West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Miscellaneous Motions Conference

Tuesday, February 25, 2003


1. Thomas W. Smith
(Counsel for Petitioner)

Paul Blake
(Pros. Atty.)

Brian Parsons
(Asst. Pros. Atty.)

Grant 5-0

 

Petitioner in Charles Canterbury v. Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney, No. 022630, files a motion to renew his previously refused petition for writ of prohibition to prohibit further prosecution against him.
2. Richard W. Stuhr
Dino S. Columbo
Timothy R. Linkous
(Counsel for Petitioners)


David B. Cross
(Pros. Atty.)

Frank Cuomo
Jason A. Cuomo
(Counsel for Respondents)

Grant 4-1
[ McGraw, J. ]

 

Petitioners in State ex rel. Weirton Medical Center v. The Honorable James Mazzone, No. 030291, seek a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order excluding the testimony of the defendants' expert pathologist.

3. Stanley I Selden
(Counsel for Respondent)

Thomas Canterbury, II
(Asst. Pros. Atty.)

Karen B. Kostol
(Guardian
Ad Litem)

Refuse 3-2
[Starcher, C.J., Albright, J. ]

 

Mother in In Re: Margaret A. G, Quinton M. G., and Autumn R. G., No. 03-012, moves for an extension of time to file her petition for appeal.

4. Rodney A. Stover
(Pro se)

Timothy N. Barber
(Counsel for Respondent)


Refuse As Moot

 

The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County in Rodney A. Stover v. Cathy S. Gatson, No. 022336, moves to dismiss a pro se prisoner petition as moot.
5. Thomas J. Gillooly
(Counsel for Petitioner)

William J. Sadler
(Pros. Atty.)

Darrell V. McGraw,
Jr.
(Atty. Gen.)

Grant 3-2
[ Davis, J., McGraw, J. ]

 

Defendant below in State of West Virginia v. Sheila Jean Brooks, No. 021549, seeks leave to renew her petition for appeal out-of-time.
6. Alva Page III
H. Wyatt Hanna

(Counsel for Petitioners)


Jon Blevins
(Asst. Atty. Gen.)

Grant 5-0

 

Petitioner in Asbestos Consulting, Inc. and Raymond Saulino, Jr. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Public Health, Office of Environmental Services, No.03-014, moves for a stay pending appeal.
7. George Castelle
Paul Detch
(Counsel for Petitioner)

Kevin Hanson
(Pros. Atty.)

Defer

 

Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Marybeth Davis v. The Honorable Frank E. Jolliffe, No. 030249, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the lower court to rule on her motion for a new trial.
8. Pro Se

Susan Conner
(Counsel for Respondent)

Charles Bailey
(Counsel for Respondent)

Refuse 5-0

 

Petitioner in Katherine Hoover, M.D. v. The Honorable Louis Bloom, No. 030271, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the entry and enforcement of summary judgment against her.
9. Christopher W. Cooper
Jason E. Huber
(Counsel for Petitioner)

Heather A. Connolly
(Counsel for Respondent)

Darrell V. McGraw,
Jr.
(Atty. Gen.)

Grant 5-0

 

Petitioner in Randy Baily v. The State of West Virginia, Division of Corrections, No. 030058, files a petition for writ of mandamus with regard to an issue involving good time.
10. Joseph A. Wallace
Paul J. Harris
(Counsel for Petitioners)


Refuse 5-0

The veterans organization in Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. v. Fred Van Kirk, No. 030144, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the DMV to issue a "special registration plate" bearing the logo of its organization.
11. V. Tad Greene
Larry W. Blalock

J. Jonathan Schraub

Paige A. Levy

(Counsel for Petitioner)


Paul J. Harris

Scott Smith
(Pros. Atty.)


Grant 4-1
[ McGraw, J. ]

Petitioner in State ex rel. Timothy Feehan v. The Honorable James P. Mazzone and Paul J. Harris, No. 030193, seeks a writ of prohibition to stop the enforcement of a lower court order denying Feehan's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.