United States of America v. Willie Lamont Hicks

Appellee Peter Romero filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition after he was found liable for $1.275 million to the victims of a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Appellant Ralph Janvey, the receiver in the Ponzi scheme litigation, moved to dismiss Romero’s bankruptcy petition for cause under 11 U.S.C. § 707(a). The bankruptcy court denied the motion, and the district court affirmed the bankruptcy cou... More...    $0 (02-24-2018 - MD)

Baltimore, MD - Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Prison for $1.6 Million SBA Fraud Scheme

Defendant Used Identities of Others and False Financial Information to Obtain a Small Business Loan, and Then Used Some of the Loan Proceeds to Buy a House Instead

U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Stewart Mark Twayne Harris, age 39, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to two years in p... More...    $0 (02-17-2016 - MD)

The parties to this case (or their predecessors) developed the Mall in the early 1970s.
The Mall is not a singular property, but rather a confederation of separately owned tracts
that are integrated and governed according to a Construction, Operation and Reciprocal
Easement Agreement (“COREA”). The COREA has been modified three times, and the
operative version, the aptly named... More...    $0 (11-22-2015 - MD)

This opinion is about the scope of legal protections afforded to individuals who
are unable to handle their financial affairs in a responsible manner because of a physical
or mental condition. We will use the terms “disabled,” “under a disability,” and “subject
to guardianship proceedings” to refer to persons who have been adjudicated by a court to
be unable to manage their propert... More...    $0 (10-26-2015 - MD)

Jeremy McCusker, a former correctional officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., yesterday pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate and conspiring with other officers to cover up that assault. McCusker is the sixth former RCI officer to enter a guilty plea in federal court.

According to court documents filed in connection with his guilty plea, McCusker admitted... More...    $0 (05-25-2013 - MD)

The State of Texas sued TaxMasters and Patrick Cox on consumer fraud theories under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act claiming that TasMasters' advertising was not true and was designed to mislead and defraud consumers. The State alleged 110,000 violations of state law.

The State claimed that the company did not disclose to customers that payments were non-refundable.

That the co... More...    $190000000 (03-31-2012 - MD)

Appellants Long Green Valley (“LGVAâ€�) and John and Susan Yoder (“the Yodersâ€�) appeal the issuance of a declaratory judgment by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in favor of appellees: Bellevale Farms, Inc., Bellevale Farms Limited Partnership, Prigel Family Creamery, Inc., and Robert E. and Carol A. Prigel (collectively, “Bellevaleâ€�), and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservatio... More...    $0 (02-14-2012 - MD)

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether, in an action to enforce a confession of judgment clause in a guarantee of a promissory note executed outside the State of Maryland, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County had personal jurisdiction over Lenan Cappel and his wife, Pauline Cappel, (the “Cappelsâ€�), appellants, by virtue of their ownership of unimproved real property in Maryland u... More...    $0 (02-07-2011 - MD)

Hosea Anderson and his wife, Bernice Anderson, live at 6534 Frietchie Row, Columbia, Maryland (the “Residenceâ€�). In 2006, the Andersons decided to refinance their home. Accordingly, on October 13, 2006, Mr. Anderson signed an “Adjustable Rate Balloon Noteâ€� promising to pay the lender, Wilmington Finance, Inc. (“Wilmingtonâ€�), the amount he had borrowed ($227,250.00), plus interest, in m... More...    $0 (12-20-2010 - MD)

Appellant, Stephen Norman (“Normanâ€�), filed suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County alleging that he was defamed by statements made by appellees1 in connection with a lawsuit currently pending before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Appellees filed motions to dismiss, and after conducting a hearing, the circuit court dismissed all counts of the lawsuit. No... More...    $0 (05-07-2010 - MD)

Appellant Prime Rate Premium Finance Corporation, Inc. (“Prime Rate�) appeals from the decision of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City affirming the Insurance Commissioner’s Final Order in favor of the appellee Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA�) and disapproving Prime Rate’s revised premium finance agreement. The appellant presents one question for our review:

I. Did the... More...    $0 (03-31-2010 - MD)

This case involves a foreclosure sale at which appellant Ricardo Fagnani’s brother, Ronald Fagnani, bought the interest of appellant and his wife, appellant Carole Fagnani, in the house the two Fagnani brothers had owned with, and then inherited from, their mother.

