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

Pl Gary T. Lowenthal — 330003
, [email protected]
12 Arizona State University College of Law
1 P.O. Box 877906
13 Tempe, Arizona 85287-7906
, Telephone: (480) 965-5379
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Douglas Gerlach - 06869
15 [email protected]
1 JENNINGS, STROUSS & SALMON, P.L.C.
16 A Professional Limitec.11 Liability Company
1 The Collier Center, llt Floor
17 201 E. Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2385
8 Telephone: (602) 262-5911
9 Attomeys for Petitioner
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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STEVEN CRAIG JAMES, No. CV 00-1118-PHX-NVW
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Petitioner, DEATH PENALTY CASE
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vs. MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL
1 LAW STUDENT FUNDING
L7 DORA B. SCHRIRO, et al.,
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A Res ondents.
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li Pursuant to this Court’s September 22, 2006 Order authorizing Petitioner to
2 compensate two law students to assist in the preparation of his Merits Memorandum,
2 Petitioner respectfully requests additional funding. Petitioner initially requested that two
2 students be appointed for 190 hours each, at the rate of $25 per hour, for a total of $9,500.
2 This Court authorized a sum not to exceed $5,000 (for 100 hours each, at $25 per hour),
2 "[w]ithout prejudice to a motion for additional law student funding." Petitioner
2 respectfully requests an additional $2,594 for this funding.
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I Thus far, the Court has paid the two law students a total of $3,354.50 (for 134.2
Iz hours, combined). This includes all work performed by the students through January
2007.l Since that time, the two students have worked an additional 169.6 hours
4 (combined), assisting counsel during the final two months before Petitioner filed his
5 Merits Memorandum on March 28, 2007. Petitioner’s counsel was unaware until after
filing the Merits Memorandum that the total student hours exceeded the 200 hours
Iv previously authorized by the Court. Counsel has paid the students for the additional work,
8 which was both essential and cost-effective, as the students conducted research and
9 writing that otherwise would have been performed by counsel. The additional work
10 performed by the students brings their total compensation to $7,594.00 ($2,594.00 above
ll the amount previously authorized).
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. Respectfully submitted, April L, 2007.
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Gary T. Lowenthal
1I4 Arizona State University College of Law
. P.O. Box 877906
Tempe, Arizona 85287-7906
II? Douglas Gerlach
· JENNINGS, STROUSS & SALMON, P.L.C.
l The Collier Center, ll° Floor
201 E. Washington Street
I Phoenix, AZ 85004-2385
1 Attomeys f etitioner
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2 Attorneys for Petitioner
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I As reciuested by the Court, the students have consistently maintained records
2 specifical y descnbmg the work they have performed and the time allotted to each
, individual task. We have submitted these records as attachments to lead counsel’s CJA 30
26 forms, and the CJ A Voucher Review Office has approved each of them to date.
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11 I I hereby certify that on April 12, 2007, I electronically transmitted this Motion for
Additional Law Student Funding to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for
2 I filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF
registrants:
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» Robert John Gorman
Office of the Attorney General
Criminal Appeals Section
_ I 400 W. Congress, Suite 315
Tucson, AZ 85701-1367
1 [email protected]
Attomey for Respondents
and transmitted via e-mail to:
1 The Honorable Neil V. Wake
1 Judge, United States District Comt
1 United States District Court
401 West Washington A
1 I Phoenix, AZ 85003
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I i /s/ Denise L. Christiansen
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