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Charles A. Dread v. Maryland State Police

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 20-2368 · judgment July 1, 2021


Certiorari denied · October 18, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

  1. Was the Trial Court’s denial of the Petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Request for Hearing without granting the Petitioner a Hearing he requested, legally correct when Maryland Rule 2-311(f) requires the Trial Court to hold a Hearing before rendering a decision disposing of a claim or a defense?

  2. Petitioner’s evidence raised substantial issues of fact as to whether Petitioner was Fired/ Retired because of a Subjective belief, and if so, whether his Discharge/ Retirement eventuated from the Racial Disadvantage permitting a White Woman in his Patrol Unit where a Hand Gun was Found while assisting this Person from and to Police Units. See, (Battle v. Mulholland. C. A. Miss. 19971, 439 F.2d 321.)

  3. Whether State Respondents knew or reasonably should have known that the Action they took within their shear of Official responsibility when they evicted Petitioner from Public Market would violate Constitutional Rights of Petitioner and whether Respondents took such Action with Malicious Intention to cause a Deprivation of Constitutional Rights or Other Injury to Petitioner are Questions of Fact. See, (Wilder v. Irvin. D.C. GA. 1976, 423 F. Supp. 639.)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Charles A. Dread

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 18 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 29 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
  3. Aug 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 17, 2021)