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Ca se Bud g e ting : Stra te g ie s fo r Pla nning a nd F und ing L itig a tio n in Ca pita l a nd Me g a -Ca se s 2016 CL E NORT HE RN AND SOUT HE RN DIST RICT S OF MISSISSIPPI DE CE MBE R 9, 2016 BIL OXI, MISSISSIPPI MARGARE T E . AL VE RSON CIRCUIT CJA CASE BUDGE T ING AT T ORNE Y – F IF T H CIRCUIT

 E nha nc e s the q ua lity o f re pre se nta tio n Be ne fits o f  Assists pa ne l a tto rne ys in Budg e ting o b ta ining funding fo r se rvic e pro vide rs  Allo ws fo r inte rim pa yme nts in le ng thy a nd time inte nsive litig a tio n  E nsure s tha t c o unse l a nd se rvic e pro vide rs will b e pa id fo r b udg e te d wo rk

 Ca pita l pro se c utio ns  Ca pita l ha b e a s c a se s T ype s o f  28 U.S.C. § 2254 Ca se s to  28 U.S.C. § 2255 Budg e t  Ca pita l c le me nc y a nd sta y pro c e e ding s  No n c a pita l me g a c a se s  300 + a tto rne y ho urs  to ta l e xpe nditure s e xpe c te d to e xc e e d 300 time s the pre va iling CJA no n-c a pita l ho urly ra te (a ppro xima te ly $39,000)

 E xte nsive Disc o ve ry E xa mple s  Multiple De fe nda nts o f Me g a  RICO / IT AR c a se s  Ga ng Ca se s  Ma jo r Na rc o tic s c o nspira c ie s  Ma jo r F ra ud  Wire ta p Ca se s  T e rro rism Ca se s o r Ca se s with Cla ssifie d Do c ume nts

 Ca pita l c a se s  Circ uit a ppro va l ne e de d w he n a tto rne y Ca pita l Ca se s- fe e s e xc e e d $100,000 a t tria l le ve l, $50,000 a ppe lla te (5 th Circ uit Judic ia l Spe c ia l Co unc il Spe c ia l Pro c e dure s fo r Co nside ra tio ns Re vie wing Atto rne y Co mpe nsa tio n Re q ue st)  Ca pita l ha b e a s c a se s  $35,000 Distric t Co urt  $15,000 Circ uit Co urt  F ig ure is a thre sho ld w hic h trig g e rs the ne e d fo r c irc uit re vie w  Budg e ting is a n e ffe c tive me c ha nism fo r c o mplying w ith the se c irc uit pro c e dure s w he n fe e s e xpe c te d to e xc e e d the limit

 Non- Budg e te d Ca se s  Pa yme nts b e lo w c a se ma ximum: Distric t c o urt c a n a utho rize if p a yme nt + a ll p rio r p a yme nts d o no t e xc e e d the c a se E ffe c t o f ma ximum. Circ uit a p p ro va l no t re q uire d . Budg e t Pa yme nts e xc e e d ing c a se ma ximum: Circ uit a p p ro va l re q uire d .  Orde r o n Circ uit a p p ro ve d inte rim vo uc he rs ma y b e p a id a t 100%.   Budg e te d Ca se s I nte rim Distric t c o urt ma y a p p ro ve p a yme nt o f inte rim vo uc he rs  Vo uc he rs c o nsiste nt with the b ud g e te d a mo unt. Circ uit a p p ro va l no t re q uire d . Distric t c o urt a p p ro ve d inte rim vo uc he rs: fe e s p a id a t 80%.   Co unse l ma y c la im the 20% re ta ina g e in the fina l vo uc he r. F ina l vo uc he r re q uire s c irc uit a p p ro va l.  Pra c tic e a p p lie s to a tto rne y a nd se rvic e p ro vid e r fe e s.   e xp e nse s re imb urse d in full.

 E a rlie r the Be tte r Whe n to  Ide a lly a t the time o f a ppo intme nt Be g in  Co nta c t the Ca se Budg e ting Atto rne y Budg e ting to disc uss c a se a nd ho w to pro c e e d Me g Alve rso n 504.310.7799 Ma rg a re t_Alve rso n@ c a 5.usc o urts.g o v

 E x pa rte c o mmunic a tio n Wo rk with  Sa mple ma te ria ls a va ila b le the Ca se  De ve lo p o ve ra ll litig a tio n a nd Budg e ting inve stig a tio n stra te g ie s Atto rne y  Ide ntify c o st drive rs  Disc o ve ry – litig a tio n suppo rt ne e ds  Stre a mline funding a utho riza tio n pro c e ss – distric t a nd c irc uit c o urt

 T he distric t c o urt ma y o rde r tha t a c a se b e b udg e te d. T he  Alte rna tive ly, c o unse l ma y re que st to Pro c e ss in b udg e t a c a se .  Pre fe re nc e fo rb udg e ting in pha se s. a Nutshe ll  Co unse l pre pa re s initia l budg e t with suppo rting me mo ra ndum.  T he b udg e t pro po sal sho uld be sub mitte d e x parte unde rse a l.  Ca pita l c a se s: pr o pe r sho wing re q uire d to pro c e e d e x parte .  Re que st funding autho riza tio n fo r se r vic e pro vide rs.  Budg e t ma y b e a me nde d o r supple me nte d.

