Ex Parte Adams

The petitioners seek a writ of mandamus directing Judge Marvin Cherner of the Jefferson County Circuit Court to award attorney fees and expenses. The writ is denied.

The Board of Operatives ("Operatives") of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company ("ACIPCO") filed petitions in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County seeking payment of attorney fees and expenses incurred in four separate lawsuits that are pending in this Court. The Operatives also filed a petition for an award of attorney fees and expenses incurred in another case previously decided by this Court. Judge Cherner denied the petitions,…