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Chapter 6, § 650: Case Management in Federal Capital Habeas Corpus Proceedings

Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol 7 Defender Services, Part A Guidelines for Administering the CJA and Related Statutes, Chapter 6: Federal Death Penalty and Capital Habeas Corpus Representations

§ 650 Case Management in Federal Capital Habeas Corpus Proceedings

Judges are encouraged to employ the case-management techniques used in complex civil litigation to control costs in federal capital habeas corpus cases.

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Appx 6A Recommendations Concerning the Cost and Quality of Defense Representation (Updated Spencer Report, September 2010) (PDF)

Last revised (Transmittal 07-014) January 5, 2022
Last revised (minor technical changes) December 29, 2022

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Read the other Chapter 6 sections.
  1. § 610 Overview
  2. § 620 Appointment of Counsel in Capital Cases
  3. § 630 Compensation of Appointed Counsel in Capital Cases
  4. § 635 Elimination of Non-Statutory Budgetary Caps
  5. § 640 Case Budgeting
  6. § 655 Establishment of Capital Habeas Units & Other Resources
  7. § 660 Authorization and Payment for Investigative, Expert, and Other Services in Capital Cases
  8. § 670 Scheduling of Federal Death Penalty Case Authorization to Control Costs
  9. § 680 Clemency

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