FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA· MAR 202oio
20-SO-6
PETER A. MOO~~I :JR.. ICLERK
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INTERIM CIA VOUCHERS ) STANDING ORDER
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The disruption to Court operations caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) may cause a
disruption to timely 'payments and place a financial burden on Criminal,,,Justice Act ("CIA") Par!
Attorneys, their staff, and their service providers. In order to mitigate the financial hardship ~f delayr
payments and to ensure the continued high quality of criminal representation by CIA Panel Attorner,
counsel providing representation under the CIA may sub;11it interim vouchers for payment of fees a d
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expenses for both attorneys and their service providers in any case, without the necessity of filingl a
Motion for an Order Allowing Interim Payments. The initial voucher may be submitted no sooner th n
four months after the date of appointment for services rendered to date. Subsequent interim vouch rs
may be submitted when the current interim voucher amount is greater than $4,000 or at intervals of four
months after the date counsel previously submitted an interim voucher. Within 45 days of t e
conclusion of the representation, counsel should submit a final voucher, without regard to the amount of
the claim or the date of any previously submitted voucher. The submission of an interim voucher is ot
required but is intended to alleviate the anticipated hardship on counsel of undertaking representati n
for an extended period of time without compensation and to expedite the processing, review, a d
payment of CJA vouchers. The Court reserves the right to delay or withhold payment on any inter m
voucher.
The Court DIRECTS the Office of the Federal Public Defender to electronically send a copy of
this Order to all members of the CJA Panel.
SO ORDERED.
This the ~ Oday of March, 2020.
Terrence W. Boyle
Chief United States District
