In Re: J.B., L.H., L.S., R.P., etc.

468 Md. 219

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: April 10, 2020
• Docket: 19m/19
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN RE: J.B., L.H., L.S., R.P. AND ON * IN THE BEHALF OF ALL SIMILARLY SITUATED INDIVIDUALS * COURT OF APPEALS

v. * OF MARYLAND

* Misc. No. 19 THE HONORABLE W. TIMOTHY FINAN, et al. * September Term, 2019

CORRECTED ORDER

WHEREAS, on April 3, 2020, Petitioners filed an Application for Immediate and

Extraordinary Relief (“Application”); and

WHEREAS, on April 4, 2020, the Court issued an order requiring Respondents to

answer the Application and invited the Maryland State’s Attorneys Association and certain

State agencies to file amicus briefs concerning the Application; and

WHEREAS, the Court granted requests from other interested parties to submit

amicus briefs supporting or opposing the Application; and

WHEREAS, the parties and amici have filed memoranda on a very short timetable

that provide useful factual information and helpful legal analyses pertinent to the

Application, which the Court has considered; and

WHEREAS, the Court is cognizant that the Chief Judge will issue shortly an

administrative order pursuant to the Maryland Constitution, Article IV, §18, and Maryland

Rules 16-105(b) and 16-1001 et seq., which will provide direction and guidance to the Administrative Judges of the respective judicial circuits in connection with important

health concerns affecting juveniles committed or detained in facilities in Maryland during

the COVID-19 virus pandemic; it is this 10th day of April, 2020

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals, that the Application be and is hereby

DENIED.

/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge

/s/ Robert N. McDonald

/s/ Shirley M. Watts

/s/ Michele D. Hotten

/s/Joseph M. Getty Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.

Suzanne Johnson 2020-04-10 16:11-04:00 /s/ Brynja M. Booth

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk /s/ Jonathan Biran