BRUSZNICKI v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

No. 21-1621.

42 F.4th 413 (2022)

Chris BRUSZNICKI; Thornton Mellon, LLC; Geoffrey Polk, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Paradise Point, LLC, Plaintiff, v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY; Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General for the State of Maryland, Defendants-Appellees, and Stephen J. McGibbon, Acting Director Collector of Taxes, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: N. Tucker Meneely , COUNCIL, BARADEL, KOSMERL & NOLAN, P.A., Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellants. Justin E. Fine , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Brian T. Gallagher , COUNCIL, BARADEL, KOSMERL & NOLAN, P.A., Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellants. Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General, Adam D. Snyder , Assistant Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees.

Reversed and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Senior Judge Floyd wrote the opinion in which Judge Agee and Judge Richardson joined.


Plaintiffs Geoffrey Polk, Chris Brusznicki, and Thornton Mellon, LLC are "in the business of purchasing tax-lien certificates." Pls.' Opening Br. 2. They attend government auctions where they bid on tax-delinquent properties and, if successful, either take title to the properties or earn interest while the owners try...

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