UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
IN RE: )
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ATTORNEY-CLIENT MEETINGS )
AT CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY JAIL )
WITH FEDERAL DETAINEES )
ORDER
WHEREAS this Court received a request from the Cape Girardeau County Jail (“Jail”) to
address the need for defense attorneys to meet with federal detainees to review discovery and
prepare for court proceedings while being held in their facility; and
WHEREAS detention orders entered in this District require that Defendants be afforded a
reasonable opportunity for private consultations with counsel.
NOW THEREFORE, effective June 2, 2023, the Court enters the following Order:
1. Defense counsel representing federal detainees housed at the Jail are instructed to
utilize the Jail’s online scheduler 1 to request attorney-client meetings with federal detainees
unless other means of scheduling are approved by the Jail Administrator or Sheriff.
2. The Jail offers four different types of appointments for attorney-client
communication with federal detainees, including:
(a) telephone call,
(b) Zoom meeting (if use of an office or agency account is preferred provide details
in the “Special Instructions” field),
(c) in person through visitation window via phone, and
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Federal defense practitioners who do not have an online scheduling account may request one
by sending an email to
[email protected].
(d) private conference room.
3. The Jail requires that defense attorneys schedule attorney-client meetings with 24-
hour advance notice. Appointment blocks are available in 30-minute increments. If you need
more time, select more than one 30-minute session. If you wish to see more than one client
during a 30-minute time block, type both names in the Client Name field.
4. When participating in attorney-client meetings at the Jail, defense attorneys must
submit to the Jail’s standard security screening procedures before meeting with their client.
5. This Court recognizes situations may develop that will result in the need for the
Jail or defense counsel to request relief from this standing Order. Parties requesting relief must
file a motion specifying the relief requested and the judge will rule promptly on that motion.
Parties must meet and confer, i.e. actually speak, with opposing parties before filing any motion
for relief under this paragraph, and such motions should be filed by consent whenever possible.
SO ORDERED this 1st day of June 2023.
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Stephen R. Clark
Chief United States District Judge
