Isner v. Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals

WALLACE, JUDGE:

The claimant hereinabove is a magistrate who has petitioned *240the Court for the payment of wages not paid in accordance with the results of the 1980 decennial census. In the case of Ruth A. Donaldson, Magistrate, etc., et al. v. Gainer, Jr., Auditor et al. (June 30, 1982), the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held that the 1980 decennial census became effective July 1, 1981. There were insufficient funds available to pay magistrates whose salaries were based upon the 1980 decennial census for the 1981-82 fiscal year.

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