The judge in the Marilyn Mosby case has blocked from public view recent court actions regarding the former Baltimore state’s attorney’s probationary requests, including for out-of-town travel and changes in her home detention.

Three Mosby-related filings since mid-January, together with three orders issued by U.S. District Court Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby, are not viewable on the court’s online PACER system.

“You do not have permission to view this document,” says a notice that pops up when access to the filings is requested.

An assistant to Griggsby yesterday deflected questions about the change in public access, referring all matters to the U.S. District Court Clerk’s office.

“The judge does not publicly comment,” she said, declining to convey questions by The Brew to Griggsby about the information blackout.

A member of the District Clerk’s office yesterday confirmed that the order came from Griggsby.

“That was the decision made by the judge. We would not be able to comment on why the judge did that,” said the clerk, who noted that the Mosby filings are not technically under seal, but rather “restricted to participants in the case.”

Unusual Decision

It is rare for a judge to restrict public access to routine court filings that do not appear to contain private or personal information.

“Based on the standard procedures for supervised release, the action by the judge does appear unusual and odd,” said a lawyer who has closely followed the Mosby case and asked to remain anonymous in order to speak candidly.

“It is in Mosby’s best interests to keep this stuff private, and the judge might not like getting public backlash to decisions made in her favor,” he continued.

Following her conviction on perjury and mortgage fraud charges, Mosby has mounted a national campaign to win a full pardon from then-President Joe Biden.

She repeatedly described herself in media interviews and online as a victim of “house arrest” under bogus charges hatched by Donald Trump’s first-term Justice Department because of her advocacy for prison reform and equal justice.

Last October, or four months into her home detention, Griggsby granted Mosby’s request to take a position as director of global strategies for God’s Love Outreach Ministries (GLOM), a nonprofit based in Livermore, California.

The nonprofit, which operates halfway houses and substance abuse treatment facilities in northern California, is trying to expand into Maryland.

Its minister leader, Dr. Glenn S. Turner, met with Governor Wes Moore in Baltimore last September, shortly before Mosby was hired by GLOM to “drive strategic partnerships with state, local and communal stakeholders” within Maryland and elsewhere.

Modifying Home Detention

Since she was hired by GLOM, Mosby has twice asked Griggsby to modify the conditions of her home detention so that she is able leave her Fells Point apartment between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., including on weekends, to fulfill her work duties. (Griggsby’s sentence allows Mosby to leave her residence for “employment purposes.”)

Griggsby denied those requests, at one point questioning whether Mosby’s job was “lawful and legitimate,” saying that neither the court nor Mosby’s probation officer had received “proof of income related to [her] new position.”

The judge further stated that “the facts currently before the Court simply do not show that the defendant is unable to effectively perform her new job without the requested modification [of daytime leave].”

The last publicly viewable filing came in December, when Griggsby granted Mosby’s request for a four-day leave to travel to Levelland, Texas, to evaluate a possible property acquisition by GLOM.

Mosby told the judge she was “directed to come to Texas” by Dr. Turner as part of her job as the group’s strategist.

Mosby has since requested permission twice to travel out of state, while the probation office filed a 12B report last month to modify the conditions of her home detention.

Griggsby acted on all three requests. But her decisions are not on the public record.

Mosby’s home detention ends in June. So far, there is no record of her performing 100 hours of community service, as required by the sentence.

Last October, Probation Officer Rachel Snyder complained to Griggsby that Mosby was not cooperative – refusing to speak to her directly and requiring communications to go through her court-appointed attorneys – and had not taken steps to perform her community service.

Prior Brew Coverage

• Marilyn Mosby heads to Texas while under home detention (12/16/24)

• Marilyn Mosby’s job status at a California nonprofit is questioned by judge (11/13/24)

• Marilyn Mosby again seeks daytime release from home detention (10/30/24)

• U.S. Probation Office submits “offender report” on Marilyn Mosby’s behavior under home detention (10/23/24)

• Identified: The California company that hired Marilyn Mosby (10/16/24)

• Judge denies Marilyn Mosby’s motion to change home detention into a nightly curfew (10/15/24)

• Under home confinement, Marilyn Mosby is scheduled to attend film screening (9/17/24)

• Marilyn Mosby spreads her wings while under home detention (9/5/24)

• Marilyn Mosby seeks permission to travel to California for employment training (8/29/24)

• Marilyn Mosby stretches home detention to the limit – and perhaps beyond (8/29/24)