Lewis v. Iowa District Court for Des Moines County

SNELL, Justice.

These two above-captioned eases have been consolidated for review purposes, on this court’s own motion, due to the similarity of issues. In both cases the plaintiffs challenge by petitions for writ of certiorari the fee guidelines for payment of court-appointed attorneys as being in violation of various constitutional and statutory laws. The district court rejected plaintiffs’ arguments and denied any relief. We annul the writs.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

In the first captioned ease, plaintiff Kent Lewis, an attorney, represented a juvenile in a delinquency adjudication…