WEST VIRGINIA RECORD

May 25
Jake Secor v. West Virginia Racing Commission and George T. Sidiropolis, Andrew A. Payne III and Bryan Mitchell
PA-James T. Kratovil; J-Gina Groh
* Secor is seeking a petition for a stay for an adverse ruling of Board of Stewards of Charles Town Races & Slots. On May 19, 2007, the Stewards ruled that Secor violated certain rules of racing, fined him $1,000 and suspended him from racing for 180 days. He claims the Stewards conducted the hearing without allowing him the assistance of counsel. He claims his suspension of his license was not proper and wasn't given adequate notice of the charges against him.
Case number: 07-C-183

Anthony Aguirre v. West Virginia Racing Commission and George T.
Sidiropolis, Andrew A. Payne III and Bryan Mitchell
PA-James T. Kratovil; J-Gina Groh
* Aguirre is seeking a petition for a stay for an adverse ruling of the Board of Stewards of Charles Town Races & Slots. On May 19, the Stewards ruled that Aguirre violated certain rules of racing, fined him $1,000 and suspended him from racing for 180 days. He claims the Stewards conducted the hearing without allowing him the assistance of counsel. He claims his suspension of his license was not proper and wasn't given adequate notice of the charges against him.
Case number: 07-C-184

Jennivieve Burton v. West Virginia Racing Commission and George T. Sidiropolis, Andrew A. Payne III and Bryan A. Mitchell
PA-James T. Kratovil; J-Gina Groh
* Burton is seeking a petition for a stay for an adverse ruling of the Board of Stewards of Charles Town Races & Slots. On May 19, the Stewards ruled that Burton violated certain rules of racing, fined him $1,000 and suspended him from racing for 180 days. She claims the Stewards conducted the hearing without allowing him the assistance of counsel. She claims his suspension of his license was not proper and wasnát given adequate notice of the charges against him.
Case number: 07-C-185

June 1
Olga L. Higgins-Mendez v. Wallace A. Eden and Anthony Shaun Eden
PA-Paul Taylor; J-Gina Groh
* Higgins-Mendez claims that on June 3, 2005, her vehicle was hit by another vehicle driven by Anthony Eden. She claims she has incurred expenses in direct relation to the accident. She will not accept a judgment exceeding $75,000.
Case number: 07-C-193

State of West Virginia, ex rel, MaryLois Gannor-Miller, Matthew Ward, Philip T. Porterfield and Barbara Porterfield v. The City Council of the City of Charles Town, a corporation, Don Clendenning, Sandy Slusher McDonald, Amy Schmitt, Geraldine Willingham and Peggy Smith, as council members, Mayor and members of the City of Charles Town Canvass Board
PA-James T. Kratovil; J-Gina Groh
* The petitioners are seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the respondents, acting as Board of Canvassers for the City of Charles Town to accept andcount all votes cast by registered, qualified voters in the recent city election in the City of Charles Town. Following the May 24, 2007, election there were 25 contested ballots. City Council members concluded that 11 would be disallowed, 10 allowed, four held and considered at their May 31 meeting. At the May 29, the 10 allowed votes were announced without any attempt to
conceal the identities of the voters and whom the ballots were cast for. The petitioners claim that the Board of Canvassers should conduct the election without considering extrinic material; much count each vote unless legitimately challenged and challenge must be upheld by the board and may not refuse to count a ballot that has been properly cast in an election. They seek that the City of Charles Town Board of Canvassers count all of the votes of the authorized voters.
Case number: 07-C-194