Martin v. Administrative Office of the Courts

Opinion of the Court by

Justice WINTERSHEIMER.

Vada Endicott Martin brings this action directly to this Court to obtain a writ of mandamus to require the Administrative Office of the Courts to reimburse her for the costs of preparing and transcribing transcripts for the appeal of her circuit court case to the Court of Appeals which is anticipated to cost $67.50. That appeal had been filed in forma pauperis. See Martin v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Cabinet for Families and Children, et al., No.2002-CA-1750-MR.

The underlying case, now pending in the Court of Appeals, concerns whether the inclusion…