In Re: The Petition of The Lifer Family Support Network ( 2020 )

IN RE THE PETITION OF THE * IN THE
LIFER FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK,
LORIE FRIEND, AND JULIE MAGERS * COURT OF APPEALS
FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
* OF MARYLAND
* Misc. No. 20
* September Term, 2019
ORDER
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2020, Petitioners filed a pleading entitled Petition for an
Extraordinary Writ (“Petition”) and on April 8, 2020, filed an Amended Petition for an
Extraordinary Writ (“Amended Petition”), neither of which names any respondents; and
WHEREAS, the Court is cognizant that the Chief Judge will issue shortly an
administrative order pursuant to the Maryland Constitution, Article IV, §18, and Maryland
Rules 16-105(b) and 16-1001 et seq., which will provide direction and guidance to the
Administrative Judges of the respective judicial circuits and districts of the District Court
of Maryland in connection with important health concerns affecting inmates detained in or
incarcerated in jails and correctional facilities in Maryland during the COVID-19 virus
pandemic; it is this 10th day of April, 2020
ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals, that the Amended Petition be and is hereby
DISMISSED.
/s/ Mary Ellen Barbera
Chief Judge
/s/ Robert N. McDonald
/s/ Shirley M. Watts
/s/ Michele D. Hotten
/s/Joseph M. Getty
Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act
(§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document
is authentic.
Suzanne Johnson
2020-04-10 16:09-04:00
/s/ Brynja M. Booth
Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk /s/ Jonathan Biran