McGraw v. Hansbarger

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

In this original proceeding in mandamus, the petitioner, the Honorable Patsy McGraw, seeks to compel the Director of the Department of Health, Dr. L. Clark Hansbarger, to provide detoxification and alcoholism treatment programs at community mental health centers, and to compel the Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration, Arnold Margolin, to make funds available for the provision of such services. The petitioner further prays for a writ to compel the respondents to take such further action as is necessary to assure that the proper…