JAMES v. SHADOAN

No. 2001-SC-0195-MR.

58 S.W.3d 884 (2001)

Joe JAMES; Judy James, His Wife; Chuck Hadley; Gwen Hadley, His Wife; Wayne Steger; Sabrine Steger, His Wife, Appellants, v. William L. SHADOAN, Special Judge, McCracken Circuit Court, Appellee, and Mark D. Pierce, Guardian ad Litem for Michael Carneal, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Breen, Kerry Sigler Morgan, Mike Breen, P.S.C., Bowling Green, Counsel for Appellants.

William L. Shadoan, pro se.

Mark D. Pierce, Paducah, Counsel for Real Party in Interest.


JOHNSTONE, Justice.

Appellants appeal from an order of the Court of Appeals denying their petition for a writ of prohibition. Appellants seek to prohibit the McCracken Circuit Court from enforcing its order allowing Mark Pierce a fee for his service as guardian ad litem for Michael Carneal. We conclude that Appellants have an adequate remedy by appeal. Therefore, we affirm.

On December 1, 1997, Michael Carneal shot and killed three girls at a Paducah, Kentucky...

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