Case law

State v. Boone

284 Md. 1 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Nov 16, 1978

The short of it is that the Deputy Sheriff was clearly not conducting an inventory search under a community caretaking function. … We are in full accord with the findings of the Court of Special Appeals: “Mach clearly did not have probable cause to believe the credit cards were incriminating before he seized them.

Abron v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.

439 F. Supp. 1095 · District Court, D. Maryland · Oct 11, 1977

It is clearly established as the law of this Circuit that when a plaintiff presents sufficient statistical evidence of discrimination he or she has made out a “prima facie” case under Title VII and the burden is upon the … Viewed in combination with the statistical evidence concerning the percentage of black employees holding the lowest ranking job grades and classifications, the system employed by the defendant clearly acts to perpetuate racial

Guttman v. Associates Commercial Corp. (In Re Furley's Transport, Inc.)

272 B.R. 161 · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · Sep 6, 2001

The Trustee also established that each of these transfers was made on account of an antecedent debt. … ACC qualifies as an initial transferee with respect to both the Monetary Transfers and the Oklahoma and Pennsylvania Trailers.

Estate of Blair v. Austin

469 Md. 1 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jun 2, 2020

Blair, an unarmed civilian, but the evidence did not clearly establish when Officer Austin discharged his firearm. … with Judge Hotten’s opinion is not that it reaches the wrong result, but that the opinion muddies the waters about the issue that is before the Court and how to resolve it. 5 immunity

Roebuck v. State

148 Md. App. 563 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Dec 23, 2002

But then, of course, which is why the defense would like this this [sic] in, he very clearly then says Mr. … for example, the Court of Appeals considered the reliability of a declaration against penal interest made by an unavailable declarant, offered by the State against the accused in a criminal trial, to determine whether it qualified

Gray v. State

38 Md. App. 343 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Dec 14, 1977

force and have completed a basic training course established by the Police Training Commission. … See also Laws of Ma., 1918, ch. 217, directly extending the 1880 Act to a wide variety of business establishments.

Hatcher

District Court, D. Maryland · Dec 17, 2025

ANALYSIS Defendants argue that: (1) Defendants are entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity for claims asserted against them in their official capacity; (2) Mr. … Smith is not entitled to mandamus or injunctive relief; and (6) Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. ECF No. 27-1. A.

Goren v. United States Fire Insurance

113 Md. App. 674 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Feb 6, 1997

He has not been qualified as an expert. He has testified as to his investigation. It does go to the ultimate issue in this case as to causation. … Moreover, although appellee’s accident reconstruction expert, Leibnow, testified to some of the same conclusions that Trooper Robbins offered, Robbins’s testimony was clearly more damaging to appellant.

Grimm v. State

458 Md. 602 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Apr 20, 2018

And [Officer Keightley] was certified and qualified as an expert in this area. … An alert does not establish probable cause without reliability.

Whitley v. Maryland State Board of Elections

429 Md. 132 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Oct 23, 2012

Because there is no express requirement that a person other than the signer of the petition serve as a circulator, Respondents assert that the language of the statute permitted clearly and unambiguously the State Board to … To qualify for referendum, not more than half of the required signatures on the petition can be of residents of Baltimore City or of any one county. Md. Const, art. XVI, § 3(a). .

Rodriguez v. Clarke

400 Md. 39 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · May 31, 2007

an answer or deny only part of the matter ..., the party shall specify so much of it as is true and deny or qualify the remainder.” … Therefore, we upheld the evidence preclusion sanctions applied by the hearing judge as “clearly .... proportionate to the discovery abuse.” Id. at 661 , 870 A.2d at 243 .

Dukes v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

677 F. Supp. 390 · District Court, D. Maryland · May 14, 1987

The agreement also established various timetables for the different stages. … The Court finds that the collective bargaining agreement clearly granted the union and the company the power to forego the 60 day deadline.

Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Whitted

487 Md. 501 · Court of Appeals of Maryland · Aug 1, 2024

Jordan with a valid and executed qualified domestic relations order (“QDRO”)3 and directed him to do so. Mr. … We may treat any facts not challenged by exceptions as established. Md. Rule 19-740(b)(2)(A).

Hagans

District Court, D. Maryland · Mar 17, 2026

But as discussed above, the undisputed evidence establishes the criteria that the hiring committee used, ECF No. 52-17 ¶ 11, that they did not believe Plaintiff was the most qualified candidate, ECF No. 52-18, why Mr. … City of Wilmington, 545 F.3d 260, 265 (4th Cir. 2008) (“The similarity between comparators and the seriousness of their respective offenses must be clearly established in order to be meaningful.”).

Testerman v. H & R BLOCK, INC.

22 Md. App. 320 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Aug 8, 1974

That punitive damages are allowed in such cases and that such an instruction is proper is clearly established. … Weisberg, with a level of competence known to Block, to be held out to the public as qualified tax consultants.

Contino v. Baltimore & Annapolis R. Co.

86 F. Supp. 634 · District Court, D. Maryland · Jun 18, 1949

This Act is still in effect, but the words “hereafter constructed” which originally qualified the railroads made subject to it, were eliminated in 1931. See Article 89B, See. 26, 1939 Annotated Code of Maryland. … 14 , 149 A. at page 569 : “From the beginning and throughout the entire evolution of the present system of state highways construction, maintenance, and control, the constant and unbroken policy of the state has been to establish

Blake v. Baltimore County

12 F. Supp. 3d 771 · District Court, D. Maryland · Nov 28, 2012

Beyond peradven *777 ture, the case required experienced, well-qualified attorneys. Cahill and Smith have presented evidence to justify their requested hourly rates of $425 and $375, respectively. … In the briefing, Cahill and Smith did not clearly present the total number of hours that they devoted to the case.

Smith v. Bennet

District Court, D. Maryland · Dec 14, 2022

immunity. … Summary judgment is appropriate when the moving party establishes that “there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a).

Reagan v. State

4 Md. App. 590 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Jul 25, 1968

We think the instant case is clearly distinguishable from St. … I., qualified as an expert in tool mark identification, testified that it was his opinion, based on examination with a comparison microscope, that the chain on Jennett’s door had been cut with the bolt cutters found in the

State v. Luckett

188 Md. App. 399 · Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Oct 5, 2009

Like a standing epithet in classical literature, every mention of the right to counsel was appended by the qualifying notion of “when we’re discussing this case specifically.” … The two were clearly talking across each other, and there was no meeting of the minds. The appellee asked about but was never told of “the consequences of abandoning” his right to counsel.