CLAYLAND FARM ENTERPRISES v. TALBOT CTY., MARYLAND

No. 19-2102.

987 F.3d 346 (2021)

CLAYLAND FARM ENTERPRISES, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND; Talbot County Planning & Zoning Commission; Talbot County Department of Public Works Advisory Board; Thomas Hughes, in his individual and official capacity; Michael Sullivan, in his individual and official capacity; John Wolfe, in his individual and official capacity; Jack Fischer, in his individual and official capacity, Defendants-Appellees. and Maryland Department of Planning, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark F. Gabler , RICH & HENDERSON, PC, Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellant. Victoria M. Shearer , ECCLESTON & WOLF, PC, Hanover, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Warren K. Rich , Peter C. Hershey , RICH & HENDERSON, P.C., Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellant.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Floyd wrote the opinion in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Wynn joined.


This dispute arises out of three local zoning ordinances designed to limit new residential development pending the completion of a comprehensive rezoning plan. Appellant Clayland Farm Enterprises, LLC (Clayland) appeals the district court's ruling that the ordinances are constitutional...

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