Pedlow v. Superior Court

Opinion

ROUSE, J.

Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate to compel respondent court to order payment of $85,750 as reasonable compensation for his services as an attorney. Petitioner was appointed by respondent to represent an indigent defendant in a capital case. He alleges that respondent has abused its discretion by ordering that a substantially lower sum ($38,470) be paid to him and that his further attempts to negotiate with respondent have been fruitless.

Earlier, this court summarily denied this petition because of petitioner’s failure to offer any documentation or other record in support of…