UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
COVID-19
GENERAL ORDER NO. 20-7
May 21, 2020
Recognizing the disruption to routine Court operations and delays due to the recent
outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19),
IT IS ORDERED that CJA Panel Attorneys are authorized to submit interim
vouchers for compensation, without prior Court approval, provided that the interim voucher
exceeds One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500) and is not submitted within two (2)
months of a prior interim voucher in the same matter. A minimum of sixty (60) days shall
elapse before the next voucher can be properly submitted for payment.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each reviewing Judge may delay or withhold
payment on any interim voucher. With the resumption of typical Court operations, this Order
will expire and all vouchers and payments will be considered in accordance with standard
rules and regulations in effect before the pandemic.
21st day of May, 2020.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this _______
NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
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