Jacobs v. Sullivan et al

Filing 196

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 6/22/2016 ORDERING plaintiff's attorney's request for authority to incur costs by appointed pro bono counsel Kenneth K. Lee is DENIED, without prejudice. (Crouch, J)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff(s)
No.

vs.

Defendants.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO INCUR
COSTS (APPOINTED COlJNSEL) 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,

, attorney for plaintiff(s), declare as follows:

, by the
, United States District Judge/Magistrate Judge.
action is reasonably necessary to the prosecution of this

Plaintiff seeks to engage a medical expert to provide an expert report and testify at trial in support of his
request for damages. The proposed expert, Dr. Luigi Di Stefano, estimates that preparing the report will take
no more than 18 hours and has agreed to a discounted hourly rate of $400.00 per hour. Dr. Di Stefano has
also agreed to a discounted trial fee of $4,000.

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

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made reasonable in
the amount of $ ",200

and believe that the cost of this course of action will not exceed

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

REQUEST OF PRO BO~O FOR PRE-APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES - PAGE 2
Case Number:

1:05-cv-01625-SAB

The following payments of costs have been heretofore approved in this matter:
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1 declare under penalty ofperjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signed this

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