United States v. Naples

Before me are applications for excess compensation requiring my approval under the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(d). Although I agree with the District Court that each of these attorneys rendered highly competent and valuable services, I am constrained to return these applications without my approval.

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Two of the applications list 400 and 450 hours respectively as “out of court” time without specifying how the time was spent. Although I entertain no doubt that such time was expended on the case, I cannot properly discharge my responsibilities under the Act on the basis of this scant…