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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY v. HARTLEY

No. 2660, Sept. Term, 2001.

822 A.2d 537 (2003)

150 Md. App. 581

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Maryland, v. Eric HARTLEY, et al.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

May 2, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene H. Pickett, II, Associate County Attorney (Leonard L. Lucchi, County Attorney on the brief), Palmer Park, for appellant.

Kevin Hardy (Kevin T. Baine and Williams & Connolly, LLP on the brief for appellees Castaneda and Johnson), Washington DC, Alice Neff Lucan of Washington DC, for appellee Hartley.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., HOLLANDER, and CHARLES E. MOYLAN, JR. (Ret'd, specially assigned), JJ.

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Ruben Castenada, Eric Hartley, and Gregory C. Johnson (collectively "appellees") filed motions to quash administrative subpoenas directing them to attend and give testimony at a police department disciplinary hearing. Appellees argued that, as newspaper reporters, they have a qualified privilege under the First Amendment and cannot be compelled to testify. The circuit court quashed the summonses...

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