Case ID: wv-ct-cl_14/html/0085-01.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Opinion issued December 9, 1981
    
    EUGENE J. SELLARO, JR. vs. OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
    (CC-81-138)
    No appearance by claimant.
    
      Henry C. Bias, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM:

The claimant is an attorney who served as counsel for criminal indigents in juvenile, misdemeanor, or felony proceedings pursuant to the provisions of West Virginia Code Chapter 15, Article 11. Claimant’s fees were denied by the respondent because the fund was exhausted.

The factual situation in this claim is identical to that in Richard K. Swartling, et al. v. Office of the State Auditor, issued on November 5, 1979. Accordingly, an award is made in the amount indicated below to the claimant.

Award of $433.95.