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - MARYLAND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT - WHAT FACTORS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED IN AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES IN AN ACTION FILED UNDER THE MARYLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT?
 

Kevin Leon Hubbard and Gary Eugene Earl, Jr. v. State of Maryland - Case No. 7, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - CRIMINAL LAW - WAS A RETRIAL UNDER DOUBLE JEOPARDY PRINCIPLES PERMISSIBLE BECAUSE A MISTRIAL DECLARED UPON THE PROSECUTOR'S MOTION WAS REQUIRED BY MANIFEST NECESSITY?
 

The Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Robert C. Berrett - Case No. 8, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - INSURANCE  UNDER THE FIRE INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED TO COVER THE HOME DID THE RESPONDENT HAVE AN INSURABLE INTEREST IN THE HOME UNDER THE POLICY?
 

Edward D. Purich, et al v. Draper Properties, Inc. - Case No. 9, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - ZONING - IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MAY THE HOLDER OF A SPECIAL EXEPTION USE THE LAND AS SPECIFIED UNDER THE EXCEPTION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAIM THAT THE EXCEPTION HAS BEEN ABANDONED?
 

Eugenia M. Neifert, et al. v. Department of the Environment, et al. - Case No. 10, September Term 2006.

ISSUE - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - DID THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION TO THE WEST OCEAN CITY SEWER SYSTEM DEPRIVE THE APPLICANTS OF EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW?
 

 
Denied April 14, 2006

Bannerspace.com v. Max - Pet. Docket No. 559

Boehm v. Tulane - Pet. Docket No. 568

Bland, Edward P. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 580

Brooks, Timothy A. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 530

Brown, Paul Andrew v. State - Pet. Docket No. 552

Burnett, Ellary v. State - Pet. Docket No. 582

Chew, Ralph Ernest v. State - Pet. Docket No. 538

Consolidated v. Kelly - Pet. Docket No. 546

Donahoo v. Anne Arundel - Pet. Docket No. 556

Drinkard, Eugene v. State - Pet. Docket No. 478

Dunsen, Eric Dewitt v. State - Pet. Docket No. 537

Graham, Joseph J. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 558

Greenberg v. Rich - Pet. Docket No. 565

Harding, Donovan A. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 549

Henson, James A. Jr. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 441

In Re: Bryan S. - Pet. Docket No. 547

Johnson, George v. State - Pet. Docket No. 570

Kissi v. Sheridan - Pet. Docket No. 438

Kitchen, Tremaine L. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 550

Lewis, Terrance D. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 542

Lincoln, Geralene C. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 566

Marin, Mel M. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 567

Marshall, Michael C. v. State - Pet. Docket No.613

McCullough, Matthew v. State - Pet. Docket No. 578

Meekins, William T. Jr. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 375

Neal v. Fonseca-Neal - Pet. Docket No. 573

Patras v. Barwood - Pet. Docket No. 401

Pecora, Andrew Jay v. State - Pet. Docket No. 477

Pipken, Frank G. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 564

Queen v. Foreman - Pet. Docket No. 557

Roberts, Clarence H. Jr. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 560 and cross-petition

Ross v. Baltimore - Pet. Docket No. 329

Semtek v. Lockheed Martin - Pet. Docket No. 579

Severn View v. Calabrese - Pet. Docket No. 555

Shafer v. Interstate Auto - Pet. Docket No. 575

Smith, Gerald B. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 459

Sommerman v. Titelman - Pet. Docket No. 571

Sykes, William v. State - Pet. Docket No. 548

Vacation Reservations v. Djoken - Pet. Docket No. 363

West, Tyrone v. State - Pet. Docket No. 551

Williams, Archie E. v. State - Pet. Docket No. 551

Wilson v. Marshburn - Pet. Docket No. 572

Worsham v. Greenfield - Pet. Docket No. 562