State Ex Rel. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources v. Frazier

WORKMAN, Justice:

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (“DHHR” or the “Department”), as legal custodian for Steven B. and Justin B., 1 seeks a writ of prohibition against the Honorable John R. Frazier to prevent the placement of these juveniles and any other juveniles into facilities already housing their respective licensed capacities. Additionally, DHHR seeks a directive from this Court 2 stating that circuit court judges are not authorized to make facility-specific placements. 3 Upon thorough consideration of these issues, we deny DHHR’s request for a writ of…