Balt. City Detention Ctr. v. Foy

This case involves the State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights (hereinafter "COBR"), codified in Title 10, Subtitle 9 of the Maryland Code (1999, 2017 Repl. Vol.), Correctional Services Article. 1 In particular, we must evaluate the interplay between §§ 10-910(b)(1) and 10-910(b)(6). Section 10-910(b)(1) provides that "[w]ithin 30 days after receipt of" the hearing board's recommended penalty, "the appointing authority shall ... issue a final order." Section 10-910(b)(6) states that "the appointing authority may increase the recommended penalty" if, among other things, the appointing…