Legal Opinion
Proper Agency to Make Payment for the Compensation of Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses in Cases Handled by the Department of Justice
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided July 20, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
July 20, 1977 77-43 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Compensation of Court-Appointed Witnesses* This is in response to your request for our opinion on the proper agency to make payment for the compensation of court-appointed expert witnesses in cases handled by the Department of Justice. We conclude that where a court appoints an expert witness pursuant to Rule 706 of the Federal Rules of Evidence,1 as a matter of law either the Administrative Office of the United States Courts or the litigating agency is required .to compensate such witnesses…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scott v. Spanjer Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Grand River Dam Authority v. JarvisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. 2,186.63 Acres of Land, Wasatch County, Utah (H. Clay Cummings Estate)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. 109 Acres of LandDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1975