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Commonwealth of Virginia, Plaintiff v. State of Maryland

Original jurisdiction

Decree entered · December 9, 2003

Counsel of record

For petitioner
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For respondent
Andrew H. Baida

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 6 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage · 1 merits
(1 supporting pet./neither)

Argument & decision

Argued October 7, 2003 — Andrew H. Baida. For Virginia: Stuart A. Raphael.. Audio and transcript

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2004
    Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr., Esquire, of Portland, Maine, the Special Master in this case, is hereby discharged with the thanks of the Court."
  2. Dec 09 2003
    Maryland's exceptions overruled; relief sought by Virginia granted; and Special Master's proposed decree entered.
  3. Oct 07 2003
    Argued. For Maryland: Andrew H. Baida. For Virginia: Stuart A. Raphael.
  4. Oct 06 2003
    Motion for judicial notice DENIED.
  5. Sep 18 2003
    Letter concerning Maryland's submission of the Maryland Charter submitted by Virginia
  6. Sep 15 2003
    Copies of the Maryland Charter of 1632 submitted by Maryland
  7. Jul 31 2003
    Response of Maryland to motion of Virginia to take judicial notice of Instructions of the Crown to Colonial Governors to resist Baltimore's claims to Potomac River filed.(Distributed)
  8. Jul 23 2003
    Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 29, 2003.
  9. Jul 22 2003
    Motion for judicial notice of the instructions of the British Crown to the Colonial Governors of Virginia to resist Lord Baltimore's claims to the Potomac River filed by Commonwealth of Virginia, Plaintiff.
  10. Jul 07 2003
    SET FOR ARGUMENT October 7, 2003.
  11. Apr 28 2003
    The Motion of the Audubon Naturalist Society for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted. The Exceptions to the Report of the Special Master are set for oral argument in due course.
  12. Apr 28 2003
    LODGING consisting of twenty bound copies of related material received from counsel for the respondent.
  13. Apr 09 2003
    Exceptions to the Report of the Special Master, DISTRIBUTED: April 25, 2003, P.4
  14. Apr 02 2003
    LODGING conisting of twenty bound copies of related material received from counsel for Virginia.
  15. Mar 31 2003
    Reply by Virginia to Maryland's exceptions to the Special Master's Report filed.
  16. Mar 31 2003
    Brief amicus curiae of Loudoun County Sanitary Auth. in support of Virginia reply filed.
  17. Feb 27 2003
    Exceptions of the State of Maryland to the Report of the Special Master filed.
  18. Feb 27 2003
    Appendix to the Exceptions of the State of Maryland to Report of Special Master filed.
  19. Feb 27 2003
    Motion of Audubon Naturalist Society for leave to file brief amicus curiae in support of Maryland filed.
  20. Feb 24 2003
    Motion of Special Master for Allowance of Fee and Disbursements GRANTED.
  21. Feb 05 2003
    Motion DISTRIBUTED: February 21, 2003 (P.42)
  22. Feb 04 2003
    Letter from the State of Maryland indicating no objection to the motion of the Special Master filed and distributed.
  23. Feb 03 2003
    Letter from State of Virginia indicating no objection to the motion of the Special Master filed and distributed.
  24. Jan 24 2003
    Motion of Special Master for Allowance of Fee and Disbursements filed.
  25. Jan 13 2003
    Report of the Special Master is received and ordered filed. Exceptions to the Report, with supporting briefs, may be filed within 45 days. Replies, if any, with supporting briefs, may be filed within 30 days.
  26. Dec 06 2002
    Report of the Special Master filed.
  27. Dec 06 2002
    Appendix to the Report of the Special Master filed.
  28. Jun 10 2002
    The motion of the Special Master for fees and reimbursement of expenses is granted, and the Special Master is awarded a total of $74,811.30 for the period August 1, 2001, through April 30, 2002, to be paid equally by the parties.
  29. Jun 03 2002
    The State of Maryland agrees with the Special Master's motion for fees and disbursements.
  30. May 15 2002
    Motion of the Special Master for allowance of fee and disbursements filed.
  31. Oct 01 2001
    ORDER: Motion of the Special Master for fees and reimbursement of expenses is granted, and the Special Master is awarded a total of $181,228.28 for the period October 10, 2000, through July 31, 2001, to be paid equally by the parties.
  32. Sep 20 2001
    Response of Maryland to motion of Special Master for fees and reimbursement of expenses filed.
  33. Sep 17 2001
    Response of Virginia to motion of Special Master for fees filed.
  34. Aug 22 2001
    Motion of Special Master for fees and reimbursment of expenses filed.
  35. Aug 22 2001
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2001 (page 133).
  36. Apr 16 2001
    Motion of Maryland for leave to file an amendment to its answer and counterclaim is GRANTED, and the amendment is referred to the Special Master.
  37. Mar 21 2001
    Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2001 (page 3).
  38. Mar 16 2001
    Motion of Maryland for leave to file an amendment to its answer and counterclaim filed.
  39. Feb 20 2001
    The motion of the Audubon Naturalist Society for review of the Special Master's finding of subject matter jurisdiction is denied. The motion of Virginia for costs is denied without prejudice to refiling before the Special Master.
  40. Feb 14 2001
    Reply brief of Audubon Naturalist Society seeking review of Special Master's Finding of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed and distributed.
  41. Jan 31 2001
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 16, 2001 (page 48).
  42. Jan 30 2001
    Virginia's opposition to motion of Audubon Naturalist Society and request for costs filed.
  43. Jan 26 2001
    Response of Maryland to motion of Audubon Naturalist Society for review filed.
  44. Jan 11 2001
    Motion of the Audubon Naturalist Society for review of Special Master's Finding of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed.
  45. Oct 12 2000
    Oath of Special Master filed.
  46. Oct 10 2000
    Motion for appointment of Special Master granted, and Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr., Esquire, of Portland, Maine, is appointed as Special Master.
  47. Aug 24 2000
    Answer of Virginia to counterclaim and response to motion for appointment of Special Master filed and distributed.
  48. Aug 02 2000
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2000 (page 82).
  49. Jul 30 2000
    Maryland's answer, counterclaim, and motion for appointment of Special Master filed.
  50. May 30 2000
    The motion of Audubon Naturalist Society for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae is granted.
  51. May 30 2000
    The motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is GRANTED. Defendant is allowed 60 days within which to file an answer.
  52. May 09 2000
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2000 (page 3).
  53. May 02 2000
    Reply brief of Virginia filed.
  54. May 02 2000
    LODGING consisting of ten copies of appendix material containing original declarations of Charlie Crowder, Jr. and Mark Kronenthal, II, submitted by counsel for plaintiff Virginia.
  55. Apr 24 2000
    Brief amici curiae of Loudoun County, Virginia, et. at. in support of motion filed.
  56. Apr 21 2000
    Opposition of Maryland to motion filed.
  57. Apr 21 2000
    Motion of Audubon Naturalist Society for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed.
  58. Feb 18 2000
    Motion for leave to file and bill of complaint filed.
  59. Feb 18 2000
    Apendix to motion filed.