Pachota v. District Court for the Eighth Judicial District

In this original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21, petitioner Susan Marie Pachota seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the respondent Judge John-David Sullivan to authorize and order an additional payment of $3,505 1 to compensate her for services she provided as a court-appointed guardian ad litem and $4,087.50 2 for attorney’s fees incurred in preparing and filing this original proceeding. We issued a rule to show cause why the relief requested should not be granted, and now make the rule absolute, and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

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This dispute involves the fee awarded…