West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Miscellaneous Motions Conference

Thursday, September 13,  2007

1.

Kenneth J. Barton, Jr.
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

Timothy M. Sirk
(Counsel for Respondents) 

Jefferson - Steptoe 

Refuse 5 - 0

Petitioner in Vickie Drumheller v. The Honorable Thomas M. Steptoe, Jr., No. 072197, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order granting a motion to intervene filed by the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.

2.

James Casimiro, III
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

Nathan P. Cochran
Braun A. Hamstead
(Counsel for Respondents) 

Berkeley - Wilkes

Withdrawn

Petitioner in Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals v. The Honorable Christopher C. Wilkes, No. 072260, seeks a writ of prohibition challenging the circuit court ruling which denied the Board’s motion to dismiss. 

 

3.

Pro se 

John H. Boothroyd
(Counsel for Bd. of Probation) 

Kanawha 

Refuse 5 - 0

 

Pro Se petitioner in David R. Knight, Jr. v. West Virginia Parole Board, No. 072325, seeks post-conviction bail pending appeal of his parole revocation.

 

4.

William R. Valentino
(Counsel for the Petitioner) 

Pro Se
(Respondent)

 Pocahontas - Pomponio 

Grant 3-2 
Davis & Starcher

Petitioner in State ex rel. Walter W. Weiford v. The Honorable Joseph C. Pomponia, Jr., No. 072193, is the prosecuting attorney of Pocahontas County who seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the circuit court from enforcing an order dismissing criminal charges against Joel Rosenthal.

 

5.

R. Stephen Jarrell
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

James H. Young
(Pros. Atty.) 

Wayne - Ferguson, Magistrate

Refuse 5 - 0

 

Petitioner in Christopher Lee Coleman v. State of West Virginia, No. 072499, seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent further criminal proceedings against him. 

6.

F. Cody Pancake, III
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

Lynn A. Nelson
(Pros. Atty.) 

Mineral - Jordan 

Refuse 3-2 
Starcher, Albright

 

Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Ricky Ray Stewart v. The Honorable Phil Jordan, No. 072502, seeks a writ of prohibition challenging a sentencing order which provides that he cannot be eligible for trustee status during his incarceration.

 

7.

Scott E. Johnson
Eric R. Waller
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

J. Robert Leslie
Christina L. Smith
Diana L. Johnson
(Counsel for Respondents) 

Putnam - Eagloski

Refuse 4-1 
Maynard 

Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company v. The Honorable N. Edward Eagloski, II, No. 072503, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the circuit court from proceeding further against it in this civil proceeding.

8.

Richard L. Ducote
Bridget M. Cohee
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

Thomas Pavlinic
Jeffrey G. Burcham
(Counsel for William McGuire) 

Timothy D. Helman
(GAL) 

Berkeley - Silver

Refuse 5 - 0

Petitioner in Ginger Wolford v. The Honorable Gray Silver, III, No. 072387, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the circuit court to admit into evidence in an abuse and neglect proceeding a decision of the Maryland Administrative Office of Administrative Appeals. 

9.

Gerald R. Linkous
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

Julie Lynch
(GAL) 

Mercer - Sadler 

Refuse 4-1 

Petitioner in In Re: Travis T. and Nicholas T., No. 072026, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel placement with him of his two sons, ages 8 and 11, during the pendency of an abuse and neglect proceeding.

 

10.

Richard G. Gay
Nathan P. Cochran
Peter L. Chakmakian
(Counsel for Appellant) 

Stephanie F. Grove
Linda M. Gutsell
(Counsel for Appellee Board) 

Jefferson - Steptoe

Defer

 

Appellant in Far Away Farm LLC v. Jefferson County Zoning Board of Appeals, No. 33438, in this granted case moves to supplement the record.

 

11.

D. C. Offutt
(Counsel for Petitioner) 

W. Kent Carper
David A. Sims
(Counsel for Respondents) 

Randolph - Henning 

Grant 5-0

Plaintiffs below in Melvin Heckel, et al. v. Kenneth E. D’Amato, D.O., No. 063145, seek to lift a stay and allow an appeal by the defendant to proceed.

 

12. Debra V. Chafin
(Counsel for Robert Riley)

Delby B. Pool
(Counsel for Kathryn Riley )

Marion - Fox

Refuse 5 - 0

 

Petitioner Robert Riley in Robert Riley v. Kathryn Riley (now Shaw), No. 07-134, seeks a stay of proceedings in family court pending review by this Court of what petitioner contends are conflicting rulings by two different circuit court judges

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