HULBERT v. POPE

No. 21-1608.

70 F.4th 726 (2023)

Clayton R. HULBERT, as personal representative of the Estate of Jeffrey W. Hulbert; Kevin Hulbert; Maryland Shall Issue, Inc., for itself and its members, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Brian T. POPE, Sgt., Defendant-Appellant and Michael Wilson, Colonel, Defendant National Police Association, Amicus Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Nelson Lewis , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Cary Johnson Hansel, III , HANSEL LAW, P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Robert S. Lafferrandre , Jeffrey C. Hendrickson , PIERCE COUCH HENDRICKSON BAYSINGER & GREEN, L.L.P., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Amicus Curiae.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Heytens joined.


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