Halverson v. Iowa District Court for Decatur County

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this certiorari action, an attorney challenges the district court’s rulings reducing his attorney fee award for representing an indigent defendant in a criminal case. The attorney raises three issues challenging the authority of several district court judges who set hearings and issued orders after the original fee award.

First, the attorney believes the district court acted illegally in setting aside the original order awarding attorney fees. Second, he contends that the district court illegally asserted appellate or certiorari power when it entered rulings after the…