U.S. v. Coleman

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. ROY COLEMAN, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Jul 25, 2002

01 Crim. 1042 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y. Jul. 25, 2002)

Opinion

01 Crim. 1042 (LAK)

July 25, 2002

ORDER

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, United States District Judge

Counsel for defendant, who was appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, has submitted an application for attorney's fees and expenses in an amount in excess of $50,000.

At the time this defendant sought CJA counsel, it appeared that he had a net worth in excess of $100,000, although all or most of that wealth was illiquid. In view of that illiquidity, the Court granted the application for CJA counsel but expressed the view that defendant's financial situation might be such as to warrant an order requiring the defendant to reimburse the government, in whole or in part, for the cost of his defense despite his then apparently illiquid position.

In all the circumstances, the defendant, Roy Coleman, shall show cause, on or before August 19, 2002, why an order should not be entered, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(f) and Sections VI.B and VI.D of this District's Revised Plan for Furnishing Representation Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act, requiring defendant to pay all or part of the cost of his defense in this matter.

SO ORDERED.