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Case 3:07-cr-03153-H

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CHARLES H. ADAIR ATTORNEY AT LAW 533 F STREET, STE. 212 SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 619/233-3161 STATE BAR NUMBER: 52163 ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. ALFREDO ACOSTA, Defendant

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CASE NO: 07CR3153-H EX-PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATOR FEES AND ORDER THEREON

CHARLES H. ADAIR hereby declares: I am the attorney appointed under the Criminal Justice Act to represent MR. ACOSTA in the above-entitled case. This is an Calexico border bust with approximately 48 kgms of marijuana. Mr. Acosta's family are in Yuma, Arizona. I needed the investigator to travel to the Imperial County Jail and interview and advise Mr. Acosta. She did this with two other CJA clients with the same trip. I still need interviews with the family and past employers for the purpose of sentencing. For the above stated reasons, we request that extraordinary investigative expenses in the

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sum of $550.00 for 10 additional hours at $55 per hour be approved for investigator Alejandra Espinal.

Dated: December 11, 2007

S/CHARLES H. ADAIR CHARLES H. ADAIR, Attorney for Defendant

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