Pan American Health Organization v. Montgomery County

RAKER, Judge.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974, 1989 Repl.Vol., 1993 Cum. Supp.) §§ 12-601 to 12-609 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, and Maryland Rule 8-305, has certified the following question to this Court:

Whether the County Council for Montgomery County, sitting as the District Council, had the authority under state law to enact zoning legislation that had the effect of prohibiting the Pan American Health Organization (“PAHO”) from locating its headquarters…