LATOURELL v. DEMPSEY

No. C2-93-419.

518 N.W.2d 564 (1994)

Margaret T. LATOURELL, Respondent, v. The Honorable Terry M. DEMPSEY, Judge of District Court, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Birkholz, Watonwan County Atty., Todd L. Kosovich, Asst. Watonwan County Atty., St. James, for appellant.

Charles H. Thomas, Law Offices of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc., Mankato, for respondent.

William R. Kennedy, Hennepin County Public Defender, Warren R. Sagstuen, Asst. Hennepin County Public Defender, Minneapolis, amicus curiae for Hennepin County Public Defender.

Robert M.A. Johnson, Anoka County Atty., Paul C. Clabo, Asst. Anoka County Atty., Anoka, amicus curiae for Minnesota County Attys. Assoc.

Lorraine Clugg, Edina, amicus curiae for Minnesota State Bar Ass'n.

Nancy J. Hellerud, Mazeppa, amicus curiae for MN Legal Services Coalition.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


OPINION

TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

We are asked to decide if the court of appeals properly issued a writ of mandamus compelling the trial court to appoint counsel for respondent in the custody and visitation phase of a parentage action. 504 N.W.2d 529. We affirm.

Dylan Ray Latourell, the son of respondent Margaret T. Latourell ("Latourell") and Wayne C. Oswald, was...

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