SER WVU Hospitals, Inc. and WV United Health System v. Honorable Phillip D. Gaujot

Armstead, Justice:

*57 This case is before the Court on a petition for writ of prohibition. Respondent Phillip D. Gaujot, Judge of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, certified a class action against Petitioners, West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. (" WVUH "), and West Virginia United Health System, Inc. (" WVUHS " and, together with WVUH, the " Hospitals "). Judge Gaujot named Respondents Christopher Thomack and Joseph Michael Jenkins as lead plaintiffs. The Hospitals later moved to decertify the class, and Judge Gaujot denied their motion. The Hospitals believe that Judge Gaujot erred,…