State of West Virginia ex rel. Jose Ravelo, DDS v. West Virginia Board of Dentistry (Justice Wooton dissenting, joined by Judge Howard)

No. 23-431 – State of West Virginia ex rel. Jose Ravelo, DDS v. West Virginia Board of Dentistry FILED May 24, 2024 released at 3:00 p.m. Wooton, Justice, with whom Judge Howard joins, dissenting: C. CASEY FORBES, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA I respectfully dissent from the Court’s denial of Jose Ravelo, DDS’s (“Dr. Ravelo”) petition for a writ of prohibition to halt proceedings against him instituted by the West Virginia Board of Dentistry (“the Board”). In my view, the Board’s purposeful delay in bringing this matter to a conclusion, a delay resulting in the proverbial…