James v. Shadoan

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

Appellants appeal from an order of the Court of Appeals denying their petition for a writ of prohibition. Appellants seek to prohibit the McCracken Circuit Court from enforcing its order allowing Mark Pierce a fee for his service as guardian ad litem for Michael Carneal. We conclude that Appellants have an adequate remedy by appeal. Therefore, we affirm.

On December 1, 1997, Michael Carneal shot and killed three girls at a Paducah, Kentucky high school. He was fourteen years old at the time. Appellants — the parents of the slain girls — filed a civil action against Carneal…