Ali Behroz Aziz; Shinkay Aziz v. United States of America; Maryland Attorney General; Bezhaz Aziz; Johnathon Kagen; Montgomery County Police Department; Brandon MengedoHi, Detective; Marc J. Erme Captain; John McCarthy, State's Attorney for Montgomery County

Background

Plaintiffs Ali Behroz Aziz and Shinkay Aziz appealed district court orders from March and April two thousand twenty-six. These orders included a ruling on a motion to seal, denials of motions for counsel and recusal, and a denial to convert a motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment.

The court’s reasoning

The court explained that it may exercise jurisdiction only over final orders or certain interlocutory and collateral orders. The appealed orders did not meet these criteria. The court also noted that no certification order existed for immediate appeal and that the plaintiffs did not show a clear and indisputable right to mandamus relief.

What it means going forward

The dismissal prevents the plaintiffs from pursuing further appellate review of the district court’s procedural rulings at this time.