United States District Court - Northern District Court of California

Claudia Wilken, Chief Judge

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk of Court

Capital Habeas Representation

Budgeting Forms, Vouchers, and Instructions

Phased Budget files are in Excel format. To open, click “enable macros” when prompted, and enter this password:2254case

Phased budget files are also used to generate the CJA 30 vouchers for billing purposes in capital habeas representations. To submit vouchers for budgeted expert services, use CJA 31 (.pdf).

Phase I: Appointment, Record Review, and Preliminary Investigation (.xls, 372 KB)
Phase II: Petition Preparation, Answer, and Exhaustion (.xls, 404 KB)
Phase III: Motion for Evidentiary Hearing and Briefing of Claims (.xls, 395 KB)
Phase IV: Discovery, Evidentiary Hearing, and Final Briefing (.xls, 391 KB)

Instructions

Case Evaluation Form