ANNOUNCEMENT
United States Circuit Court Judge Peter W. Hall, Chair of the Second Circuit CJA and Pro Bono Committee, announces that the Circuit Court of Appeals and all the District Courts within the Circuit have agreed on a new initiative designed to expedite the processing of CJA vouchers in both the Circuit and District Courts. As of July 15, 2008, all worksheets submitted for processing to the Circuit or District Courts within the Circuit, must be typewritten on the official fillable worksheet forms provided for that purpose by the Courts on their websites. No other forms will be accepted after July 15, 2008. Additionally, CJA Form 26 in the District Courts and CJA Form 27 for Appellate Vouchers in the Court of Appeals will be substituted for the Attorney’s Affidavit in Support of a Voucher Claiming Excess Compensation, the use of which will be discontinued. These forms along with instruction sheets (CJA Form 26A and 27A) are also available on the Circuit and District Court websites.
July 8, 2008: It has been called to the Circuit's attention that some panel members would experience a substantial hardship in instances where they have been working on an assigned case for many months and are now required to convert their already filled out, but unbilled worksheets, to our new fillable forms. Recognizing this problem, the Circuit has agreed that the requirement that all vouchers be submitted on fillable forms shall apply only to new cases received on or after July 15, 2008. Of course, any panel member who can switch to the fillable forms immediately, is free to do so.
IMPORTANT NOTICES TO CJA ATTORNEYS
CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT CJA 20s, CJA 21s, CJA 24s, CJA 30s & CJA 31s:
All claims for payment, CJA 20s, CJA 21s and CJA 24s, are to be sent to the Hartford office, 450 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103, to the attention of the CJA Audit Clerk.
Death Penalty Claims, CJA 30s and 31s, are to be sent to the New Haven office, 141 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510, to the attention of Lori Inferrera.
To avoid delays in payment, please contact the Clerk's Office immediately when you have been notified of a new appointment on a sentencing remand or probation/supervised release violation. We will need to prepare an additional CJA 20 voucher for you for these proceedings.
Before a CJA 20 or CJA 30 voucher for a new appointment can be sent to you, we must receive a completed Financial Affidavit.
If you have questions about the CJA Training Panel, please contact Thomas Dennis, Federal Public Defender, 860-493-6260. If you have questions about the CJA vouchers, contact Bonnie D'Onofrio, 860-240-3200, or Lori Inferrera, 203-773-2415.