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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FILED
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO DIVISION
FEB 2 6 2019
IN RE: THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL AND “x
CLERK, U S. DISTRICT Ci
OTHER SERVICES PURSUANT TO THE ree aS 1 Jens
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 18 U.S.C. §3006A . By é
DEPUTY
AMENDED ORDER
REGARDING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF ATTORNEYS
IN THE CJA PANEL MENTORING PROGRAM
Before the Court is the Amended Criminal Justice Act Plan for the Western District of Texas
(July 24, 2018) (“Amended CJA Plan”). Section VIII(B)(f) of the Amended CJA Plan authorizes
the establishment of mentoring programs in each division of the District, under which members of
the Divisional CJA Panel Committee would review the panel attorney applications and otherwise
identify viable candidates who are lacking federal criminal experience. Once identified, the
committee may assign the applicant to work with an experienced CJA panel member ina designated
case, allowing the panel member to serve as a mentor to the applicant. A mentoring program of the
sort contemplated by the Amended CJA Plan has been in place in the San Antonio Division since
2009.
This Standing Order concerns the issue of pomipensation under the San Antonio Division
mentoring program. Under § XII(C) of the Amended CJA Plan, the Court may provide
compensation for mentee attorneys, either (1) at the prevailing hourly CJA rate when the mentee is
appointed as second counsel in appropriate cases as determined by the Court; or (2) under the CJA
at a reduced rate with prior authorization by the Court. In the San Antonio Division, it is not the
general practice for mentee attorneys to be appointed as second counsel. However, the Court finds
that it is appropriate to continue to provide compensation for mentee attorneys at a reduced rate, in
accordance with the Division’s longstanding practice.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that any official mentee approved by the Committee
to participate in the mentoring program may request reimbursement under the following limitations:
(1) the reimbursement may not exceed $75 per hour;
(2) the reimbursement may not exceed the maximum for reimbursement provided in 18
U.S.C. § 3006A(e)(3);
(3) reimbursement will not be approved for any mentee services that duplicate the work
of the mentor; and
(4) the reimbursement request must be approved and submitted by the mentor attorney,
using the “other” services section of Form AO CJA 21.
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Adopted and approved by the judges of this court on this the day of
Orlando L. Garcia Xavier Rodrigue
Chief United States District Judge ite
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YE red Biery
United States DistrictJudge
2019.
