CHARLESTON – On the eve of oral arguments, the state Court denied a former candidate’s motion to intervene in the case regarding the legality of the appointment to fill a House of Delegates vacancy from Wayne County. In the February 8 motion, the court also allowed petitioner Jeff Maynard, the chairman of the Wayne County Republican Executive Committee, to file a reply to a response despite a filed opposition from Gov. Jim Justice’s office and the state Republican Party. The motion also allowed Jason Stephens, the candidate who hoped to intervene in the case as a party, to file an amicus brief.