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Parties Involved:
Joshua Lee Howe
Defendant
Robert Lee Phillips
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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The explanatory memorandum states: 

Counsel may submit a detailed, supporting memorandum with the worksheets. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

 WESTERN DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLAINTIFF

vs. CASE NO. 4:05CR000139GH

JOSHUA LEE HOWE

and ROBERT LEE PHILLIPS DEFENDANT

ORDER

Defendants have submitted a number of requests for authorization of experts and

investigative services. The last request by defendant was characterized as a proposed

case budget.

The Judicial Conference of the United States encourages courts to use case

budgeting in federal death penalty cases. See paragraph 6.02F of the Guidelines for the

Administration of the Criminal Justice Act and Related Statutes (CJA Guidelines), Vol. 7,

Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures. “Courts are encouraged to require appointed

counsel to submit a proposed initial litigation budget for court approval that will be subject

to modification in light of facts and developments that emerge as the case proceeds.” Id

 Case-budgeting worksheets have been developed by the Office of Defender

Services, Administrative Office of the United States Courts to assist the Court and counsel

in preparing and approving a realistic case budget. Before the Court will approve any

additional expenditures, defense counsel should follow the procedure in the explanatory

memorandum to complete and submit their proposed case budget. The explanatory

memorandum and worksheets can be found at www.fd.org. The budget worksheets

should be submitted as soon as possible.1

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There are both detailed and summary worksheets for each of the four types of

services: attorney, investigator, expert, and “other.” It is anticipated that the

summary worksheets for each service provider would be submitted by appointed

counsel. (The work of providers of the same type of service, including defense

counsel, may be combined on one form, with counsel explaining the division of

labor between them.) The court has the option of requesting that counsel prepare

one or more of the detailed worksheets, depending on whether the summary

worksheet(s) and any supporting memoranda supply the court with sufficient

information to assess the budget. 

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The government has not yet received authorization from the Attorney General for

the death penalty. The Judicial Conference recommends that courts “exercise their

supervisory powers to ensure that the death penalty authorization process proceeds

expeditiously.” Defendants were indicted on May 4, 2005. A superseding indictment was

filed on October 5, 2005. The government shall file a report sixty days regarding the

status of the authorization process. 

Accordingly, Phillips’ ex parte motion for investigative and expert services

(document no. 86) is denied without prejudice to resubmit in accordance with this Order.

 IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of November, 2006.

__ _______________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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