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 case is ACM-REG-2133-2022, Thomasina O. Coates v. Gilbert O. Bowling, III, et al.
TLR‘s coverage of the cases, which are referred to collectively as “Stewart et al. v Commissioners,” can be found here.
Filings:
- “Appellant’s Motion to Suspend the Temporary Restraining Order and Stay Further Proceedings in the Circuit Court,” Feb. 9, 2023
- “Order,” Feb, 16, 2023
- “Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to Appellant’s Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Stay Further Proceedings in the Circuit Court,” Feb. 16, 2023
- “Reply to Appellee Commissioners’ Opposition to Appellant’s Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Stay Further Proceedings in the Circuit Court,” March 1, 2023
- “Order [granting appellant’s Motion to Leave to File Reply and denying the Motions to Suspend the Temporary Restraining Order and Stay the Proceedings of the Circuit Court]” March 6, 2023
- “Order [denying appellee’s Motion to Dismiss Interlocutory Appeal],” March 8, 2023
- “Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend the Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions and Request for Expedited Hearing,” March 31, 2023
- Exhibit 1, email from counsel for defendant to Judge Green
- Exhibit 2, emails from counsel for appellees
- Exhibit 3, email from Judge Green to counsel for plaintiffs and defendants
- Exhibit 4, “Defendant Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates’ Motion to Unseal and De-Designate the Fully Unredacted Minutes of the June 9, 2020, and December 13, 2022, Closed Sessions of the Board,” “Defendant Charles County Board of County Commissioners’ Opposition to Defendant Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates’ Motion to Unseal and De-Designate the Fully Unredacted Minutes of the June 9, 2020 and December 13, 2022 Closed Sessions of the Board,” and “Reply to Defendant Charles County Board of County Commissioners’ Opposition to Defendant Thomasina O. Coates’ Motion to Unseal and De-Designate the Fully Unredacted Minutes of the June 9, 2020 and December 13, 2022 Closed Sessions of the Board“
- Exhibit 5, exhibits accompanying the Motion to Unseal (UNDER SEAL)
- “Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 6, 2023
- Exhibit 1, excerpt from transcript of January 24, 2023 motion hearing
- Exhibit 2, email from counsel for appellant
- Exhibit 3, emails from counsel for appellant and counsel for appellee commissioners
- Exhibit 4, “Corrected Memorandum in Support of Defendant Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates’ Motion to Dismiss the Complaint,” January 13, 2023 (LIGHTLY REDACTED)
- Exhibit 5, “Defendant Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates’ Reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss,” January 23, 2023 (LIGHTLY REDACTED)
- Exhibit 6, “Memorandum in Support of Appellant’s Motion to Suspend the Temporary Restraining Order and Stay Further Proceedings in the Circuit Court,” February 9, 2023
- Exhibit 7, “Plaintiff Commissioners’ Opposition to Defendant Coates’s Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Stay Further Proceedings in the Circuit Court,” March 24, 2023
- “Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 6, 2023
- “Appellee Charles County Board of County Commissioners’ Partial Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend the Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 7, 2023
- “Appellee Mark Belton’s Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order & Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 7, 2023
- “Motion for Leave to File Reply to Appellee Commissioners Amanda M. Stewart and Gilbert O. Bowling III’s Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 18, 2023
- “Reply to Appellee Commissioners Amanda M. Stewart and Gilbert O. Bowling, Iii’s Opposition to Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 18, 2023
- Exhibit 6, “Reply to Appellee Commissioners’ Opposition to Appellant’s Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Stay Further Proceedings in the Circuit Court,” March 1, 2023
- “Motion for Leave to File Reply to Appelle Mark Belton’s Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 18, 2023
- “Reply to Appellee Mark Belton’s Opposition to Appellant’s Emergency Renewed Motion to Suspend Temporary Restraining Order and Unseal Minutes of Closed Sessions,” April 18, 2023
- Exhibit 7, emails from counsel for appellant, counsel for appellee commissioners, and counsel for appellee county administrator
- Scheduling Order, April 18, 2023
- “Brief for Appellant,” May 30, 2023
- “Record Extract, Volume 1 of 2 (Pages E1 to E464),” May 30, 2023
- “Corrected Brief for Appellant,” June 1, 2023