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United States District Court,D. Maryland,
Southern Division.
Anthony M. MORA Plaintiff
v.
CITY OF GAITHERSBURG, et al., Defendants
No. PJM 05-1993.
Sept. 29, 2006.
Background: Owner of firearms brought 1983
and state law claims against city, members of the
city police department, and members of the countypolice department and the county sheriff's depart-
ment, alleging that his firearms and other property
were unlawfully seized after he had called counsel-
ing service and indicated that he was suicidal and
had weapons in his apartment and that city unlaw-
fully refused to return the firearms and other prop-
erty seized from him. City and members of its po-
lice department moved for summary judgment.
Holdings: The District Court, Messitte, J., held
that:
(1) city was preempted under Maryland law from
imposing requirements in addition to those that
owner was required to meet under state and federal
law;
(2) at all times owner had recourse to Maryland's
circuit courts and/or its district courts to secure re-
turn of his property, and thus, owner was not denied
procedural due process; and
(3) statutory immunity protected city police depart-
ment from liability for its actions, so long as there
was no ill will, improper motive or the like behind
its improper assertion of authority.
Motion granted.
West Headnotes
[1] Constitutional Law 92 4460
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(G) Particular Issues and Applica-
tions
92XXVII(G)23 Search, Seizure, and Con-
fiscation
92k4460 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 92k319.5(1))
To state a claim for violation of procedural due
process, owner of firearms, who alleged that his
firearms and other property were unlawfully seized
after he called counseling service and indicated that
he was suicidal and had weapons in his apartmentand that city unlawfully refused to return the fire-
arms and other property seized from him, had to
show (1) that he had a property interest in his fire-
arms and related items, (2) that the city deprived
him of that interest, (3) and that it did so without
due process of law. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[2] Constitutional Law 92 4460
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(G) Particular Issues and Applica-tions
92XXVII(G)23 Search, Seizure, and Con-
fiscation
92k4460 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 92k319.5(1))
To state a claim for violation of substantive due
process, owner of firearms, who alleged that his
firearms and other property were unlawfully seized
after he had called counseling service and indicated
that he was suicidal and had weapons in his apart-
ment and that city unlawfully refused to return the
firearms and other property seized from him, had to
show (1) that he had property interest in his fire-
arms and related items, (2) that the city deprived
him of that interest, and (3) that the city's action fell
so far beyond the outer limits of legitimate govern-
mental authority that no process could cure the de-
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ficiency. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[3] Constitutional Law 92 3895
92 Constitutional Law92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3892 Substantive Due Process in Gen-
eral
92k3895 k. Reasonableness, rational-
ity, and relationship to object. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251.2)
Constitutional Law 92 3912
92 Constitutional Law92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3912 k. Duration and timing of
deprivation; pre- or post-deprivation remedies.
Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251.2)
Substantive due process is a narrower concept
than procedural due process; it covers only those
actions so arbitrary and irrational, so unjustified by
any circumstance or governmental interest, as to be
literally incapable of avoidance by any pre-
deprivation procedural protections or of adequate
rectification by any post-deprivation state remedies.
U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[4] Statutes 361 214
361 Statutes
361VI Construction and Operation
361VI(A) General Rules of Construction
361k213 Extrinsic Aids to Construction
361k214 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
Statutes 361 217.4
361 Statutes
361VI Construction and Operation
361VI(A) General Rules of Construction
361k213 Extrinsic Aids to Construction
361k217.4 k. Legislative history in
general. Most Cited Cases
Statute is itself the best evidence of its mean-
ing, and therefore, where statutory language is clear
and unambiguous, according to its ordinary and
commonly understood meaning, a court must so
construe the statute, rather than resort to legislative
history or other extraneous considerations to arrive
at a contrary construction.
[5] Statutes 361 188
361 Statutes
361VI Construction and Operation
361VI(A) General Rules of Construction
361k187 Meaning of Language
361k188 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
Statutes 361 208
361 Statutes
361VI Construction and Operation
361VI(A) General Rules of Construction
361k204 Statute as a Whole, and Intrinsic
Aids to Construction
361k208 k. Context and related
clauses. Most Cited Cases
A dictionary is a starting point in the work of
statutory construction, but not necessarily the end,
and it cannot always be counted on to give the com-
plete answer to a problem of interpretation; it re-
quires careful study of the context of a word.
