WV Supreme Court, Misc. Motions, May 11, 2006

John L. MacCorkle
(Counsel for Alpine Development Company)

Christopher B. Power
(Counsel for Eastern Associated Coal, LLC and others)

Lee Davis Thames
(Counsel for Eastern Associated Coal, LLC and others)

Edgar E. Bibb
(Counsel for CDX Gas, L.L.C.)

John R. Hoblitzell
(Counsel for Key Centurion Bancshares)

Jane E. Harkins
(Counsel for Coastal Lumber Company)

Richard J. Bolen
(Counsel for Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership and others)

Angela W. Konrad
(Counsel for Pocahontas Land Corporation and others)

Edgar A Poe, Jr.
(Counsel for AEI Resources, Inc. and others)

Scott L. Summers
(Counsel for Bluefield Timber, LLC)

Michael M. Fisher
(Counsel for Wagner Forest Management, LTD. and others)

A.L. Emch
(Counsel for Appalachian Mining, Inc. and others)

Mark A. Bramble
(Counsel for VICA Coal Company, Inc. and others)

Andrew P. Arbogast
(Counsel for Berwind Land Company)

Jeffrey W. Molenda
(Counsel for Intensified X5, Inc.)

Edward G. Atkins
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

W. Stuart Calwell
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Edward Shuff Cook
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Matthew C. Matheny
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Brian A. Glasser
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

David Cecil
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

W. Kendrick King
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Pamela A. Lambert
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

W. Randolph McGraw, II
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Belinda S. Morton
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Amy L. Sanderson
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Scott Segal
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

John Sutter
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Vincent M. Trivelli
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Campbell & Matney
(Counsel for Alawest, Inc.)

William J. Hanna
(Counsel for Albatross Mining Corporation and others)

John R. Fowler
(Counsel for Baylor Mining Corporation and others)

William R. Slicer
(Counsel for Baylor Mining, Inc. and others)

Larry W. George
(Counsel for Beaver Coal Company, Ltd. and others)

Dwane L. Tinsley
(Counsel for Bennett Logging Company, Inc.)

Timothy M. Miller
(Counsel for Blazer Energy Corp. and others)

Lawrence E. Morhous
(Counsel for Bluestone Coal Corporation and others)

Gary E. Pullin
(Counsel for Bragg Wood Products, Inc. and others)

Dwayne E. Cyrus
(Counsel for Coastal Lumber Company)

Robert P. Martin
(Counsel for Columbia West Virginia Corporation)

Robert D. Pollitt
(Counsel for Consolidation Coal Company and others)

Richard W. Walters
(Counsel for Deep Green West Virginia, Inc.)

Joseph M. Farrell
(Counsel for Grist Lumber Inc.)

Daniel C. Cooper
(Counsel for Jim C. Hamer Company)

Daniel T. Yon
(Counsel for Jim C. Hamer Company)

E.M. Payne, III
(Counsel for McCreery Coal Land Co. and others)

Harry G. "Chip" Shaffer
(Counsel for Oglebay-Norton Company)

R. Ford Francis
(Counsel for Priddy, Inc.)

John McCuskey
(Counsel for Shonk Land Company, LLC)

Refuse 2-1
[ Maynard, J. ]
[ Benjamin, J. Not Participating ]
[ Davis, C.J. Disqualified ]

A number of defendants in In Re: Flood Litigation v. The Honorable John A. Hutchison, No. 060452, seek a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order denying a motion to dismiss claims against those defendants.

James D. McQueen, Jr.
David M. Adkins

Christopher J. Heavens
(Counsel for Petitioner)

Robert Lockhart
(Counsel for Mariners Museum)

Kanawha - Stucky

Refuse 5 - 0

Plaintiff in State of West Virginia ex rel. Barbara Boner v. The Honorable James C. Stucky, No. 060861, seeks a writ of prohibition to stop the enforcement of an order ruling that James McQueen and his law firm are disqualified from representing her interests in this civil action.

Pro se

Refuse 5 - 0

Pro se petitioner Michael Fiske in State of West Virginia v. Michael Fiske, No. 060789, seeks post-conviction bond.

Mark A. Swartz
Allyson H. Griffith
(Counsel for Appellee/Charles Ryan)

James Wilson Douglas
(Counsel for Appellant/Martha Ryan)

Kanawha - Bloom

Refuse 4 - 0
[ Davis, C.J. Disqualified ]

Appellee in Martha F. Ryan v. Charles E. Ryan, No. 33004, moves to dismiss this appeal for appellant’s failure to properly perfect such appeal.

Ancil G. Ramey
Steven P. McGowan
William D. Wilmoth
John R. Callcott
Robert M. Vukas
(Counsel for Consol Energy, Inc., McElroy Coal Company, and Consolidation Coal Company)

Robert P. Fitzsimmons
Donald M. Kresen
Mark A. Colantonio
Robert A. Cohen
(Counsel for Plaintiffs)

Marshall - Karl

Refuse 3 - 2
[Maynard, J., Benjamin, J. ]

Petitioner in Consol Energy, Inc., et al. v. The Honorable Mark A. Karl, No. 060817, seeks a writ of prohibition to challenge the denial of petitioner’s motion for leave to add the United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration as a third-party defendant in a civil action.

James Wilson Douglas
(Counsel for Petitioner)

Anita Harold Ashley
(Counsel for Shella Dawn Cross)

Calhoun - Evans

Refuse 5 - 0

Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Travis Lee Jarvis v. The Honorable Thomas C. Evans, No. 060816, seeks a writ of prohibition to preclude the circuit court from assuming jurisdiction in this matter.

Mark J. McGhee
(Counsel for Petitioner Battle Ridge Companies)

Daniel W. Greear
Ellen R. Archibald
(Counsel for Petitioner Horace Mann Ins. Co.)

Boone - Hoke

Grant 5 - 0
Unless Sooner Mooted

Third-party plaintiff Battle Ridge Companies and third-party defendant Horace Mann in State ex rel. Battle Ridge Companies, et al. v. The Honorable J. M. Hoke, No. 060992, file a petition entitled "All Parties’ Petition for Writ of Mandamus."

E. Kay Fuller
Kenneth J. Ford
Michael M. Stevens
(Counsel for Petitioners)

Jo Marie Pitrolo
(Counsel for Plaintiff Jason Wolfe)

Harrison - Matish

Refuse 4 - 1
[ Maynard, J. ]

Insurer in State ex rel. Progressive Classic Insurance Company and Paul Brown v. The Honorable James A. Matish, No. 061039, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of a circuit court order requiring it to produce the personnel file of adjuster Paul Brown.