An action where a receiver has been appointed shall not be dismissed except by order of the court. The practice respecting the appointment of receivers and the administration of estates by them or by other similar officers appointed by the court shall be in accordance with the practice followed in this State. In all other respects, the action in which the appointment of a receiver is sought or which is brought by or against a receiver is governed by these rules.
Rule 66.Receivers
Current through January 1, 2025 · Last verified July 8, 2026
In one sentenceRule 66 bars dismissing an action in which a receiver has been appointed except by court order, ties receivership practice to the practice already followed in West Virginia, and otherwise governs receiver actions under these ordinary rules of civil procedure.
Full Text of Rule 66
Amendment History
The current West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure took effect January 1, 2025, as part of a rewrite that modernized the rules’ numbering and structure. West Virginia does not publish a per-rule amendment history inside the compiled rules text reproduced here. The text above is verified current through the source’s own January 1, 2025 update; for the underlying adopting order and any later amendments, see the West Virginia Judiciary’s compiled rules page.
Plain-English Summary
Once a court appoints a receiver to take control of property or a business caught up in litigation, the case can't disappear on its own — Rule 66 says an action with a receiver in place can't be dismissed except by court order. Beyond that protection, the rule doesn't invent a whole separate receivership code: the practice around appointing receivers and how they administer estates follows whatever practice West Virginia already follows, while everything else about the action — pleading, motions, discovery — runs under these ordinary civil procedure rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a case with a court-appointed receiver be dismissed like any other case?
No. Rule 66 requires a court order to dismiss an action in which a receiver has been appointed.
What rules govern how a receiver administers an estate?
The practice already followed in West Virginia for appointing receivers and administering estates through them, not a separate procedure created by this rule.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure (W. Va. R. Civ. P. 66). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (W. Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 8, 2026. ·
Official source
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