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AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN OF THE •.
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FOR PROVIDING REPRESENTATION PURSUANT TO ///
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT OF 1964, AS AmailL� �
WHEREAS, a federal public defender organization to provide
representation in the Southern District of Iowa is in the process
of being established pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(A) of the
Criminal Justice Act (CJA), 18 u.s.c. S 3006A;
WHEREAS, the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Iowa wishes to establish a federal public defender
organization in the District;
WHEREAS, the geographical proximity of the Northern and
Southern Districts of Iowa, and the number and distribution of
appointments therein, make it practical for one organization to
serve both districts;
WHEREAS, the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa are
adjacent districts which have a sufficient volume of appointments
annually to enable the establishment of a defender organization
pursuant to subsection (g)(l) of the CJA;
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that, subject to the approval of
the Judicial Council of the Eighth Circuit, the plan of the
Northern District of Iowa for providing representation pursuant
to the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, is hereby amended to provide
for the establishment of the Federal Public·, tJefender Organization
for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa pursuant to
subsections (g)(l) and (g)(2)(A) of the CJA.
(1) The Federal Public Defender Organization is authorized
to provide representation throughout the Northern and
Southern Districts of Iowa. The organization shall maintain
offices in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
(2) Upon organization of the Federal Public Defender's
office, the Federal Public Defender shall notify this court
that he or she is available to accept appointments for
representation.
(3) The Federal Public Defender shall be responsible for
the supervision and management of the Federal Public
Defender Organization. Accordingly, the Federal Public
Defender shall be appointed in all cases assigned to that
organization for subsequent assignment of staff attorneys at
the discretion of the Federal Public Defender.