 Distr ic t c o urt re vie ws the pro po se d b udg e t.  Distr ic t c o urt’ s o rde r is fo rwa rde d to the c hie f T he judg e o f the c irc uit, o r de sig ne e , fo r re vie w. Pro c e ss in  Circ uit c hie f judg e o r de sig ne e will issue the a Nutshe ll b udg e t o rde r to b e file d unde r se a l.  If b udg e t re q ue st is re duc e d o r de nie d a lto g e the r b y the distr ic t c o urt, c o unse l ma y mo ve the distr ic t c o urt fo r re c o nside ra tio n.  De nial o r re duc tio n o f a b udg e t re q ue st ma y b e re vie wa ble o n a ppe a l o r in po st-c o nvic tio n pro c e e ding s whe re a s a vo uc he r re d uc tio n is no t.

 Ide ntify c o re te a m me mb e rs a nd se rvic e pro vide rs Ho w to g o  Pa ra le g a l a b o ut  Inve stiga to r Budg e ting  Mitig a tio n spe c ia list  E xpe rts  E vo lve s a s yo u g e t into the c a se a nd ide ntify issue s  Ide ntify fa c tua l a nd le g a l issue s  Ide ntify c o mple x o r uniq ue issue s fo r mo tio n pra c tic e  Disc o ve ry ma na g e me nt  Pro je c te d le ng th o f tria l

 Witho ut Se p a ra te Ap p o intme nt: Ap p o inte d c o unse l ma y c la im c o mp e nsa tio n fo r se rvic e s  p ro vid e d b y p a rtne r o r a sso c ia te b ut must id e ntify who d id Asso c ia te wha t wo rk o n vo uc he r.** Co unse l Prio r c o urt a utho riza tio n ne e d e d if c o unse l is no t a p a rtne r o r  a sso c ia te . § 230.53.10 (b ).  With Se p a ra te Ap p o intme nt: Ea c h a tto rne y ma y re c e ive up to ma ximum c o mp e nsa tio n.  Ea c h a p p o inte d a tto rne y will file a se p a ra te vo uc he r. §  230.53.20.  Ca p ita l Ca se s: Co unse l ma y use a tto rne ys “ who wo rk in a sso c ia tio n with  the m” a t a re d uc e d ho urly ra te if it d iminishe s the o ve ra ll c o st o r ne e d e d to me e t time limita tio ns. **  ** Pr e fe r e nc e is fo r e ac h atto r ne y to file a se par ate vo uc he r be c ause o f e Vo uc he rc o nside r atio ns.

 Pla n the Ca se Stra te g y  E stima te time s fo r c lie nt c o nta c t, c o urt Ca lc ula ting a ppe a ra nc e s, do c ume nt re vie w, re se a rc h, inve stig a tio ns Atto rne y  Re vie w T ime in Prio r Simila r Ca se s ho urs  Re vie w yo ur pa st vo uc he rs a nd ta ke into a c c o unt diffe re nc e s in c a se s  Asse ss Yo ur Ava ila b ility  E stima te ho w ma ny ho urs pe r we e k yo u ha ve a va ila b le to wo rk o n the c a se  Pra c tic a l a wa re ne ss o f c o urt o r sta tuto ry de a dline s  Use the Wo rkshe e ts to ide ntify the wo rk a nd the time ne e de d to pe rfo rm it

 K no w yo ur c a se – Service  Wha t indic a te s the ne e d fo r this type o f e xpe rt o r se rvic e pro vide r Providers  Ho w c a n this e xpe rt’ s po te ntia l finding s suppo rt the de fe nse the o ry o f the c a se  Or re b ut the g o ve rnme nt’ s e vide nc e o r the o ry  Co nsulting o r te stifying e xe rt  Due dilig e nc e se a rc h fo r fa vo ra b le ra te s  Ve t the e xpe rt

Non- c apital c ase s:  Any individua l se rvic e p ro vide r in e xc e ss o f $2,500 (e xc lud ing e xp e nse s): d istric t c o urt must c e rtify a nd p rio r c irc uit a utho riza tio n re q uire d . Need for  L e ss tha n $2,500: p rio r a utho riza tio n must b e o b ta ine d fro m the d istric t c o urt; c irc uit a utho riza tio n is no t re q uire d . Prior Capital Case s: Authorization  Co mb ine d c o mp e nsa tio n a nd e xp e nse s fo r a ll se rvic e p ro vide rs inc lud ing inve stig a to rs, mitig a tio n sp e c ia lists a nd e xp e rts in e xc e ss o f $7,500 must b e c e rtifie d b y the d istric t c o urt a nd a p p ro ve d b y the c irc uit. Non Capital and Capital Case s:  T o ta l c o st o f a ll se rvic e p ro vide rs c o mb ine d d o e s no t e xc e e d $800 (e xc lud ing e xp e nse s), p rio r a utho riza tio n is no t ne c e ssa ry. NOT E: Se rvic e p ro vid e rs will b e se p a ra te ly e nte re d into e Vo uc he r.

Ca lc ula ting  I de ntify the ne e d fo r a pa rtic ula r se rvic e Se rvic e pro vide r Pro vide r  De fine the ir ro le s Ho urs  Asse ss the sc o pe o f the wo rk ide ntifying a ny o b vio us c o mple xitie s o r c o st-drive rs  Co nfe r o n time ne e de d to pe rfo rm it

 F e e sc he dule  Do c ume nt re vie w  Inte rvie ws Working  Clie nt  Witne sse s with  T ra ve l Service  E vide nc e e xa mina tio n a nd te sting Providers  Co nsult w ith Co unse l  Re po rt w riting  Pre pa ra tio n to te stify  T e stimo ny  E ng a g e me nt L e tte r a nd Co nfide ntia lity Ag re e me nt  Pe rio dic Vo uc he rs - sta y w/ in a ppro ve d funds