LEE v. CLINE

No. 8, September Term, 2003.

863 A.2d 297 (2004)

384 Md. 245

Keith A. LEE v. Gary CLINE.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

December 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie J. Mahone, Frederick (Kathleen A. Ellis, Piper Rudnick LLP, Baltimore, on brief), for petitioner.

Kevin Karpinski (Victoria M. Shearer, Allen, Karski, Bryant & Karp, Baltimore, on brief), for respondents.

Ralph S. Tyler, Elizabeth F. Harris, Tonya M. Osborne, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Baltimore, for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland and Public Justice Center.

David R. Rocah, Deborah A. Jeon, Baltimore, of counsel.

J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen., Laura C. McWeeney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Edward H. Hammond, Jr., County Atty., A. Frank Carven, III, County Atty., Philip S. Roberts, Asst. County Atty., Mark G. Spurrier, General Counsel, for respondents

Argued before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.


ELDRIDGE, J.

The issues in this case are (1) whether the Maryland Tort Claims Act, Maryland Code (1984, 2004 Repl.Vol.), §§ 12-101 et seq. of the State Government Article, provides qualified immunity to state personnel for tort actions based upon violations of the Maryland Constitution, (2) whether the Maryland Tort Claims Act provides qualified immunity to state personnel for tort actions based upon certain common law "intentional" torts, and (3...

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