As a public service, TLR is making available copies of selected documents filed in the court cases resulting from the question of whether District 2 Commissioner Thomasina Coates (D) is allowed to vote on the employment contract of County Administrator Mark Belton after having been administratively barred from doing so by the rest of the board.
The third case is ACM-REG-1623-2023, Thomasina O. Coates v. The Charles County Board of County Commissioners, et al.
TLR‘s coverage of the cases, which are referred to collectively as “Stewart et al. v Commissioners,” can be found here.
Filings:
- “Notice of Appeal,” October 17, 2023
- “Civil Appeal Information Report“
- Attachment A, “Contact Information“
- Attachment B, “Statement of Issues“
- Attachment C, “Certificate of Service“
- “Order [granting permanent injunction and dismissing the motion to reconsider (Circuit Court of Charles County)],” October 17, 2023
- “Order [allowing appeal to proceed without prehearing conference or alternative dispute resolution],” November 14, 2023
- “Certification of Original Case File,” January 22, 2024
- “Scheduling Order,” January 23, 2024
- ”Appellant Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates’ Motion for Leave to Include Document in the Record Extract and to Remove Attorney’s-Eyes-Only Designation,” March 4, 2024
- Record Abstract, March 4, 2024:
- ”Brief for Appellant,” March 4, 2024
- ”Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Response to Appellant’s Motion for Leave to Include Document in the Record and to Remove Attorney’s-Eyes-Only Designation,” March 12, 2024
- ”Order [on Motion for Leave],” March 18, 2024
- ”Brief of Appellee Commissioners Amanda M. Stewart & Gilbert O. Bowling, III, in Their Official Capacities,” April 3, 2024
- ”Brief of Appellee Mark Belton,” April 3, 2024
- ”Brief of Appellee Board of County Commissioners of Charles County,” April 3, 2024
- “Order [on Appellant’s Motion for Leave to Include Document in the Record Extract and to Remove Attorney’s Eyes-Only Designation],” August 22, 2024