Filed: Nov. 10, 1999
Latest Update: Feb. 12, 2020
Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 99-1223 KATARINA ELLIS, on her own behalf and on the behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Division of Rehabilitation Services; NANCY G. GRASMICK, State Superintendent, individually and in her official capacity; ROBERT A. BURNS, Assistant State Superintendent, individually and in his official capacity; DIANE PAWLOWICZ, Director, individually and in her official
Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 99-1223 KATARINA ELLIS, on her own behalf and on the behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Division of Rehabilitation Services; NANCY G. GRASMICK, State Superintendent, individually and in her official capacity; ROBERT A. BURNS, Assistant State Superintendent, individually and in his official capacity; DIANE PAWLOWICZ, Director, individually and in her official ..
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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-1223
KATARINA ELLIS, on her own behalf and on the
behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Division of
Rehabilitation Services; NANCY G. GRASMICK,
State Superintendent, individually and in her
official capacity; ROBERT A. BURNS, Assistant
State Superintendent, individually and in his
official capacity; DIANE PAWLOWICZ, Director,
individually and in her official capacity;
PATRICK W. MCKENNA, Director, individually and
in his official capacity; RHODORA TUMANON,
State Medical Director, individually and in
her official capacity; DOUGLAS SILVERMAN, Di-
rector, individually and in his official
capacity; PECOLIA BLACKWELL, Director, indi-
vidually and in her official capacity; ELLEN
C. NICHOLS, Director, individually and in her
official capacity; SHARON JULIUS, Director,
individually and in her official capacity;
RONALD WINTER, Supervisor, individually and in
his official capacity; DAVID HUME, Supervisor,
individually and in his official capacity;
PAMELA J. MCCALIP, Rehabilitation Specialist,
individually and in her official capacity; J.
MICHAEL BREEDEN, Rehabilitation Specialist,
individually and in his official capacity;
KATHY SETARO, Rehabilitation Specialist, indi-
vidually and in her official capacity; SUSAN
T. COOPER, Rehabilitation Specialist, individ-
ually and in her official capacity; BRUCE
BAILEY, Rehabilitation Technologist, individ-
ually and in his official capacity; DARRIN C.
HARRISON, Rehabilitation Technologist, indi-
vidually and in his official capacity; DEBORAH
DUNN, Rehabilitation Technologist, individ-
ually and in her official capacity; J.
STEPHANIE WOERNER, Rehabilitation Technolo-
gist, individually and in her official ca-
pacity; E. C. TOWNSEND, Supervisor, individ-
ually and in his official capacity; LYNN HANO
ALBIZO, Esquire, individually and in her
official capacity; J. JOSEPH CURRAN, JR., At-
torney General, State of Maryland, Office of
the Attorney General, individually and in his
official capacity; MARGARET ANN NOLAN, As-
sistant Attorney General, individually and in
her official capacity; DANA MURRAY, Assistant
Attorney General, individually and in his
official capacity; REGINA DIEM, Rehabilitation
Specialist, individually and in her own
capacity,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Frederic N. Smalkin, District Judge.
(CA-98-3708-S)
Submitted: October 20, 1999 Decided: November 10, 1999
Before MURNAGHAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Katarina Ellis, Appellant Pro Se. JoAnn Grozuczak Goedert, OFFICE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland; Charles
Martinez, Michael Richard Severino, ECCLESTON & WOLF, Baltimore,
Maryland, for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
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PER CURIAM:
Katarina Ellis filed suit against several individuals and
agencies alleging various civil rights violations, including a vio-
lation of 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp. 1999), The Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the
First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Ellis now appeals the district court’s orders: (1) denying
her motion for appointment of counsel; (2) denying her motion to
proceed on appeal under pseudonym and motion to seal her statement
of facts and exhibits; (3) denying a letter received from her
friend construed as a motion for reconsideration; (4) granting in
part Defendant Lynn Hano Albizo’s motion to dismiss and granting in
part Albizo’s motion for summary judgment; (5) granting in part her
“motion for an increase in number of pages for answer memorandum
and permission to number lines,” but denying her motion for an
extension of time to file a response to State Defendants’ motion
for summary judgment; (6) denying her request to order the Division
of Rehabilitation Services of the Maryland State Department of
Education to move her records to a branch near her residence and
permit her to review her files during normal business hours and de-
nying her motion to have defense counsel provide their documents in
alternative audio format; (7) denying her motion for reconsider-
ation of various interlocutory orders and denying her motion for
recusal; and (8) granting State Defendants’ motion for summary
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judgment and dismissing the case with prejudice pursuant to 28
U.S.C.A. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) (West Supp. 1999).
We have reviewed the record and the district court’s opinion
and orders and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on
the reasoning of the district court. See Ellis v. Maryland Dep’t
of Educ., No. CA-98-3708-S (D. Md. Nov. 13, Nov. 20 & Dec. 17,
1998; Feb. 9, Feb. 18, Feb. 22, Mar. 3 & Mar. 16, 1999). We dis-
pense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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