In Re: The Petition of The Lifer Family Support Network

226 A.3d 936, 468 Md. 220

• Court: Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Decided: April 10, 2020
• Docket: 20m/19
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN RE THE PETITION OF THE * IN THE LIFER FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, LORIE FRIEND, AND JULIE MAGERS * COURT OF APPEALS FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY WRIT * OF MARYLAND

* Misc. No. 20

* September Term, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS, on April 6, 2020, Petitioners filed a pleading entitled Petition for an

Extraordinary Writ (“Petition”) and on April 8, 2020, filed an Amended Petition for an

Extraordinary Writ (“Amended Petition”), neither of which names any respondents; 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 and districts of the District Court

of Maryland in connection with important health concerns affecting inmates detained in or

incarcerated in jails and correctional 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 Amended Petition be and is hereby

DISMISSED.

/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 16:09-04:00 /s/ Brynja M. Booth

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk /s/ Jonathan Biran