The Circuit Court for Montgomery County overruled appellants’ exceptions to the sale and ratified it. The appellants appeal... More...    $0 (02-03-2010 - MD)

Charles Lee Petr owns and once lived in a house located at 116 Kinship Road, in the Dundalk area of Baltimore County (“the Propertyâ€�). He now is a ward of the Maryland Department of Corrections, where he is serving a 20-year prison sentence for second-degree rape of his niece, Mary B. Mary sued Petr in a civil action for battery, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (“the Tort Actionâ€�... More...    $0 (01-04-2010 - MD)

Appellants/cross-appellees Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (collectively “the Cityâ€�), challenge the entry of judgment by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City after a jury verdict in favor of appellee/cross-appellant Zvi Guttman, trustee in bankruptcy for Ms. Deborah Mullins (“Ms. Mullinsâ€�), who brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim against the City alleging that she was fired for engaging ... More...    $0 (01-04-2010 - MD)

In this case, we must address whether Section 12-303(3)(ix) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Maryland Code (1974, 2006 Repl. Vol.),1 permits an appeal of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration, in a case in which the circuit court judge also expressly denied a motion to certify the denial as a final judgment. We will answer that question in the negative, shall vacate the ju... More...    $0 (11-13-2009 - MD)

This appeal is from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against Ahmed M. Ali, appellant, and in favor of CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc., appellee, in the amount of $190,725.85 in damages and $21,977.95 in prejudgment interest. Appellant contends that the trial court should have dismissed the suit because it was barred by the applicable statute of limitatio... More...    $0 (10-05-2009 - MD)

The litigation giving rise to this appeal has its genesis in November 2002, when Diamond Point Plaza Limited Partnership, owner of a shopping center in Baltimore County, defaulted on a mortgage loan that was secured by the shopping center property. Appellant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargoâ€�), as trustee for the assignees of the mortgage, brought an action in the Circuit Court for Baltimor... More...    $0 (05-08-2009 - MD)

The issue presented to the Court by this case is whether a condominium council of unit owners, which under Md. Code, Real Property Article, § 11-109(d) (2003 & Supp. 2008) “may be either incorporated as a nonstock corporation or unincorporated,â€� has standing to file and maintain a lawsuit during the time its corporate charter was forfeit. The Circuit Court for Worcester County, entering summa... More...    $0 (12-22-2008 - MD)

Appellants, Case Handyman and Remodeling Services, LLC, and Case Design/Remodeling, Inc. (collectively, “Case Handymanâ€�), appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County denying their motion to compel arbitration w ith appellees, Judith and Albert Sc huele (“the Schuelesâ€� ). On appeal, Case Handyman presents the following two issues for our review, which we have reworded and... More...    $0 (10-31-2008 - MD)

On November 25, 2002, Sahara Investment, LLC (“Sahara�), a company that operates retail gasoline stations, and George Jaalouk, Elias N. Jaalouk, and Salwa Jaalouk (collectively “the Jaalouks�) execu ted three motor fuel supp ly contracts with Ocean Petroleum, LLC, a wholesale distributor of motor fuels and other petroleum products.

George and Elias Jaalouk are officers and directors... More...    $0 (10-31-2008 - MD)

The issue in this case is whether the officers and directors of a tenant corporation committed a trespass by leaving the tenant's materials on the leased premises and not removing the materials at the time of, or subsequent to, the termination of the lease. The individual petitioners are officers and directors of Intracel Corporation. Two corporate entities affiliated with Intracel are also... More...    $0 (08-22-2007 - MD)

In August 2002, Aqualine filed this lawsuit against Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. asserting a claim for tortious interference with economic relations. Aqualine based its complaint on Genesis' alleged interference with Aqualine's attempt to sell a nursing home in 1996, and Aqualine alleged that this interference continued from 1996 to the date the complaint was filed. Genesis moved for dism... More...    $0 (05-03-2004 - MD)

The cases covered by the global settlement agreement arose from
claims... More...    $12000000 (04-03-2003 - MD)

The petitioner in this case, David S. Goldberg, Esquire, ("Goldberg"), seeks review of the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals and asks this Court to determine whether guardian ad litem fees imposed pursuant to Maryland Code § 1-202 of the Family Law Article (1984, 1999 Repl. Vol.) (hereinafter "guardian ad litem fees") can be collected through garnishment of a federal retirement annuity u... More...    $0 (11-08-2002 - MD)

United Book Press, Inc., appellant, brought suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against Maryland Composition Co., Inc., appellee, alleging breach of contract and seeking indemnity. Appellant appeals from a judgment entered in favor of appellee after the circuit court, at trial, granted appellee’s motion for judgment at the close of appellant’s case. In addition to gene... More...    $0 (12-03-2001 - MD)

On 7 November 1989, an automobile accident occurred in Anne Arundel County involving Gary Jones and David Boyce. At the time of the accident, Jones carried an automobile insurance policy with a $20,000 policy limit per individual. Boyce had a policy with underinsured driver coverage and a $50,000 policy limit. Boyce filed a motor tort lawsuit against Jones in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel... More...    $80000 (04-13-2001 - MD)