STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
At a Regular Term of the Supreme Court of Appeals, continued and held at Charleston,
Kanawha County, on November 14, 2018, the following order was made and entered:
State of West Virginia ex rel.
G. Isaac Sponaugle, III
Petitioner
vs.) No. 18-0810
James Conley Justice, II,
Governor of the State of West Virginia,
Respondent

ORDER
On September 18, 2018, the petitioner, G. Isaac Sponaugle, III, self-represented, filed a
petition praying for a writ of mandamus to be directed against the respondent, as therein set forth.
Thereafter, on October 16, 2018, the respondent, Governor James Conley Justice, II, by counsel
Michael W. Carey and David R. Pogue, Carey, Scott, Douglas & Kessler, PLLC, filed a response
to the petition.
Upon consideration and review, the Court is of the opinion that a rule should not be
awarded, and the writ prayed for by the petitioner is hereby refused. Justice Paul T. Farrell sitting
by temporary assignment. Justice Armstead disqualified.

A True Copy
Attest: /s/ Edythe Nash Gaiser
Clerk of Court