(a) Budgeting Required - In all cases where attorneys’ fees and
investigative and expert fees and expenses are reimbursed
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3599, petitioner’s counsel is required to
prepare and submit to the Court a budget for each phase of the
proceedings. The Court may schedule one or more ex parte
conferences with petitioner’s counsel to implement the
budgeting process.
(b) Filing of Budget Related Documents - Once the Court orders
that a proper showing of the need for confidentiality of budget
related documents has been made, the petitioner may file future
budget related documents under seal without further approval
by the Court. The title page for budget related documents, filed
after the Court has so ordered, must contain the following
language: “To Be Filed Under Seal Pursuant to Local Rule 79-
5.1.”
