Fontana v. Fowler

ORDER

Appellant moves to be allowed to proceed without costs pursuant to Ex parte Cauthen, 291 S. C. 465, 354 S. E. (2d) 381, Order, filed March 25, 1987. She is represented by an agency or corporation which is a recipient of financial assistance from the Legal Services Corporation (Agency). The Department of Social Services (DSS) opposes the motion on the grounds that appellant has not made a sufficient showing of indigency and that the Agency has funds to pay for this appeal.

We adopt the following rule where an appellant who is represented by the Agency asks to proceed under Cauthen. An…