Case Title: STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, Plaintiff, vs. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR LINN COUNTY, Defendant.

Citation: 

Docket Number: 01-844

State: iowa

Court: Iowa Supreme Court

Date: 2002-06-24T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA

No.  77 / 01-844

Filed June 24, 2002

STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER,

	Plaintiff,

vs.

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR LINN COUNTY,

	Defendant.
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	Certiorari to the Iowa District Court for Linn County, L. Vern Robinson, Judge.

	State public defender challenges district court’s authority to compel it to pay counsel for guardian ad litem fees incurred pursuant to Iowa Code section 915.37 (1999).  WRIT ANNULLED.

	Thomas G. Becker, State Public Defender, and Mark C. Smith, First Assistant State Public Defender, for appellant.

	Jeffrey L. Clark, Assistant Linn County Attorney, for appellee.

	Considered by Carter, P.J., and Streit, J., and Harris, S.J.*

*Senior judge assigned by order pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.9206 (2001).
PER CURIAM.
		The State Public Defender filed a petition for writ of certiorari, claiming the district court exceeded its authority or otherwise acted illegally in ordering it to pay court-appointed counsel, Christine Crilley, for guardian ad litem fees incurred pursuant to Iowa Code section 915.37 (1999) (representation of child witness in criminal proceedings).  The petition was granted, and this court recently filed an opinion in a separate certiorari action rejecting the State Public Defender’s position.  State Pub. Defender v. Iowa Dist. Court, ___ N.W.2d ___ (Iowa 2002).  That opinion is controlling in this matter, and we conclude the district court committed no legal error in ordering the State Public Defender to pay Crilley’s fees.  
		WRIT ANNULLED.

This opinion shall not be published.