Seminole County v. Mize

COWART, Judge.

Seminole County seeks a writ of certiora-ri from this court quashing the order of Circuit Court Judge C. Vernon Mize, Jr., directing the county to pay compensation to an attorney appointed to represent an *854alleged substance abuser in an involuntary commitment proceeding pursuant to section 397.052, Florida Statutes (1987). The county does not object to the amount of the fees claimed, but contends that there is no statutory authority imposing any obligation on the county to pay such fees. We find that the circuit court order does not depart from the essential requirements of law,…