Baltimore County v. Wesley Chapel Bluemount Ass'n

ADKINS, Judge.

This case is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County awarding attorneys’ fees to Wesley Chapel Bluemount Association (Wesley Chapel), appellee, in connection with its successful litigation against Baltimore County (the County), appellant, establishing a violation of the Open Meetings Act, Md.Code (1984, 1995 RephVol.), §§ 10-501 to 10-512 of the State Government Article (SG). Appellant contends that the court erred in: 1) imposing the burden of proof upon Baltimore County to establish that Wesley Chapel should not be awarded attorneys’ fees; 2)…