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Justice’s Billion Dollar Lawsuit Transferred To Virginia Court

A federal judge has ruled to move a civil court case involving Gov. Jim Justice from West Virginia to Virginia. 

A federal judge has ruled to move a civil court case involving Gov. Jim Justice from West Virginia to Virginia. 

A network of Justice’s businesses filed the suit against his longtime banker, Carter Bank & Trust, saying the bank engaged in unfair banking practices. 

Justice is suing Carter for about $1 billion. 

The bank asked the court to move the case out of the Mountain State’s federal courthouse in Beckley, contending the majority of the business had been done in Virginia, and that is where the majority of the stakeholders reside. 

Judge Frank Volk ultimately agreed, and the case has been moved to the Western District of Virginia’s federal court in Roanoke. 

This will also move the case out of the state where Justice is the sitting governor and a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat. 

Marion County Civil & Domestic Court Cases Fully Digital

Anyone filing a civil or domestic court cases in Marion County will have to do so electronically.

The Circuit Clerk’s Office implemented full e-filing of these cases on Dec. 1. The initiative is part of the West Virginia Supreme Court’s pilot electronic filing project.

Marion County kicked off the project in December 2013 when a lawsuit was filed electronically. More than a dozen other counties are expected to begin e-filing cases in 2015.

Online Information Services provides the filing service. A consultant of the company, Barbara Core, tells The Times West Virginian that attorneys can file documents and forms from any location electronically.

Core says judges can view motions and grant or deny them without leaving their offices.

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