Opinion ID: 1377476
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Heading: standard of review

Text: Because the present appeal involves a challenge to a ruling granting prohibition relief, we review the circuit court's ruling de novo. See Health Management, Inc. v. Lindell, 207 W.Va. 68, 72, 528 S.E.2d 762, 766 (1999); syl. pt. 1, Martin v. West Virginia Div. of Labor Contractor Licensing Bd., 199 W.Va. 613, 486 S.E.2d 782 (1997) (The standard of appellate review of a circuit court's order granting relief through the extraordinary writ of prohibition is de novo. ). Moreover, in this case the circuit court's ruling turned exclusively upon an interpretation of the relevant statute, which likewise necessitates that the Court undertake plenary review. See syl. pt. 1, Chrystal R.M. v. Charlie A.L., 194 W.Va. 138, 459 S.E.2d 415 (1995) (Where the issue on an appeal from the circuit court is clearly a question of law or involving an interpretation of a statute, we apply a de novo standard of review.).