STATE EX REL. BROOKS v. ZAKAIB

No. 31042.

588 S.E.2d 418 (2003)

214 W.Va. 253

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. Richard BROOKS, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Paul ZAKAIB, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary McQuain, Esq., Stuart Calwell, Esq., Law Offices of Stuart Calwell, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for the Petitioner.

The Honorable Paul Zakaib, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, Charleston, West Virginia, Pro Se.

Chanin Wolfingbarger Krivonyak, Esq., James D. McQueen, Jr., Esq., McQueen, Harmon & Murphy, L.C., Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for the Respondent, Rakesh Wahi, M.D.

Robert P. Fitzsimmons, Esq., Russell Jay Guthrie, Esq., Fitzsimmons Law Offices, Wheeling, West Virginia, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, Robert P. Fitzsimmons.

J. Michael Benninger, Esq., Paul T. Farrell, Jr., Esq., Wilson, Frame, Benninger & Metheney, PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.

Richard D. Jones, Esq., Michelle L. Barker, Esq., Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for the Respondent, Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.

William S. Druckman, Esq., Madonna C. Estep, Esq., Salsbery & Druckman, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, Salsbery & Druckman.

James C. Peterson, Esq., Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, P.L.L.C., Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for Amici Curiae, James C. Peterson and Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, P.L.L.C.


DAVIS, Justice:

The petitioner herein, Richard Brooks [hereinafter referred to as "Mr. Brooks"], requests this Court to issue a writ of prohibition1 against the respondent herein, the Honorable Paul Zakaib, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. Specifically, Mr. Brooks desires this Court to prevent the circuit court from enforcing its December

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