{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-1-5","heading":"When rule to show cause issued; copy of petition to accompany service of rule; when rule returnable.","body":"The court or judge to whom the petition in mandamus or prohibition is presented shall, if the petition makes a prima facie case, issue a rule against the defendant to show cause why the writ prayed for should not be awarded. A copy of the petition shall accompany service of the rule. Such rule shall be returnable at a time to be fixed by the court or judge.","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 1. PROHIBITION AND MANDAMUS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-1-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:30:51Z","sha256":"52fe4027ab0d5f83980c66a58d6be76c1522c3129d2981d4605737fe116edd99","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}