Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cr-00198-RNC

Document 838

Filed 02/04/2005

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARIA AMARO : : : : : : Criminal No. 3:03CR198(RNC)

JANUARY 24, 2005

MOTION FOR FEES IN EXCESS OF $5200 The undersigned CJA appointed Attorney for the Defendant, Maria Amaro, hereby requests the payment of fees in excess of $5200 and represents the following in support hereof: 1. The undersigned represented Ms. Amaro for about sixteen months. 2. Ms. Amaro does not speak any English and is poorly educated. In addition, she is a very emotional first offender. The undersigned spent many hours with an interpreter reviewing the evidence and explaining the law to her. Indeed, it took two hearing before the Magistrate would accept her guilty plea. 3. As Ms. Amaro has two small children and lives in New Haven with limited transportation resources and the Government's office is also located there, the undersigned spent much time traveling from his Manchester office to and from that city.

Case 3:03-cr-00198-RNC

Document 838

Filed 02/04/2005

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Respectfully Submitted,

By____________________ Matthew J. Collins 519 Center Street Manchester, CT 06040 Tel: 860 646-2424 Fax: 860 647-0762 Certification I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed, this date, to: Attorney H. Gordon Hall Office of the United States Attorney P.O. Box 1824 157 Church Street

__________________ Matthew J. Collins