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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Miscellaneous Motions Conference
Tuesday, December 15, 1998
| 1. | Gary E. Pullin Timothy A. McNeely No. 983226 Refuse 3-2 (Davis, C.J. and Maynard, J. Would grant) |
Petition for Writ of Prohibition in State ex rel. West Virginia State Police v. The Honorable Thomas W. Steptoe, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Berkeley County; James D. Minghini, Jr., Phyllis June Minghini, and Crystal Gay Minghini. Petitioner West Virginia State Police seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent disclosure of a State Police internal investigation report in a civil action for injuries sustained as a result of alleged excessive use of force by various State Troopers. Response filed. |
| 2. | Ancil G. Ramey No. 983227 Refuse 5-0 |
Petition for Writ of Prohibition in State ex rel. Brown & Root, Inc.; Joe Phillips and Denny Armstrong v. The Honorable Tod Kaufman, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County; Warren J. Breckenridge; and Charles Lee Booker. Petitioners seek a writ of prohibition to prevent enforcement of the circuit court's order denying Petitioner's motion to compel arbitration. |
| 3. | Robert A, Lockhart No. 982013 Grant 4-1 (McGraw, J. Would refuse) |
Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae in Mallet v. Pickens. The West Virginia Insurance Federation seeks leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in order to state the Federation's opposition to the Petitioner's position regarding the common law distinction between invitees and licensees. |