SMIGIEL v. FRANCHOT

No. 121, September Term, 2007.

978 A.2d 687 (2009)

410 Md. 302

Michael D. SMIGIEL, Sr., et al. v. Peter FRANCHOT, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin R. Kramer (Kramer & Connolly, Owings Mills), on brief, for Appellants.

Austin C. Schlick, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Douglas F. Gansler, Atty. Gen., Sandra B. Brantley, Asst. Atty. Gen.), on brief, for Appellees.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, CATHELL, and DALE R. (Retired, specially assigned) JJ.


BELL, C.J.

I. Facts

Governor Martin O'Malley, pursuant to his authority under MD. Const. Article II, Section 16, issued Executive Order 01.01.2007.23 on October 15, 2007, calling for the General Assembly to convene for an Extraordinary Session to address an impending structural deficit facing the State. At the time, the State faced a potential $1.7 billion deficit for Fiscal Year 2009, along with similar projected deficits for future Fiscal Years, unless...

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