In the United States District Court
for the District of Kansas
Standing Order No. 18-3
Jointly Proposed Standing Order Appointing the Federal Public Defender to
Represent Defendants with Post-conviction Sixth Amendment Claims
Regarding Attorney-Client Recordings in Criminal Cases
The litigation in United States v. Black, et. al., 16-cr-200032-JAR, has brought to the
Court’s attention the possibility of Sixth Amendment violations in this District. Some
defendants were held in the custody of the U.S. Marshal at CCA-Leavenworth (now
CoreCivic). CCA video recorded in-person attorney-client meetings; the U.S.
Attorney’s Office later obtained some of those video recordings. CCA also recorded
attorney-client phone calls; the U.S. Attorney’s Office obtained some of those
recordings, as well. Defendants whose in-person attorney-client meetings or attorney-
client phone calls were recorded may be entitled to post-conviction relief.
For these reasons, the Court appoints the Federal Public Defender to represent
any defendant from the District of Kansas who may have a post-conviction Sixth
Amendment claim based on the recording of in-person attorney-client meetings or
attorney-client phone calls by any holding facility housing federal detainees within this
District. The FPD is appointed to review potential cases regardless of whether the
FPD represented the defendant in earlier District Court proceedings. The FPD will
alert the Court to any disqualifying conflicts and will obtain the consent of the
defendant before filing any petition for relief. Furthermore, the FPD is authorized to
raise any other claims in the interest of the defendant.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 17th DAY OF July , 2018.
s/ Julie A. Robinson
Julie A. Robinson
Chief Judge, U.S. District Court
District of Kansas
