PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
September Term, 2025
Granted February 6, 2026
Prince George's County, Maryland v. Joseph Watts – Case No. 56, September Term, 2025
Issues – Torts – 1) Did ACM err in finding that employment discrimination and retaliation claims are not torts? 2) Did ACM err in finding that the General Assembly did not intend for the Local Government Tort Claims Act (“LGTCA”) apply to statutory claims? 3) Did ACM err in not finding that the LGCTA statutory damages cap applies to Watts’ “Other Damages” award, which are damages indistinguishable from traditional tort damages?
Montay D. Shuler v. State of Maryland – Case No. 57, September Term, 2025
Issues – Criminal Law – 1) Does a defendant lose his right to an otherwise apt jury instruction on the voluntariness of his pretrial statement simply because it was offered for impeachment purposes or because the content of his statement is “exonerating”? 2) Is the “some evidence” standard for requesting a jury instruction on voluntariness indeed a “low threshold” under the totality of the circumstances in which the statement was made or must a defendant generate specific evidence of improper inducement, threats, or coercion?
The Council of Unit Owners of the Millrace Condominium, Inc., et al. v. Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A., et al. – Case No. 58, September Term, 2025
Issue – Torts - Malicious Use of Process – Can the victims of an action determined to be a bad faith SLAPP (Strategic lawsuit against public participation) suit pursuant to Courts & Judicial Proceedings § 5-807 maintain a cause of action for damages under the malicious use of process doctrine?
Granted February 20, 2026
Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, et al. v. Tonda M. Baxter – Case No. 1, September Term, 2026
Issues – Commercial Law – 1) Does the definition of “credit grantor” contained in Maryland’s Closed End Credit Provisions (CLECs) (§§ 12-1001 to 1030 of the Commercial Law Article) encompass mortgage loan servicers like Petitioners, or is it limited to owners of the loan (including any subsequent assignees who purchased the loan)? 2) Given the CLEC’s carveout for fees associated with first-priority residential mortgage loans, did the telephone convenience fees that Petitioner charged Respondent violate the statute?
Denied/Dismissed February 23, 2026
The order denying or dismissing the petitions can be found here.
1201 W. Cross St. v. Gray Insurance Grp. – Pet. No. 386
Abdelhady v. Savage – Pet. No. 414
Adelakun v. Pillard – Pet. No. 363
Agbara v. Okoji – Pet. No. 411
Akinmurele v. Akinmurele – Pet. No. 365
Akparewa, Alex Ologbo v. State – Pet. No. 344
Bey v. Unguru – Pet. No. 425
Biggs v. Harbor Hospital – Pet. No. 397
Bolden v. Tu – Pet. No. 364
Bopda v. Central Collection – Pet. No. 403
Crawford, Marika v. State – Pet. No. 389
Donohue v. Mavronis – Pet. No. 385
Duncan v. Nelson – Pet. No. 388
Easterday v. JP Morgan Chase Bank – Pet. No. 392
Edwards, Shae-Von v. State – Pet. No. 409
Enow, Ndokley Peter v. State – Pet. No. 416
Fennell v. Fennell – Pet. No. 404
Horne v. Horne – Pet. No. 400
Horne v. Horne – Pet. No. 401
In the Matter of Floyd – Pet. No. 315
In the Matter of Reeves – Pet. No. 382
In the Matter of Titherington – Pet. No. 423
Jackson v. Baltimore Gas & Electric – Pet. No. 415
Jerro-Hencken v. Hencken – Pet. No. 391
Kendrick v. Clarke – Pet. No. 436
Maharaj v. Smith Balooning – Pet. No. 405
McClean v. Stancil – Pet. No. 424
Mezu v. Mezu – Pet. No. 421
Minso v. Waesche – Pet. No. 398
Tesfaye, Yared v. State – Pet. No. 387
Thompson v. Day – Pet. No. 426
Vollmers v. Vollmers – Pet. No. 402
Walls, Bryant v. State – Pet. No. 406
White, William A. v. State – Pet. No. 410