[6] Counties 104 24
104 Counties
104II Government
104II(A) Organization and Powers in Gener-
al
104k24 k. Legislative control of acts,
rights, and liabilities. Most Cited Cases
Municipal Corporations 268 592(1)
268 Municipal Corporations
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268X Police Power and Regulations
268X(A) Delegation, Extent, and Exercise of
Power
268k592 Concurrent and Conflicting Ex-
ercise of Power by State and Municipality
268k592(1) k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
Weapons 406 104
406 Weapons
406I In General
406k102 Constitutional, Statutory, and Regu-
latory Provisions
406k104 k. Power to regulate. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 406k3)
Weapons 406 133
406 Weapons
406III Registration, Licenses, or Permits of
Owners and Purchasers
406k133 k. License to own or possess gun;
owner identification cards. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 406k4)
Literally applied, Maryland statute providing
that the State preempts the right of a county or mu-
nicipal corporation to regulate the purchase, sale,
taxation, transfer, manufacture, repair, ownership,
possession, and transportation of a handgun, rifle,
or shotgun precluded city and its minions from im-
posing, by any method, rule, principle, policy, or
practice, its own requirements with regard to owner
of firearms, who had called counseling service
provided by his health insurer and indicated that he
was suicidal and had weapons in his apartment,
from having and holding firearms that the federal
and state government had licensed him to have and
hold. West's Ann.Md.Code, Criminal Law, 4-209.
[7] Municipal Corporations 268 592(1)
268 Municipal Corporations
268X Police Power and Regulations
268X(A) Delegation, Extent, and Exercise of
Power
268k592 Concurrent and Conflicting Ex-
ercise of Power by State and Municipality
268k592(1) k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
Weapons 406 104
406 Weapons
406I In General
406k102 Constitutional, Statutory, and Regu-
latory Provisions
406k104 k. Power to regulate. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 406k3)
Maryland state law has so thoroughly and per-
vasively covered the subject of firearms regulation
and the subject so demands uniform state treatment
that any non-specified regulation by local govern-
ments is clearly preempted, and that includes city's
efforts to add its own informational requirements to
the requirements that the state and federal authorit-
ies already impose on possession of firearms.
West's Ann.Md.Code, Criminal Law, 4-209.
[8] Weapons 406 203(3)
406 Weapons
406IV Offenses
406IV(C) Possession, Use, Carrying, or Per-
sonal Transport
406k198 Defenses in General; Justifica-
tion or Excuse
406k203 Persons or Places Exempted
406k203(3) k. Law enforcement of-
ficers and security guards. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 406k4)
Maryland statute providing that the subtitle
Regulated Firearms does not affect sale, rental,
transfer, or the use of a regulated firearm by a per-son authorized or required to do so as part of the
person's duties as a member of official police force
or other law enforcement agency deals with the
sale, rental or transfer of firearms by law enforce-
ment personnel, not regulation of the possession of
firearms by law enforcement agencies; there is no
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mention in statute of law enforcement agencies in
general. West's Ann.Md.Code, Public Safety,
5-103.
[9] Weapons 406 183
406 Weapons
406IV Offenses
406IV(C) Possession, Use, Carrying, or Per-
sonal Transport
406k183 k. Possession by chemically de-
pendent or mentally disabled persons. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 406k4)
Under Maryland statute providing that person
may not possess a regulated firearm if the person is
a habitual drunkard or drug user, the authorities are
not left to their subjective judgment as to whether a
person is habitual drunkard or drug user, and in-
stead, they are confined to determining whether the
person has been convicted of certain alcohol and
drug offenses, and thus, a person cannot be disqual-
ified from owning or possessing a firearm even if
the state police subjectively believe that he drinks
too much or is quirky or irresponsible or untrust-
worthy. West's Ann.Md.Code, Public Safety,
5-133(b).
[10] Criminal Law 110 1222.1
110 Criminal Law
110XXVII Prevention of Crime
110k1222 Prevention and Investigation of
Crime
110k1222.1 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 406k16)
There is no catch-all provision under Maryland
law for detaining otherwise duly licensed firearms
based on generalized concerns about publicsafety, particularly insofar as local governments
are concerned. West's Ann.Md.Code, Public Safety,
5-133, 5-134.
[11] Constitutional Law 92 3844
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(A) In General
92k3843 Relationship to Other Sources of
Law
92k3844 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 92k251)
Violation of state law, without more, does not
amount to a due process violation. U.S.C.A.
Const.Amend. 14.
[12] Municipal Corporations 268 592(1)
268 Municipal Corporations
268X Police Power and Regulations
268X(A) Delegation, Extent, and Exercise of
Power
268k592 Concurrent and Conflicting Ex-
ercise of Power by State and Municipality
268k592(1) k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
Weapons 406 104
406 Weapons
406I In General
406k102 Constitutional, Statutory, and Regu-
latory Provisions
406k104 k. Power to regulate. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 406k3)
City was preempted under Maryland law from
imposing requirements in addition to those that
owner of firearms, who alleged that city unlawfully
seized his firearms after he called counseling ser-
vice and indicated that he was suicidal and had
weapons in his apartment and that city unlawfully
refused to return seized firearms, was required to
meet under state and federal law, including requir-ing owner of firearms to answer the questionnaire
city had formulated which asked, among other
things, whether owner attended substance abuse
meetings. West's Ann.Md.Code, Criminal Law,
4-209.
