Keene v. Jackson County

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint against county and state, seeking fees in excess of those provided by statute for plaintiff’s services as court-appointed attorney to defend an indigent on a misdemeanor charge in district court.

The part of ORS 135.330 applicable provides that where he is appointed to defend a misdemeanor charge the attorney shall be paid $50 per day for trial, not exceeding two days in any one case. Subsection (1) (f) of the same statute provides that in extraordinary circumstances payment in excess of the limits stated…