PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2025
Denied/Dismissed December 8, 2025
Sewell v. Howard – Pet. No. 299
Denied/Dismissed December 12, 2025
Morning Sun Horse Park v. Wallace – Pet. No. 323
Granted December 19, 2025
Eritrean Orthodox Tweahdo Diocese of USA and Canada v. Abune – Case No. 49, September Term, 2025
Issue – Real Property – Did the Circuit Court err when it affirmed the District Court’s judgment dismissing petitioner’s wrongful detainer action under the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine?
State of Maryland v. Marconi Palmer, Jr. – Case No. 50, September Term, 2025
Issues – Transportation – 1) Did ACM err by requiring that the State present “specific evidence” that the defendant was under the influence or impaired by alcohol at the time the defendant was driving, rather than relying on rational inferences from the evidence? 2) Did ACM wrongly conclude that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain Mr. Palmer’s convictions for DUI and DWI where he was found intoxicated at the scene of a single-car accident, and there was circumstantial evidence that he was the driver of the vehicle?
Howard Nathanson, et al. v. Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., et al. – Case No. 51, September Term, 2025
Issue – Corporations & Associations – Did ACM err in its application of the demand futility rule set forth in Werbowsky v. Collumb, 362 Md. 581 (2001)?
In re: K.B. – Case No. 52, September Term, 2025
Issue – Family Law – Whether the juvenile court erred in establishing a permanency plan at the initial CINA review hearing that included both reunification and adoption.
Denied/Dismissed December 23, 2025
The order denying or dismissing the petitions can be found here.
Adams v. Gelfund 2 Milford Station – Pet. No. 321
Banks v. Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. – Pet. No. 326
Bari v. State. Emp. Credit Union – Pet. No. 316
Brown, Marc, Jr. v. State – Pet. No. 348
Campbell, Sebastian A. v. State – Pet. No. 322
Carroll v. Jones – Pet. No. 288
Cromwell v. Henson – Pet. No. 298
Davis, Vincent v. State – Pet. No. 341
Davis, Vincent v. State – Pet. No. 349
Dean v. Woodmore Towne Centre – Pet. No. 277
Fried, Deborah v. State – Pet. No. 346
Gray v. Synchrony Bank – Pet. No. 291
Harley, Eric v. State – Pet. No. 331
Hejazi v. Colella – Pet. No. 320
In re: I.M. – Pet. No. 338
In re: M.M. & A.M. – Pet. No. 318
In re: S.M. – Pet. No. 339
In the Matter of Floyd – Pet. No. 315
In the Matter of Presidential Title – Pet. No. 306
In the Matter of Segal – Pet. No. 335
M.H. & M.H. v. State – Pet. No. 337
Nivens, Stephen v. State – Pet. No. 351
Pineda-Barrientos, Francisco v. State – Pet. No. 336
Ratra v. Cross Falls Homeowners Ass’n. – Pet. No. 334
Ryan, James v. State – Pet. No. 330
Sheehan v. Smith – Pet. No. 324
Smith v. Maissen – Pet. No. 325
Stephenson v. Savage – Pet. No. 371
Tall v. Howard Community College – Pet. No. 317