March 2022 Maryland Certiorari Grants, Batch 2

The Maryland Court of Appeals today granted certiorari in one additional case, the first to be assigned to its regular docket for its next term, starting September 1, 2022.

Susan Dzurec, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland, et al. – Case No. 1, September Term, 2022
(Unreported COSA Opinion by Judge Shaw)

Issues – Local Government – 1) If a county commissioner is voting to enact a Comprehensive Plan in violation of the Calvert County Ethics Ordinance, is that vote ultra vires? 2) Does the Calvert County Ethics Ordinance include an implied cause of action for citizens with standing?