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CJA FAQ: Attorneys

  • Would Attorneys be able to claim time for preparing budgets?
  • Would Attorneys be able to claim time for entering the billing in the eVoucher system?
  • I was appointed as CJA counsel to represent a defendant’s appeal at the US Court of Appeals (USCA), how do I order a transcript of a hearing held in the District Court?
  • I have just been assigned a matter with many defendants. Should I be budgeting?
  • I am involved in a complex case, I find I cannot negotiate reasonable costs for investigators, duplication, research, etc. What options do I have?
  • I was retained through sentencing, my client has run out of money and I need to be appointed CJA. What do I do?
  • I discovered that my client has some assets and I want to be retained. What do I do?
  • I discovered that my client has some assets and I’m CJA, what do I do?
  • My client has run out of money, what can I do?
  • My expert required that I pay him/her up front before rendering the service and now I need to submit the claim. Do I include this on my CJA20 under other expenses?
  • Do I include claims for transcripts on my CJA20 voucher?
  • Can an associate attend court with me and can I charge for his/her time in court?
  • I am appointed as stand-by counsel. What do I need to do?
  • I finished a case last year and I just realized that I never submitted my claim. May I do it now?
  • How long is it going to take for me to get my money?
  • I need to subpoena witnesses for trial and I want to have a sheriff do this. Can I?
  • How do I report “wait time” for an in-court claim?
  • My SSN is showing up on the check stub, but I wanted payment made to my firm’s EIN. The firm’s EIN also shows up – what do I do?
  • How do I access the eVoucher site?
  • I have lost data even after I hit the Save button. What happened?

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