# Mayor challenges IG’s records contempt claim

> Mayor posts 8 a.m. email showing city staff working to restore IG’s records access.
- Title: Mayor challenges IG’s records contempt claim · The Banner
- Summary: Mayor posts 8 a.m. email showing city staff working to restore IG’s records access. Mayor Brandon Scott posted emails proving city staff were restoring…
- Keywords: brandon scott, isabel cumming, baltimore city, inspector general, municipal records, contempt claim, baltimore circuit court, news, local, Mayor, challenges, records
- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/brandon-scott-isabel-cumming-records-contemp-FPMAN6J7RBCE7F6JUJIKJZH2ZE
- Author: Emily Opilo
- Published: 2026-09-28T20:50:28.111+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: brandon scott, isabel cumming, baltimore city, inspector general, municipal records, contempt claim, baltimore circuit court, news, local
## Mayor posts 8 a.m. email
Mayor Brandon Scott posted emails showing city staff working with inspector general’s office to restore records access Monday morning.

> This is showmanship, not integrity
## IG filed contempt motion
Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming asked a judge to hold Mayor Scott in contempt for failing to restore city records as ordered.
## Court ordered records access
Retired Baltimore Circuit Court Associate Judge Pamela White ruled city must give Cumming direct access to servers within 48 hours.
## City delayed records access
The administration sought to delay restoring access by filing motions for stays with both White and the Appellate Court of Maryland.
## Appellate court denied stay
The Appellate Court of Maryland refused the city’s final request, saying the administration failed to prove irreparable harm from document release.
## Staff begins password reset
City IT staff first contacted inspector general’s employee at 8:34 a.m. Monday to fill out a form restoring records access.
## City fails to comply with deadline
Cumming’s filing said city’s failure to restore records by 1 p.m. Monday was 'voluntary and intentional' and demanded fines for each day of delay.
## Key takeaway

Mayor Brandon Scott posted emails proving city staff were restoring access to inspector general Isabel Cumming’s records after a court ordered the city to comply.