Butler et al v. Prince Georges County, Maryland et al, No. 8:2022cv01768 - Document 156 (D. Md. 2023)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION regarding 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge Peter J. Messitte on 11/22/2023. (jmhs, Chambers)
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Butler et al v. Prince Georges County, Maryland et al Doc. 156 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND CHRISTOPHER BUTLER,et al, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, Civil No. 22-1768 PJM Plaintiffs, V. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND,et al. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this case,pro bono counsel, on behalf of one or more individuals detained on a pretrial basis in Prince George's County, Maryland, have filed suit in this Court, urging the Court to, in effect, reform the procedures by which pretrial release of detainees in the County are administered and decided. The suit suggests that a number of Prince County judges—at both the Circuit and District Court levels—have routinely ordered the release of detainees, while the County, acting independently of the judges, determines appropriate pretrial release conditions for the detainees, ignoring purported orders of the judges to release the detainees. The case is back before the Court on remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which ordered the Court to provide its reasons for denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a)(2). Based on the parties' earlier briefing, their submissions, and the current record, the Court explains its reasoning for denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction(ECF No. 2). Dockets.Justia.com
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