# Presentation: 525033

## District Court of Guam Team Presentation

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**District Court of Guam ****Team Presentation**

- Procedural FAQs

## Q:  Which judge will preside over my case?

- District Judge or Magistrate Judge?
- 28 U.S.C. § 636
- General Order 04-00016
- www.gud.uscourts.gov

## Criminal Cases

**Felony Cases**
- 	- District Judge
**Class B Misdemeanors or Other Petty Offenses**
- 	- Magistrate Judge
**Class A Misdemeanors**
- 	- District Judge
- 	- Magistrate Judge, if defendant consents

## Criminal Cases:  Magistrate Judge

- Process complaints and issue arrest warrants or summonses
- Conduct initial appearance & post-indictment proceedings and appoint counsel
- Accept waivers of indictment
- Conduct preliminary examinations
- Conduct removal & extradition hearings

- Issue and accept returns of search and seizure warrants
- Rule upon pretrial discovery matters & non-dispositive motions
- With written consent of defendant, defense counsel and government, take guilty plea in felony case
- Conduct *voir dire* and select jury for the district judge in felony case with consent of parties

## Civil Cases

**District Judge**
**Magistrate Judge, **_**if**_** parties consent**

## Civil Cases:  Magistrate Judge

**Hear and determine any pretrial motion, including discovery motions, other than case-dispositive motions**
**Hear and determine applications for letters rogatory**
**Hear and determine matters relating to the arrest/release vessels**
**Conduct scheduling conferences, pretrial conferences, and settlement conferences**
**Conduct *****voir dire***** and select jury for the district judge with consent of the parties**
**Accept jury verdicts in the absence of the district judge**

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**Q:  When will I get paid?**

## Time Limits

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_**Time Limits**_

**“****Vouchers shall be submitted no later than 45 days after final disposition of the case . . .”**
**	****	****-CJA Guidelines**

** “****Any voucher submitted beyond 45 days [after final case disposition] shall be accompanied by a letter demonstrating good cause why the voucher should be paid.”**
**	****-General Order 95-00005**

## Common Errors on Vouchers

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_**Common Errors on Vouchers**_

- CJA 20 Vouchers for Payment to Counsel
- Hours claimed do not match worksheets
- Failure to report time in tenths of an hour
- Failure to add, multiply and transfer figures correctly
- Failure to submit invoices for expenses in excess of $50
- Failure to submit memorandum for claim in excess of statutory case maximum

## Common Errors on Vouchers

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_**Common Errors on Vouchers**_

- CJA 21 Vouchers for Experts & Other Services
- Prior authorization to exceed $500 in services not secured from court
- Missing description and justification for services
- Missing signatures (attorney and/or provider)
- Provider’s invoice missing date and time service was provided

## Q:  How do I file a document under seal in a case that is not sealed?

**Sealed Documents vs. Redacted Documents**

## Sealed Documents vs. Redacted Documents

**Redacted Information**
- Social security numbers - include only last four digits (XXX-XX-6789)
- Dates of birth - include only year of birth
- Financial account numbers - only last four digits of these numbers
- Home addresses in criminal cases - include city and state only
- Names of minor children - use initials only

## Sealed Documents vs. Redacted Documents

**Sealed Information**
- Proprietary or trade secret information
- National security information
- Information regarding the victim of criminal activity
- Medical records, treatment and diagnosis
*Ex parte* requests for authorization of investigative, expert or other services pursuant to CJA
- Information regarding an individual’s cooperation with the government

## Q:  When will Magistrate Judge’s new courtroom be completed?

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**Q:  When will Magistrate Judge’s new courtroom ****be completed?**

## What’s In It For You?

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**What’s In It For You?**

**Two new Attorney/Witness Rooms**
**Digital Evidence Presentation**
**Juror Monitors**
**Document Camera**
**Projector**
**DVD/VCR**
**Witness/Podium Touch screen/Annotator**
**Infra-red Assisted Listening**
**Interpreter Equipment**