WV Supreme Court, Misc. Motions, November 7, 2007

1.	Carrie Goodwin Fenwick Tyler P. Brown Robert S. Westermann (Counsel for Petitioner) John W. Barnett (Counsel for Respondent) Kanawha - Bailey-Walker Refuse 5-0	Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. American General Home Equity, Inc. v. The Honorable Jennifer Bailey Walker, No. 072877, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an order denying a motion to compel arbitration.
2.	Marshall H. Ross (Counsel for Petitioner) Paul Sheridan (Dep. AG - - Counsel for HRC) Robert J. Schiavoni (Counsel for Class Complainants) Refuse 3-2 (Maynard & Benjamin)	Petitioner in Pilgrim's Pride Corporation v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission, No. 072899, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit further proceedings by the West Virginia Human Rights Commission.
3.	Nicholas S. Preservati Joseph L. Jenkins E. Forrest Jones (Counsel for Petitioners) Christie S. Utt (Counsel for Respondent WV Oil & Gas Cons. Comm.) Timothy M. Miller Keith Moffatt (Counsel for Respondent Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC) Susan C. Witlemeier (Counsel for Respondent Eastern American Energy Corp.) Kenneth E. Tawney (Counsel for Respondent PetroEdge Resources (WV), LLC) Grant 4-0 (Benjamin Disqualified)	Petitioner in Blue Eagle Land, LLC, et al. v. West Virginia Oil & Gas Conservation Agency, No. 072904, seek a writ of prohibition to challenge the exercise of jurisdiction by the West Virginia Oil & Gas Conservation Commission [the Commission] over certain wells completed in (but not below) the Marcellus Shale geologic formation.
4.	David B. Thomas Pamela L. Campbell Teresa K. Thompson (Counsel for Petitioner Philip Morris) W. Henry Jernigan, Jr. Brace R. Mullett (Counsel for Petitioners Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.) Michael J. Farrell Joseph M. Farrell, Jr. (Counsel for Petitioner Lorillard Tobacco Co.) Cindy J. Kiblinger Timothy N. Barber W. Stuart Calwell, Jr. Sandra A. Willis James M. Casey R. Stephen Jarrell Kenneth B. McClain Donald H. Loudon, Jr. Scott B. Hall Theodore Goldberg David B. Rodes Gregory Leyh (Counsel for Respondents) Ohio - Recht Refuse 4-1 (Benjamin)	Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al.⁽¹⁾ v. The Honorable Arthur M. Recht, No. 072903, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the circuit court from proceeding under a case management order and recent rulings. 1. Petitioners include Philip Morris USA, Inc., Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Company, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
5.	Michael P. Cooke (Counsel for Petitioner) Fred J. Giggenbach (Asst. Pros. Atty.) Kanawha - Bloom Refuse 5-0	Petitioner in Boyd James Gilmore v. Thomas L. McBride, No. 072842, seeks a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel.
6.	Niall A. Paul Bruce M. Jacobs (Counsel for Petitioners) Troy N. Giartris ( Special Asst. Pros. ) Frances Hughes Charli Fulton ( Asst. AG ) Lincoln - Hoke Refuse 4-1 (Benjamin)	Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Capital One Bank v. The Honorable Jay M. Hoke, No. 072950, seeks a writ of prohibition contending the circuit court exceeded its legitimate powers in transferring to Lincoln County Circuit Court an injunction action pending in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County.
7.	Wayne W. Ringeisen Tarek F. Abdalla Reed Smith (Counsel for Petitioner) Robert P. Fitzsimmons (Counsel for Respondents) Hancock - Recht Refuse 5-0	Petitioner in Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc. v. The Honorable Arthur M. Recht, No. 073061, seeks a writ of prohibition to challenge the enforcement of an order compelling the petitioner to produce certain privileged insurance claim file documents.
8.	Clarence E. Martin, III John D. Athey (Counsel for Petitioners) Lori A. Dawkins Oscar M. Bean (Counsel for Fort Pleasants) Hardy - Cookman Refuse 5-0	Petitioner in West Virginia Department of Transportation v. The Honorable Donald H. Cookman, No. 073062, seeks a writ of prohibition challenging the circuit court order in this condemnation proceeding requiring petitioner to divulge the identity and disclose reports prepared by non-testifying experts.
9.	Thomas H. Peyton (Counsel for Petitioner) H. Dill Battle, III (Counsel for Respondents) Grant 5 - 0 Unless Sooner Mooted	Petitioner in Delpha J. Larch v. Timothy G. Leach, Chief Administrative Law Judge, State of West Virginia Workers Compensation Office of Judges, No. 073021, is a workers' compensation claimant who seeks a writ of mandamus to compel Comp to accept his objections and protests as timely.
10.	Mark W. Kelley Christopher J. Winton (Counsel for Petitioner Tom Horn) Jeffrey G. Blaydes (Counsel for Hollister Horn) Amy Paxton (Counsel for DHHR) Kanawha - Bloom Refuse as Moot	Petitioner in State of West Virginia ex rel. Tom L. Horn, Jr. v. Louis H. Bloom, No. 072549, seeks a writ of prohibition to prohibit the circuit court from entering orders directing him as trustee of a special needs trust to pay certain financial obligations as beneficiary of the trust.

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