Admin. Off. of Courts v. Abell Foundation

Administrative Office of the Courts, et al. v. Abell Foundation, Case No. 1955, September Term 2019. Opinion by Nazarian, J. MARYLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT – ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS – DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS Maryland Rule 16-905 requires the custodian of an administrative record to deny a request to disclose that record unless (among other things) the record is a local rule, policy, or directive that governs the operation of the court. The Administrative Office of the Courts could not rely on Rule 16-905 to deny inspection of a table listing codes used to identify individual district court…