{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 53-1-9","heading":"Suspension of proceedings where prohibition applied for.","body":"On petition for a writ of prohibition, the circuit court, or judge in vacation, or the Supreme Court of Appeals, or a judge thereof in vacation, may, at any time before or after the application for the writ is made, if deemed proper, make an order, a copy of which shall be served on the defendant, suspending the proceedings sought to be prohibited until the final decision of the cause.","path":["CHAPTER 53. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.","ARTICLE 1. PROHIBITION AND MANDAMUS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/53-1-9/","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":"1a39f32dc9a24c0c1b4586144d75b83e3fa282e58fdede3df40b26726c955706","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-53-1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}