Opinion
No. 1:07-CV-0198-SMM
02-13-2012
Davon E. McCoy Plaintiff(s) v. R. Spidle, et al. Defendants.
REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO INCUR COSTS (APPOINTED COUNSEL) AND REQUEST FOR PAYMENT
**REVISED from 1-24-12**
REQUEST OF PRO BONO FOR PRS-APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES Complete this form and return it to the court (with two copies) for approval prior to incurring the cost for which reimbursement is requested.
I, Lisa Blanco Jimenez ,attorney for plaintiff(s), declare as follows:
I was appointed to represent plaintiff(s) in this action on May 13, 2010, by the Honorable ____________ , United States District Judge/Magistrate. I believe that the following course of action is reasonably necessary to the prosecution of this action:
Round-trip travel from Stockton, CA to Repress, CA to visit plaintiff at California State Prison-Sacramento on January 27, 2012. Counsel will seek mileage reimbursement at the GSA rate of $0,51/mile.
(e.g., deposition of _______________ , defendant herein).
I have made reasonable inquiry and believe that the cost of this course of action Will not exceed the amount of $: _______________
I therefore request that this court authorize the expenditure in an amount not to exceed that stated above for the completion of the contemplated course of action.
REQUEST OF PRO BONO FOR PRE-APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES - PAGE 2
The following payments of coats have been heretofore approved in this matter:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Amount ¦Purpose ¦Amount ¦ ¦Approved ¦ ¦Paid ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦160.00 ¦Round-trip travel (i.e. mileage) to Salinas Valley ¦157.00 ¦ ¦ ¦State Prison on 6-15-10 ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦161.00 ¦Round-trip travel (i.e. mileage) to Salinas Valley ¦160.14 ¦ ¦ ¦State Prison on 3-3-11 ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦10,272.50 |¦Expert witness fees through 4-14-11 ¦10,272.50¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦150,00 ¦Round-trip travel (i.e. mileage) for Toton deposition ¦125.97 ¦ ¦ ¦on 6-21-11 ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦475.00 ¦RT travel (i.e. mileage) and witness fees for Smith ¦247.38* ¦ ¦ ¦depo on 12-19-11 ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦161.00 ¦Round-trip travel (i.e. mileage) to Salinas Valley ¦160.14* ¦ ¦ ¦State Prison on 1-3-12 ¦ ¦ +-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+---------¦ ¦2, 220.00 ¦Expert witness fees (Toton deposition prep) ¦2,220.00*¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
*pending
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Signed this 27th day of January, 2012, at Stockton, California.
_______________
Attorney tor Plaintiff(s)
The above expenditure is ___ Approved ___ Denied Or, ___ Good cause appearing therefore, this matter is set for discovery conference, pursuant to rule ___, on __________, at _________, .M. in Courtroom Number ____.
_______________
United States District Judge/Magistrate
STEPHEN M. McNAMEE
United States District Judge