Free Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cr-00007-JBA

Document 1377

Filed 05/06/2005

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. WILFREDO PEREZ, FAUSTO GONZALEZ

CRIMINAL NO. 3:02 CR 7 JBA

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER REGARDING COUNSEL COMPENSATION RATES Effective February 1, 2005, as a result of the Fiscal Year 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act, the maximum hourly compensation rates were increased from $125 to $160 in capital cases for attorneys appointed to represent persons financially unable to obtain adequate representation, pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S. C. § 3006A, and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, codified in part in 21 U.S. C. § 848(q). The court has taken into consideration the work involved in the instant case, as well as the current status of the prosecution and has determined that the higher rate is warranted. Counsel are hereby authorized to submit their vouchers at the $160 rate, effective as of work performed on or after February 1, 2005. Dated at New Haven Connecticut this 5th day of May, 2005.

/s/ Joan Glazer Margolis United States Magistrate Judge