West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Miscellaneous Motions Conference

Thursday, September 20, 2001 

1.

Ancil G. Ramey
Susan O. Phillips
Michelle E. Piziak

Refuse 5- 0

Petitioner in State ex rel. Murray Dean Harper v. Honorable Louise H. Bloom, No. 011711, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order denying defendant summary judgment in a slip and fall case.

2.

Brian D. Morrison

Refuse 5- 0

Petitioner in State ex rel. Bryce Ronald Huffman v. Honorable David Nibert, No. 011717, seeks a petition for a writ of prohibition from a denial of a motion to dismiss.

3.

Gregory L. Ayers

Refuse 5- 0

Petitioner in State v. Marvin Mills, No. 010597, files a motion to grant appeal without oral presentation.

4.

Lonnie C. Simmons
Franklin S. Fragale, Jr.
C. Michael Bee
L. Dante di Trapano
J. Timothy DiPiero

[ See next motion. ]

Refuse 4- 1
[McGraw, C.J.]

Petitioners in State ex rel. Mathew Edwards v. The Honorable Herman Canady, No. 011874, seek a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order finding that $3 million in insurance coverage under an umbrella policy was not available to defendant.


4a.

Lonnie C. Simmons
Franklin S. Fragale, Jr.
C. Michael Bee
L. Dante di Trapano
J. Timothy DiPiero

Refuse as Moot

Petitioner in the immediately preceding motion moves that the petition for a writ of prohibition be handled on an expedited basis.

5.

Jack Thompson

Refuse 5- 0

Petitioner in State of West Virginia v. Michael E. Bryant, No. 01-117, files a summary petition for post-conviction bail.

6.

Henry C. Bowen

Grant  5- 0

Employer in Jeffrey McCormick v. Workers’ Compensation Division and J. W. Machine Company, No. 28646, files a motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing out-of-time.

7.

R. Cody Pancake, III

Refuse 5- 0

Petitioner in In Re: Tosha C., Lindsey C., Dwight B., and Tony B., No. 011131, file a motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing out-of-time.

8.

Michael Kozakewich, Jr.
Jeffrey A. Kimble
Tony N. Nessell

Refuse 5- 0

All Appellees in Stewart B. Law, Jr. v. Monongahela Power Company and State of West Virginia Bureau of Commerce, No. 29179, seek leave to file a surreply.

9.

Jonathan C. Bowman

Grant  5- 0

Claimant in Stephen Paul Wakim v. WCD, No. 011882, seeks leave to file petition for appeal 5 months out-of-time.

10.

D. Jeffrey Ezra
David Lycan

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

Appellant in Alisha Johnson v. West Virginia Department of Transportation, No. 29005, moves to strike affidavits and new evidence submitted by the West Virginia Department of Transportation.

11.

Richard H. Lorensen

No. 011881

Refuse 4-1
[ Albright, J. ]

Petitioner in State ex rel. Toberious Wall v. J. D. Hupenthall, No. 011881, seeks a writ of habeas corpus.

12.

Daniel Booth

No. 29697

Refuse 5-0

William Sorsby, III v. WFS Financial, Inc. and Ronald Squires, requests oral presentation for amicus.