Neustadter v. Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Inc.

Petitioner (“Mr. Neustadter”) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and asserts that his constitutional right to the free exercise of his religion was infringed by rulings denying a two-day postponement or recess during his medical malpractice case so that he could *234observe an Orthodox Jewish holiday. The trial judge and County Administrative Judge collectively denied four motions for postponement of the case. We hold that the judges abused their discretion in denying the requests for a continuance of the trial where the movant’s religious beliefs prohibited any…