§ 8.01-650 — Suspension of proceedings, where prohibition applied for

Virginia § 8.01-650

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 8.01: Civil Remedies and Procedure
• Ch. 25: EXTRAORDINARY WRITS
• Art. 2: MANDAMUS AND PROHIBITION

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On petition for a writ of prohibition, the court may, at any time before or after the application for the writ is made, 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.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 8-711; 1977, c. 617.