State Ex Rel. Amy M. v. Kaufman

WORKMAN, Justice.

This case is before the Court on a petition for a writ of prohibition and mandamus against the Honorable Tod J. Kaufman, Judge of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, by the Petitioners, Amy M., Shane B., II, Jesse B., Matthew B., and Travis B., 1 all children who are the subjects of the underlying abuse and neglect proceedings, and the State of West Virginia. Betty Jo B. and Shane B., parents of the petitioning minors, are also named as Respondents. Both the State and the children’s guardian ad litem 2 seek relief from a November 20, 1995 order, in which the Respondent judge…