State of Maryland Commission on Human Relations v. Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks

The State of Maryland Commission on Human Relations (“Commission”), appellant, sought to have the Baltimore City Department of Recreations and Parks (“City”), appellee, found in civil contempt of court for failure to make agreed-upon modifications to a place of public accommodation. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City denied the petition for contempt, and the Commission now challenges several rulings made by the circuit court during the contempt hearing. We shall hold that the settlement agreement sought to be enforced is void, and remand to the circuit court for further remand to the…