Follow this procedure to request additional attorney funds and/or to request service providers on a budgeted case. Generally, submission of this document should be coordinated with the Circuit Case Budgeting Attorney and/or the court’s CJA Administrator.
Note: For additional
information on budgeted cases, refer to the CJA Case Budgeting resources
at www.FD.org.
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On the Home page, select case from the Appointments List grid.
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On the Appointment Info page, next to BUDGETAUTH, click Create.
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On the Basic Info tab, complete the required fields Budget Phase/Stage and Requested Additional Attorney Fees. The additional field Notes may include any notes that you want to include for the court and/or case budgeting attorney.
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On the Authorization Request tab, if requesting approval for expert service providers, select the Service Provider Type from the drop-down menu.
If there is no prior authorization for that provider type, a message box will appear indicating no previous authorizations found. Fill in the Amount Requested.
If there is a prior authorization for that provider type the prior authorization will appear for selection.
If appropriate, select that prior authorization and the Previously Authorized Amount will display. Fill in the Additional Amount Requested.
Fill in the Description of the task(s) to be performed, if needed.
Upon completion of each provider click Add.
The providers will appear in the grid below.
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On the Documents tab, upload supporting documentation. Note: Each document must be in PDF format and 10 MB or less in size. To upload a document, click Browse to navigate to the document. Type a description of the document in the Description field and click Upload.
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On the Confirmation tab, ensure that everything requested in this budget request is properly reflected on the page. If the document is accurate, check the box affirming the accuracy of the information provided, then click Submit.
Note: the Public/Attorney Notes field may be used by attorneys and court staff to send messages back and forth. When a document is rejected, this field may be populated with instructions for the attorney. This field may also be included in the rejection e-mail.
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If there are no errors or warnings associated with the document, a success message will be displayed indicating that the document has been submitted.
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