DISTRICT OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

REQUEST FOR EXCESS COMPENSATION

Complete and attach this form to CJA-20 in eVoucher if total attorney fees exceed the statutory maximum.

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION

Attorney Name:	Voucher time period:

Appointment date:	Click or tap to enter a date.

Defendant Name:

Case Title:

Case Number:

Total No. of Defendants:

Designated Complex:	YES NO

Trial date, if any:	Result: Guilty Not Guilty Mistrial

Plea date, if any:

Sentencing date, if any:

Is this your first and final CJA-20 voucher:	YES NO

Are you requesting interim vouchers for future payments:	YES NO

SECTION II – JUSTIFICATION FOR CASE BEING EXTENDED OR COMPLEX

Summary of government's allegations (in layperson’s terms); number of counts and (if applicable) overt acts related to your client; and client’s sentencing exposure (including any mandatory minimums):

Summary of procedural history to date including plea, trial outcome, and sentence, if applicable:

Volume and nature of discovery (page numbers and/or byte size) and effect on complexity/duration of case:

Type and necessity of service providers/experts retained or likely to be requested:

Client considerations, e.g., mental health, language differences, custodial status, accessibility:

Types of motions, legal analyses, sentencing memoranda, and other filings completed or likely to be drafted:

Any other issues that make this case extended or complex:

SECTION III – WORK SUMMARY (FOR INTERIM PAYMENTS ONLY)

If submitting interim payments, briefly summarize what was accomplished during each relevant billing period and update Section II as needed. Save, update, and attach this form to each interim voucher through conclusion of the representation to provide a progressive work summary (to add additional rows, before adding text in the last row, left click in the last row and then click the plus button on the right).

BILLING PERIOD	# OF HOURS	WORK PERFORMED

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Save this document as a PDF. In eVoucher, upload the PDF of this form to the Documents tab of your CJA-20 voucher.