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- Title: Duffy v. Circuit Court for the Seventh Judicial Circuit
- Author : the Supreme Court of the State of South Dakota
- Release Date : January 11, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 83 KB
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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING Argued on November 18, 2003 1. The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court appointed Veronica Duffy, attorney at law, as counsel in four cases involving two indigent persons. Duffy submitted verified vouchers with itemized charges for her fees in each case. Circuit Court Judge Jeanine Kern reduced the bills by a total of $5957.41.1 Fees for the four cases were reduced as follows: (1) CRI02-617 from $7,190.73 to $6,100, (2) CRI02-3791 from $2,187.30 to $1,356.19, (3) A02-0530 from $5,281.29 to $3,585.15, and (4) CRI 02-2049 from $6,633.84 to $4,294.41. Duffy requested an explanation for Judge Kern's reductions. She also asked that the judges of the Seventh Judicial Circuit review Judge Kern's decision. In response, Judge Kern provided Duffy with copies of the original vouchers in two of the cases marked with highlighting showing some items and fees reduced and some struck completely, but provided no explanation for the reduction in the other two cases. As requested, the judges of the Seventh Judicial Circuit scheduled a hearing. Duffy was to submit all evidence in writing prior to the scheduled hearing and was informed that she would be allowed fifteen minutes to present oral argument. A panel of four judges conducted the hearing.2 The panel issued a memorandum decision affirming the reduced fees. Duffy petitioned this Court for Writ of Certiorari.