UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ORDER
Pursuant to a majority vote of the active judges of this court;
IT IS ORDERED that Rule 9.1 et seq of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary
Enforcement of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana are
hereby amended as follows:
9. Post-Discipline Procedures
9.1. Payment of Fees and Costs
9.1.1. Fees of Prosecution Counsel. On completion of his/her services in
any disciplinary or other matter under these Rules, counsel designated by the
Lawyer Disciplinary Committee to prosecute any disciplinary action may file
a motion with the clerk of court seeking an award of reasonable fees and
costs, to be paid from the court’s Disciplinary Enforcement Fund Attorneys'
Registration and Disciplinary Fund. In awarding fees, the court must apply
the hourly rates applicable to lawyers representing indigent defendants in the
court.
9.1.2. Assessment of Fees and Costs. The court may assess attorney’s
fees and costs of any disciplinary proceeding against the respondent. The
respondent must remit any such funds to the clerk of court per Rule 11(c) of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. for deposit into the court’s Disciplinary
Enforcement Fund.
16th day of December 2013.
New Orleans, Louisiana this ____
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SARAH S. VANCE, Chief Judge
