ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Sacramento CJA Panel training will be on Wednesday, May 15th at 5:00 p.m. in the jury lounge of the U.S. District Court, 501 I Street. Attorney Rachelle Barbour, Dr. Baljit Atwal, and Dr. Marion Chiurazzi will be presenting “Representing a Suicidal Client: Ethical and Practical Considerations.”

• Fresno CJA Panel training will be on Tuesday, May 21st at 5:30 p.m. at the jury assembly room of the U.S. District Court in Fresno. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe will be presenting “Twitter Can Get You into Ethical Trouble in 140 Characters of Less.”

WHAT IS CJA?

The Criminal Justice Act (CJA) provides for legal services for any person charged with a federal offense who is financially unable to obtain adequate representation. If the court determines that a person is eligible for appointment of counsel, either the Federal Public Defender or an attorney in private practice compensated under the CJA Plan is appointed. The Federal Public Defender is appointed to represent approximately 75% of the financially eligible federal defendants in the Eastern District of California. The remaining eligible defendants are represented by private attorneys who have qualified for appointment under the Criminal Justice Act panel. Attorneys selected for the federal panel must have demonstrated experience in, and knowledge of, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Sentencing Guidelines and the Local Rules. The application form and further information are set forth below. The Federal Defender’s Sacramento panel administrator, Kurt Heiser, can be reached at (916) 498-5700 and the Fresno panel administrator, Connie Garcia, can be reached at (559) 487-5561.

The Federal Defender’s Offices in Sacramento and Fresno hold training programs for the attorneys who are on the federal CJA panel and provide Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credits for each seminar. There is no fee to attend and sessions are normally held in Sacramento on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the jury room on the fourth floor of the federal courthouse, 501 I Street, Sacramento, and in Fresno on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:45 p.m. at the Downtown Club, 2120 Kern Street, Fresno.



Forms for the use of our panel attorneys are set forth below.

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

• CJA Application
• CJA Form 23 Financial Affidavit
• Fact Witness Voucher
• Interpreter Roster (scanned image, not searchable by search engines)
• CJA Guide to Judiciary Policy

• Property Bonds
  • Bond Information

• Forms
  • Blank Deed of Trust (Chicago Title Co. Only) 10/8/10
  • Blank Appearance Bond 5/9/12
  • Blank Third Party Custody Form (Sacramento Only)
  • Property Bond Background Information Form
  • Property Bond Checklist
  • Property Order Sheet 4/23/13
  • Claim Opposing Forfeiture

• Training Handouts (see secured documents)

1 Secured Documents are available only to CJA Panel attorneys, please contact Kurt Heiser at 916-498-5700 or fill out the CJA Application under Public Documents.