STATE EX REL. DILLON v. EGNOR

No. 21296.

423 S.E.2d 624 (1992)

188 W.Va. 221

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Lora DILLON, Relator, v. Honorable L.D. EGNOR, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cabell County, and Robert K. Means, in his Official Capacity as Family Law Master for Cabell County, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided October 23, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda Waugh, Legal Aid Soc. of Charleston, Charleston, for relator.

No appearance for the respondents.


MILLER, Justice:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus brought by the relator, Lora Dillon, to compel the respondent judge to enter a final order in a divorce action pending in the Circuit Court of Cabell County. We are asked to decide whether the circuit court can require a pro se litigant to draft a proposed order in such cases. We conclude that such a requirement is contrary to our stated policy with regard...

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