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92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3878 Notice and Hearing
92k3879 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 92k278(1.1))
Procedural due process, insofar as deprivation
of property is concerned, requires notice of the pro-
posed official action and a reasonable opportunity
to contest it, and this means an opportunity to be
heard at a meaningful time and in a meaningful
manner. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[14] Constitutional Law 92 3875
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3875 k. Factors considered; flexibility
and balancing. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251.5, 92k251.1)
Due process is flexible and calls for such pro-
cedural protections as the particular situation de-mands. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[15] Constitutional Law 92 3867
92 Constitutional Law
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92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3867 k. Procedural due process in
general. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251.5)
Procedural due process is a guarantee of fair
procedure, and whether the deprivation was erro-
neous is beside the point. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend.
14.
[16] Civil Rights 78 1315
78 Civil Rights
78III Federal Remedies in General
78k1314 Adequacy, Availability, and Ex-
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Constitutional Law 92 3867
92 Constitutional Law
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Constitutional Law 92 4025
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Proceedings in General
92k4025 k. In general. Most Cited Cases
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When a complainant alleges violations of pro-
cedural due process and asserts that those violations
are cognizable under 1983, the existence of state
remedies becomes highly relevant, and reviewing
court must therefore examine the procedural safe-
guards built into the statutory or administrative pro-
cedure effecting the deprivation, and any remedies
for erroneous deprivations provided by statute or
tort law. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14; 42 U.S.C.A.
1983.
[17] Constitutional Law 92 4262
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(G) Particular Issues and Applica-
tions
92XXVII(G)12 Trade or Business
92k4262 k. Licenses, permits, and cer-
tifications in general. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k287.1)
Availability of judicial review is especially sa-
lient consideration in situations where permits and
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7/30
licenses have been denied or revoked by state or
local authorities in alleged derogation of procedural
due process. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[18] Constitutional Law 92 4460
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(G) Particular Issues and Applica-
tions
92XXVII(G)23 Search, Seizure, and Con-
fiscation
92k4460 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 92k319.5(1))
Searches and Seizures 349 84
349 Searches and Seizures
349I In General
349k84 k. Disposition of property seized.
Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 406k16)
Although city exceeded its authority under
Maryland law in refusing to return firearms which
were seized from owner after he called counseling
service and indicated that he was suicidal and had
weapons in his apartment, at all times owner had
recourse to Maryland's circuit courts and/or its dis-
trict courts to secure return of his property, and
thus, owner was not denied procedural due process.
U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[19] Constitutional Law 92 3895
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3892 Substantive Due Process in Gen-
eral
92k3895 k. Reasonableness, rational-
ity, and relationship to object. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251.2)
Constitutional Law 92 3896
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3892 Substantive Due Process in Gen-
eral
92k3896 k. Egregiousness; shock the
conscience test. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251.2)
The fact that a governmental decisionmaker
may misapply state law and even make demands
which exceed its authority under relevant state stat-
utes does not necessarily implicate substantive due
process; more is needed, and the action must be ar-
bitrary and irrational or egregiously unacceptable,
outrageous or conscience-shocking. U.S.C.A.Const.Amend. 14.
[20] Municipal Corporations 268 189(1)
268 Municipal Corporations
268V Officers, Agents, and Employees
268V(B) Municipal Departments and Of-
ficers Thereof
268k179 Police
268k189 Rights, Duties, and Liabilities
of Policemen
268k189(1) k. In general. MostCited Cases
Searches and Seizures 349 67.1
349 Searches and Seizures
349I In General
349k67 Weapons; Protective Searches
349k67.1 k. In general. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 406k16)
Municipal police have a right, indeed a duty, to
seize firearms when the possessor, even if fully li-
censed, acts in a threatening manner, and they mayalso detain the firearms for a reasonable period
thereafter, at least until criminal charges or some
sort of commitment of the individual come about.
[21] Constitutional Law 92 4298
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(Cite as: 462 F.Supp.2d 675)
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8/3/2019 Mora v. City of Gait Hers Burg 462 F.supp.2d 675
8/30
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(G) Particular Issues and Applica-
tions
92XXVII(G)12 Trade or Business
92k4266 Particular Subjects and Regu-
lations
92k4298 k. Weapons and firearms.
Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k274(2))
Weapons 406 352
406 Weapons
406VI Forfeitures and Penalties
406k352 k. Proceedings. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 406k16)
Local police officials may entertain under-
standable continuing concerns about public safety
when the possessor of the firearms has manifested
questionable dependability with respect to the pos-
sible use of the firearms in the past, and, in the sub-
stantive due process context, requiring such an indi-
vidual to answer questions probing his continuing
dependability to possess the firearms is not arbit-
rary, unreasonable, egregiously unacceptable, out-
rageous, or conscience-shocking, even if it happens
that the local police department lacks the authorityto insist that answers be given. U.S.C.A.
Const.Amend. 14.
[22] Constitutional Law 92 3844
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(A) In General
92k3843 Relationship to Other Sources of
Law
92k3844 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases(Formerly 92k251)
Constitutional Law 92 3910
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(B) Protections Provided and
Deprivations Prohibited in General
92k3908 Mental State
92k3910 k. Purpose or intent. Most
Cited Cases
(Formerly 92k251)
Even bad faith refusal to follow state law in
local matters simply does not amount to a depriva-
tion of due process where the state courts are avail-
able to correct the error. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14
.
[23] Constitutional Law 92 4460
92 Constitutional Law
92XXVII Due Process
92XXVII(G) Particular Issues and Applica-
tions
92XXVII(G)23 Search, Seizure, and Con-
fiscation
92k4460 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 92k319.5(1))
Criminal Law 110 1222.1
110 Criminal Law
110XXVII Prevention of Crime
110k1222 Prevention and Investigation of
Crime
110k1222.1 k. In general. Most Cited
Cases
(Formerly 406k16)
Searches and Seizures 349 67.1
349 Searches and Seizures
349I In General
349k67 Weapons; Protective Searches
349k67.1 k. In general. Most Cited Cases
(Formerly 406k16)
Owner of firearms, who alleged that city un-
lawfully seized his firearms after he called counsel-
ing service and indicated that he was suicidal and
had weapons in his apartment and that city unlaw-
fully refused to return the seized firearms, was not
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deprived of substantive due process by actions of
city police department; police department had a
right, indeed a duty, to seize firearms when owner,
even if fully licensed, acted in a threatening man-
ner, police could detain firearms for reasonable
period thereafter, and police could entertain under-
standable continuing concerns about public safety
when owner had manifested questionable depend-
ability with respect to the possible use of the fire-
arms in the past. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 14.
[24] Municipal Corporations 268 724
268 Municipal Corporations
268XII Torts
268XII(A) Exercise of Governmental and
Corporate Powers in General
268k724 k. Governmental powers in gen-
eral. Most Cited Cases
Municipal Corporations 268 725
268 Municipal Corporations
268XII Torts
268XII(A) Exercise of Governmental and
Corporate Powers in General
268k725 k. Corporate powers in general.
Most Cited Cases
Under Maryland law, city has governmental
immunity and is only liable for tortious conduct
which occurs in the exercise of a proprietary or
private function as opposed to a governmental func-
tion.
[25] Municipal Corporations 268 723
268 Municipal Corporations
268XII Torts
268XII(A) Exercise of Governmental and
Corporate Powers in General
268k723 k. Nature and grounds of liabil-
ity. Most Cited Cases
Maryland Local Government Tort Claims Act
contains no specific waiver of governmental im-
munity when a governmental entity is sued in its
own capacity. West's Ann.Md.Code, Courts and Ju-
dicial Proceedings, 5-301 et seq.
[26] Municipal Corporations 268 745
268 Municipal Corporations268XII Torts
268XII(B) Acts or Omissions of Officers or
Agents
268k745 k. Application of principle of
agency to municipalities. Most Cited Cases
Under Maryland law, insofar as the municipal-
ity may be liable under the doctrine of respondeat
superior for the tortious conduct of its employees
which occur in the scope of their employment,
since the municipality's liability is derivative, im-
munity of the employee precludes recovery from
the employer-municipality.
[27] Officers and Public Employees 283 114
283 Officers and Public Employees
283III Rights, Powers, Duties, and Liabilities
283k114 k. Liabilities for official acts. Most
Cited Cases
Government employees in Maryland enjoy
their own limited statutory immunity from liability
for what, if non-government employees were in-
volved, would be actionable tortious contact. West's
Ann.Md.Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings,
5-507(b)(1).
[28] Municipal Corporations 268 747(3)
268 Municipal Corporations
268XII Torts
268XII(B) Acts or Omissions of Officers or
Agents
268k747 Particular Officers and Official
Acts
268k747(3) k. Police and fire. Most
Cited Cases
Under Maryland law, the operation of a police
force is quintessentially a governmental function,
and accordingly, city, insofar as it has been sued
directly, possesses governmental immunity as to
common law tort claims based on torts committed
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