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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND Nos. 291, 1310 September Term, 2010

WALLACE H. CAMPBELL & COMPANY, INC. v. MARYLAND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS

Meredith, Hotten, Rodowsky, Lawrence F., (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.

Opinion by Hotten, J.

Filed: December 22, 2011

Austin Scarlett, who used a wheelchair and resided in one of Wallace H. Campbell & Company, Inc.'s ("the Campbell Company") buildings, became frustrated with the Campbell Company's lack of responsiveness to his concerns and sought to mediate those issues with the Campbell Company. The mediation was unsuccessful. Based on events arising from the mediation, Scarlett filed a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Human Relations ("the Commission"), alleging that the Campbell Company had discriminated against Scarlett by holding the mediation at a wheelchair inaccessible location. After an eventful history before an Administrative Law Judge and the Commission's appeal board, this matter was heard by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on the Campbell Company's petition for judicial review. On April 6, 2010, the circuit court affirmed the Commission's final decision, which ordered the Campbell Company to pay $7,500 in damages and $5,000 as a civil penalty. On July 27, 2010, the circuit court granted the Commission's petition for judicial enforcement and entered judgment against the Campbell Company for $7,500 in damages and $5,000 as a civil penalty. The Campbell Company timely appealed both circuit court decisions, and we ordered that the appeals be consolidated. The Campbell Company presents the following questions for our review, which we quote: 1. Does 49B

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