STATE EX REL. A.P.

No. 2000 CA 2712.

815 So.2d 115 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana In the Interest of A.P.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherry P. Crain, Baton Rouge, for Appellant, State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services.

Cynthia G. Eyre, Slaughter, Pro Se Appellee.

Before: CARTER, C.J, PARRO, and CLAIBORNE, JJ.


CARTER, C.J.

The juvenile court appointed an attorney, Cynthia G. Eyre, to represent a child alleged to be in need of care. Eyre was led to believe she would be paid by the State of Louisiana, Department of Social Services (DSS). The court subsequently appointed another attorney, Michael S. Walsh, to represent the child's father. Walsh and Eyre both submitted requests for payment to DSS, but Walsh's request was filed first. DSS denied Eyre's request, contending that...

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