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STATE EX REL. COATS v. MEANS

No. 21258.

423 S.E.2d 636 (1992)

188 W.Va. 233

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Joan M. COATS, Relator, v. Robert K. MEANS, Family Law Master for Cabell County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided October 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Joseph Zak, Zak & Associates, Charleston, for relator.

No appearance for respondent.

PER CURIAM:

In this original proceeding in mandamus, the relator, Joan M. Coats, seeks to compel the respondent, Robert K. Means, a family law master, to issue a recommended order in a paternity case. We conclude that the respondent had a mandatory, nondiscretionary duty to issue such recommended order within ten days after the conclusion of the evidence in the hearings below, and we grant the writ of mandamus prayed for.

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