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Ortega v. United States

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 7, 2022
1:19-cv-00999-JLT-EPG (PC) (E.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2022)

Opinion

1:19-cv-00999-JLT-EPG (PC)

11-07-2022

ALBERT ORTEGA Plaintiff(s) v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants.

Michael McKneely


Michael McKneely

REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO INCUR COSTS (APPOINTED COUNSEL) AND REQUEST FOR PAYMENT

REQUEST OF PRO BONO FOR PRE-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, Michael McKneely, attorney for plaintiff(s), declare as follows:

I was appointed to represent plaintiff(s) in this action on june 27, 2022 (Doc. 79), by the Honorable Erica P. Grosjean, United States District Judge/Magistrate Judge.

I believe that the following course of action is reasonably necessary to the prosecution of this action:

Please see Memo to Judge Thurston with requested information.

Counsel seeking reimbursement must support all claimed expenses by submitting invoices, receipts or similar documentation. Without such documentation, counsel will not be reimbursed.

I have made reasonable inquiry and believe that the cost of this course of action will not exceed the amount of $ 8,000 .

I therefore request that this court authorize the expenditure in an amount not to exceed that stated above for the completion of this contemplated course of action. 1

The following payments of costs have been heretofore approved in this matter:

Amount Approved

Purpose

Amount Paid

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed this 4th day of November, 2022, at Fresno, California.

The above expenditure is X Approved __Denied

Or,

__Good cause appearing therefore, this matter is set for discovery conference, pursuant to rule __, on __, at __, __,M. in Courtroom

Number__. 2


Summaries of

Ortega v. United States

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 7, 2022
1:19-cv-00999-JLT-EPG (PC) (E.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2022)
Case details for

Ortega v. United States

Case Details

Full title:ALBERT ORTEGA Plaintiff(s) v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants.

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Nov 7, 2022

Citations

1:19-cv-00999-JLT-EPG (PC) (E.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2022)