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· 12/6/1984

Allen v. State of West Virginia Human Rights Commission

Citations

  • 324 S.E.2d 99
  • 174 W. Va. 139
  • 1984 W. Va. LEXIS 481
  • 54 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 2

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that due process implies an opportunity to be heard
  • holding West Virginia Constitution places affirmative duty on administrative agencies performing quasi-judicial functions to dispose promptly of matters properly submitted
  • and cases collected at 174 W.Va. at 145 n. 3, 324 S.E.2d at 105 n. 3
  • years of delay in processing Human Rights cases violated due process and equal protection
  • \administrative agencies preforming quasi-judicial functions have an affirmative duty to dispose promptly of matters properly submitted\
  • “award of attorneys fees is particularly appropriate ... given the constitutional implications of the respondents’ inaction”

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Judges: McGRAW

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