JUNEAU COUNTY DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. James B.

¶ 1. James B., a corrections system inmate and the parent of a child involved in a CHIPS proceeding, has filed a pro se notice of appeal from the dispositional order in that proceeding, and has requested that counsel be appointed to represent him. For reasons stated below, we conclude that the notice of appeal is premature and construe James B.'s purported notice as a notice of intent to pursue postjudgment relief. We also conclude that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in discharging James B.'s appointed counsel and we remand the matter to that court for reconsideration…