CASTRO v. HOCHULI

No. 2 CA-SA 2014-0075.

343 P.3d 457 (2015)

Rene CASTRO, Guardian Ad Litem for Minor, C.C., Petitioner, v. Hon. Peter W. HOCHULI, Judge Pro Tempore of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Pima, Respondent, and C.C., Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

February 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Hopkins Law Office, P.C., By Cedric Martin Hopkins , Tucson, Counsel for Petitioner.

Pima County Office of Children's Counsel, By Edith A. Croxen , Tucson, Counsel for Real Party in Interest.

Judge ESPINOSA authored the opinion of the Court, in which Presiding Judge MILLER and Chief Judge ECKERSTROM concurred.


OPINION

¶ 1 In this case, we consider whether a child's guardian ad litem (GAL) has the authority to seek removal of the child's counsel based on the allegation that counsel has disregarded the child's legal position. Rene Castro, GAL for C.C. in C.C.'s action to terminate the parental rights of his father Ronald...

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