The fiscal year 2013 Defender Services financial plan assumed Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorney payments would be suspended for the last three weeks in September 2013. Due to lower actual panel attorney payments than projected, the Office of Defender Services of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has been able to disburse payments beyond the point at which suspension was expected to begin. However, the funding provided for these payments has now been exhausted. As of September 17, 2013, all payments from the Administrative Office will be suspended and deferred until funding becomes available in fiscal year 2014. Assuming the continuation of government operations, the remaining 10 days of CJA panel attorney payments will be paid in full the week of October 1, 2013.
Update Date: October 11, 2013
Creation Date: October 03, 2013