U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appointed Counsel

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NON-CJA PAYMENT OF ASSIGNED COUNSEL
 
 
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The maximum hourly rate for work performed between January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, is $155.
 
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Attorney time must be itemized on the court's Assigned counsel worksheets or like form, showing date, description of services, and amount of time in hours and tenths of an hour.
 
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All travel expenses (lodging, meals, parking, ground transportation) must be supported by receipts. Receipts for meals and lodging must be sufficiently detailed to establish that reimbursement is not being sought for alcoholic beverages, safe deposit boxes, in-room movies or other non-reimbursable expenses. For this reason, the hotel or restaurant bill, rather than a credit card receipt must be submitted.
 
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A completed W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Form (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf) must be uploaded with the invoice by any expert seeking reimbursement from the Court.
 
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Several legal printing services provide expert assistance for compilation, formatting, printing, and filing of briefs in accordance with the court’s local rules and compensation policies. An hourly rate of $85 applies to these expert services, as does the $.15 per page rate for copies. An assigned counsel printer voucher may be emailed to 4CCA-CJA@ca4.uscourts.gov for payment after filing of the documents and receipt of the invoice. Please confirm with your printer before any work is done that the printer’s billing practices are consistent with the court’s compensation policies.
 
 
 
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The completed voucher must be emailed to 4CCA-CJA@ca4.uscourts.gov within 60 days of entry of judgment, denial of a petition for rehearing, or filing of a petition for writ of certiorari, whichever is later.
 
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Counsel must submit the voucher, a completed W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Form (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf), the worksheets for services and expenses, and all receipts. Receipts are required for all travel and lodging expenses and any other expense in excess of $50.
 
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Assigned Counsel Worksheets