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1.
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Andrew Maier
Charles Garten
(Judicial Dis. Counsel)
Lawrence J. Lewis
(Chief Lawyer Dis. Counsel)
Refuse 4 - 1
[ Starcher, J. ]
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Petitioner and member of the State Bar Andrew Maier in State of West Virginia ex rel. Andrew Maier v. Lawrence J. Lewis, No. 050187, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Office of Disciplinary Counsel
or such other body designated by the Court to conduct an "actual investigation" of complaints made against lawyer Ronald Wright.
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2.
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Laurie Garrigan McKowen
Mark E. Gaydos
(Counsel for Plaintiff)
P. Gregory Haddad
(Counsel for Defendant Miller)
Monongalia - Clawges
Refuse 5 - 0
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Petitioner in State ex rel. Charlotte R. M. v. The Honorable Russell M. Clawges, Jr., No. 042160, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of circuit court order granting partial summary
judgment to defendant/psychologist Catherine Miller in a medical negligence case.
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3.
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Richard Neely
Robyn Ruttenberg
Mark A. Swartz
(Counsel for Petitioner)
Robert P. Fitzimmons
Daniel J. Guida
(Counsel for Respondent)
Hancock - Chernenko
(Family Court Judge)
Grant 5 - 0
Remand
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Wife in Margaret Beth Arneault v. The Honorable Joyce Dumbaugh Chernenko, No. 050269, petitions for a rule to show cause in contempt.
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4.
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Richard Neely
Robyn Ruttenberg
Mark A. Swartz
(Counsel for Petitioner)
Robert P. Fitzimmons
Daniel J. Guida
(Counsel for Respondent)
Hancock - Chernenko
(Family Court Judge)
Refuse 5 - 0
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In the immediately preceding matter, the husband moves for Rule 11 sanctions against petitioner’s counsel.
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5.
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Samuel Spencer Stone
(Counsel for Petitioner)
Debra L. Hamilton
(Counsel for Respondent)
Kanawha - King
Refuse 5 - 0
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Human Resource Development and Employment in State of West Virginia ex rel. Human Resource Development and Employment, Inc. v. The Board of Risk and Insurance Management, No. 050088, seeks a writ of
mandamus to compel the lower court to set this matter for a hearing.
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6.
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Lee F. Benford, II
(Counsel for Executrix)
Walton S. Shepherd, III
(Counsel for Widow)
Jackson - Nibert
Refuse 5 - 0
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Stacy Pepper in State of West Virginia ex rel. Stacy Nadine Pepper, individually, and as Executrix of the Estate of Allen Thompson Pepper v. The Honorable David W. Nibert, No. 050203, seeks a writ of
prohibition to prevent enforcement of a circuit court order denying her motion to dismiss.
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7.
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Paul T. Farrell
(Counsel for Respondent Raleigh General Hospital)
Charles M. Love, IV
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)
Perry W. Oxley
(Counsel for Respondent Petaiah Mohan, M.D. and Saraswathi Mohan, M.D.)
William F. Foster, II
(Counsel for Respondent WVUH, Inc., d/b/a WVUCH)
Raleigh - Clawges
Refuse 5 - 0
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Raleigh General Hospital in Belinda Billups v. The Honorable Russell M. Clawges, No. 32513, moves for disclosure of all material submitted under seal by the plaintiffs with their petition for writ of
prohibition.
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8.
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James E. Spurlock
(Counsel for Defendant)
W.J. Stevens
(Counsel for State)
Lincoln - Hoke
Refuse 5 - 0
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Defendant in State of West Virginia v. Earl McCoy, Jr., No. 050288, files a motion to dismiss his conviction.
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9.
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E. Kay Fuller
Kenneth J. Ford
(Counsel for State Farm)
Robert Aitcheson
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)
David Greenberg
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)
Jefferson - Steptoe
Grant 5 - 0
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Insurance carrier in State ex rel. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. The Honorable Thomas W. Steptoe, Jr., No. 050240, seeks a writ of prohibition to stop the depositions of consultants
hired by State Farm and to stop the enforcement of an order which compelled the production of attorney-client privilege materials within a claim file.
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10.
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James A Varner
Geraldine S. Roberts
Tiffany R. Durst
(Counsel for Safeco)
Brent K. Kesner
(Counsel for Respondents)
Marshall - Madden
Grant 5 - 0
Unless Sooner Moot
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Insurance carrier in Safeco Insurance Company of America v. The Honorable John T. Madden, No. 050319, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order denying it additional time to
identify a new expert witness.
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11.
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Paul S. Detch
(Counsel for Defendant)
Stephen Dolly
(Asst. Pros. Atty.)
Greenbrier - Rowe
Refuse 5 - 0
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Defendant in State of West Virginia v. James Carey Jones, No. 05-022, moves to expedite his appeal.
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12.
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Lauren Clingan
(Counsel for Intervenors)
Richard G. Gay
Peter L. Chakmakian
Nathan P. Cochran
(Counsel for Petitioners )
David M. Hammer
(Counsel for Respondents )
Grant 5 - 0
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A group of "concerned citizens" in State of West Virginia ex rel. Anita
D. Brown v. The Corporation of Bolivar, No. 32532, seeks to intervene in a dispute between town counsel and developers
of a planned subdivision.
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