LAMSON v. MONTGOMERY CO.

No. 67, Sept. Term, 2017.

190 A.3d 316 (2018)

460 Md. 349

Bernadette Fowler LAMSON v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

July 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Timothy F. Maloney , Greenbelt ( Alyse L. Prawde , Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., Greenbelt, MD), on brief, for Petitioner

Amicus Curiae Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1664, Montgomery County Government Employees Organization, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1994 and Fraternal Order of Police, Montgomery County Lodge 35 in Support of Petitioner: Molly A. Elkin, Esquire , Woodley & McGillivary LLP, 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005, Carey R. Butsavage, Esquire , Butsavage & Durkalski, P.C., 1920 L Street, N.W., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036, James F. Shalleck, Esquire , 9408 Bethany Place, Montgomery Village, MD 20886.

Argued by Erek L. Barron , Bethesda ( Tiffany Releford and Allen E. Honick , Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P., Bethesda, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before Barbera, C.J., Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Rotten, Getty, JJ.


The issue before us is a request for the release of notes containing possible personnel information, relating to the performance of Bernadette Fowler Lamson ("Petitioner") as an employee of the Montgomery County Attorney's office. Petitioner filed a Maryland Public Information Act ("MPIA")1 request relative...

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