Miscellaneous Motions Conference, June 25, 2002

1. Joe Lovett John W. Barrett (Petitioner’s counsel) Perry D. McDaniel (DEP) (Opposing counsel) Grant 4-1 [Davis, C.J.]	Petitioners in State ex rel. James E. Lovejoy v. Michael Callahan, No. 021041, seek a writ of mandamus to compel the Department of Environmental Protection to revoke a deep gas well drilling permit.
2. Karen B. Kostol (Petitioner’s counsel) Daniel L. Stickler Erin Magee Condaras (Opposing counsel) Grant 3-2 [Starcher, J., Albright, J.	Petitioner in Jerry Shelton v. Robert Burnside, No. 021098, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the trial judge from admitting at trial evidence of offers of settlement which the plaintiffs or his attorneys may have made or evidence of negotiations or conversations regarding settlements.
3. Cassius H. Toon Richard E. Hitt (PSC) (Petitioner’s counsel) James A. Dodrill (Opposing counsel) Grant 3-2 [Starcher, J., Albright, J.	Petitioner in State ex rel. Public Service Commission of West Virginia v. Town of Fayetteville, Municipal Water Works, No. 021163, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Town of Fayetteville to comply with statutory provisions and rules of the PSC.
4. Carter Zerbe (Petitioner’s counsel) Janet E. James (Assistant Attorney General) (Opposing counsel) Grant 4-1 [Davis, C.J.]	Petitioner in William Eskew v. Roger Pritt [Commissioner of the DMV ], No. 02-054, moves to extend the lower court’s stay of the revocation of his driver’s license pending resolution of his appeal to this Court.
5. Matthew A. Victor (Petitioner’s counsel) Brian Abraham (Opposing counsel) Grant 5 - 0 Unless Sooner Mooted	Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Casey Rygh v. The Honorable Eric H. O’Briant, No. 021115, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the lower court judge to rule on his petition for writ of habeas corpus.
6. Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. Janet E. James (Assistant Attorney General) (Petitioner’s counsel) Henry M. Hills (Opposing counsel) Grant 3-2 [McGraw, J., Albright, J. ]	Petitioner in State ex rel. Roger Pritt v. The Honorable Eric H. O’Briant and Michael D. May, No. 021139, seeks a writ of prohibition to bar the respondent judge and Michael May from enforcing an order entered in October of 1998.
7. Darrell V. McGraw Janet E. James (Assistant Attorney General) (Petitioner’s counsel) Henry M. Hills (Opposing counsel) Grant 3-2 [McGraw, J., Albright, J. ]	Petitioner in State ex rel. Roger Pritt v. The Honorable Eric H. O’Briant and Stephen May, No. 021140, seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the respondents from proceeding further with any testing and licensure in connection with respondent Stephen May’s attempt to get a driver’s license.
8. A. M. "Fenway" Pollack (Movant’s counsel) Julia R. Callaghan (Opposing counsel) Larry E. Losch (Opposing counsel) Keith W. McMillion (Opposing counsel) Refuse 5 - 0	Movant in In the matter of: Zachery R., No. 021081, moves to strike two statements of fact regarding the adult respondent father from the petition for appeal.
9. James D. McQueen Chanin Wolfingbarger Krivonyak Brentton W. Wolfingbarger (Petitioner’s counsel) Cheryl A. Simpson (Opposing counsel) Lester C. Hess (Opposing counsel) Thomas McCulloch (Opposing counsel) Grant 5 - 0	Movant in Danny Scott Wilkinson, Administrator of the Estate of Teddi D. Wilkinson v. Life, No. 30399, moves to determine the status of the parties.
10. John Preston Bailey Kevin S. Burger (Petitioners’ counsel) Thomas C. Schultz Don A. Yannerella (Opposing counsel) Susan K. Dirks (Opposing counsel) Mark Kinley (Opposing counsel) Refuse 5 - 0	Petitioner in American Reliable Ins. Co. v. Robert Stillwell, No. 012231, seeks a stay of circuit court proceedings pending resolution of a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court.