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CJA eVoucher Attorney User Manual
Release 6.3
JULY
2020
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ContentsContact Information ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Panel Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Voucher and Authorization Request Submission .......................................................................................................... 3
Browser Compatibility.................................................................................................................................................... 3
Court Appointment ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Associate/Partner Attorney ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Co‐Counsel Appointment ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Accessing the CJA eVoucher Program ................................................................................................................................... 5
Navigating in the CJA eVoucher Program .............................................................................................................................. 7
Customizing the Home Page .................................................................................................................................................. 8
My Profile ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Changing My Profile User Name and Password .................................................................................................................. 10
Attorney Info ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Billing Info ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Appointments’ List ................................................................................................................................................................ 15
View Representation ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
Click Home on the menu bar at the top of the page ............................................................................................................ 16
Creating the CJA‐20 Voucher ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Entering Services ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Entering Expenses ................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Claim Status .......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Documents ............................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Signing and Submitting to Court ........................................................................................................................................... 26
CJA‐20 Quick Review Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 29
Reports and Case Management ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Defendant Detailed Budget Report ................................................................................................................................. 31
Defendant Summary Budget Report ............................................................................................................................... 32
Creating a CJA‐21 Voucher ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Submitting an Authorization Request for Expert Services .................................................................................................... 41
Note: There is NOT AN AUTOSAVE function on this program. You must click Save periodically to save your work. ......... 41
Creating an Authorization for Transcripts (AUTH‐24) ........................................................................................................... 47
CJA‐24 Voucher ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Creating a Travel Voucher ..................................................................................................................................................... 51
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Contact Information
The eVoucher help desk support can be reached via email at [email protected] For immediate assistance you may call either the Ashland Clerk’s Office and speak to Kelly Smith at 606‐329‐2465 or call our Lexington Clerk’s Office and speak to Lea Ann Newquist at 859‐514‐2240
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Introduction The CJA eVoucher system is a web‐based solution for submission, monitoring, and management of all Criminal Justice Act (CJA) functions. The eVoucher program allows for:
Online authorization requests by attorneys for service providers.
Online voucher completion by the service provider, or by the attorney acting for the service provider.
Online voucher review and submission by the attorney.
Online submission to the court.
Unless the court has indicated otherwise, attorneys are generally required to create and submit vouchers for their service providers and associates. The program includes the following modules:
Panel Management
Allows attorneys to manage their own account information including address, phone, firm associations
Voucher and Authorization Request Submission
Authorization requests by attorneys for expert services
Requests by attorneys for interim payment
Supporting document uploads to vouchers or authorization requests
Reports for attorneys to take an active part in monitoring costs
Automatic email notification to attorney of approval or rejection of vouchers and authorization requests
Browser Compatibility
Windows: Chrome 62, Edge 16, Firefox 57, Internet Explorer 10.1 with Compatibility Mode, Internet Explorer 11
Apple Macintosh: Safari 10.1
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Court Appointment There will be no change to the Court’s process for appointing attorneys to cases. When an attorney appointment order is entered by the Court, the appointment will also be entered in eVoucher. When an appointment is made, the program automatically generates an email message to the appointed attorney. The email confirms the appointment and provides a link to the CJA eVoucher program. Associate/Partner Attorney
If an appointed attorney wants an associate/partner to perform work for the appointed attorney, the attorney
must contact the eVoucher support to have the associate/partner added to the existing case representation in
eVoucher. Requests to add an associate/partner to a case should include the case name/number and the
associate/partner’s name and email address.
Appointed attorneys must review and approve of all services and expenses included on the associate/partner CJA20. The appointed attorney’s statement approving of associate/partner CJA 20s must be attached to the associate/partner CJA20.
Co‐Counsel Appointment
In extremely difficult cases, the attorney may request and the Court may find it in the interest of justice to appoint an additional attorney as co‐counsel. The request for the appointment of co‐counsel must be done by motion filed in the case either conventionally, if ex parte, or in CM/ECF (not eVoucher). If the motion is granted, the Court will create a new representation/appointment for co‐counsel in eVoucher and an email will automatically be sent to co‐counsel confirming the appointment.
PENDING APPOINTMENTS
Pending appointments entered in eVoucher will appear in the Appointment List box on the landing page. If you
desire to submit a voucher for prior appointments NOT appearing in this section, please use the search feature to
find the prior appointment. Once a Judgment has been entered and voucher submitted and paid there will be a
termination date entered and the appointment may not be shown in your appointment list
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Accessing the CJA eVoucher Program
The link to access eVoucher is located on the KYED homepage www.kyed.uscourts.gov under the “For Attorneys” tab
along the top of the page. Login using your Username and Password that you were provided.
You are required to change your password within 30 days of the first time you log on to eVoucher. Passwords must:
Be at least eight characters in length.
Contain one lowercase character.
Contain one uppercase character.
Contain one special character.
Be alphanumeric.
Not be a password used in the past 365 days.
You are required to change your password every 180 days.
If you forget your username or password, click the Forgot your password link.
NOTE: IF YOU INCORRECTLY ENTER
YOUR USERNAME/PASSWORD THREE
TIMES YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE
LOCKED. YOU MUST EMAIL SUPPORT
CALL 606‐329‐2465 TO REQUEST YOUR
ACCOUNT BE UNLOCKED
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Enter your username and email address and click Recover Logon. You will receive an email offering help. The link provided in the password reset email is valid for 15 minutes and can only be accessed one time.
Home Page
Your home page provides access to all of your appointments and vouchers. Security prohibits you from viewing
information for any other attorney. Likewise, no one else has access to your information.
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Folder Name Contents
My Active Documents This folder contains documents that you are currently working on or that have been submitted to you by an expert service provider. These documents are waiting for you to take action.
Appointments’ List This is a quick reference to all your appointments.
My Proposed Assignments
KYED will not be using this feature so your folder should remain empty.
My Submitted Documents
This folder contains vouchers for yourself, or your service provider, that have been submitted to the court for payment. Documents submitted to the court requesting expert services or interim payments also appear in this folder.
My Service Provider’s Documents
This folder contains all the vouchers for your service providers, including:
Vouchers in progress by the experts.
Vouchers submitted to the attorney for approval and submission to the court.
Vouchers signed off by the attorney and submitted to the court for payment.
Closed Documents
This folder contains documents that have been paid or approved by the court. Closed documents only display for open cases. Closed documents display until they are archived and/or for 60–90 days after the appointment is terminated. They are still accessible through the Appointment page.
Navigating in the CJA eVoucher Program
Menu Bar Item Description Home Click to access the eVoucher home page.
Operations Click to search for specific appointments.
Reports Click to view selected reports you may run on your appointments.
Links Click to access links to CJA resources such as forms, guides, publications, etc.
Help
Click to access:
Another link to your profile.
Contact Us email.
Privacy Notice.
eVoucher help documentation for attorneys and experts.
Sign out Click to log off of the eVoucher program.
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Customizing the Home Page Customizing your home page allows you to alter the manner in which your information is displayed in the folders.
Expand/Collapse a Folder: Click the plus sign to expand a folder. Click the minus sign to collapse a folder. Resize a Column Along the folder headings (e.g., Case, Description, Type, etc.), move your cursor to the line between the columns until a double arrow appears. Drag the line in the desired direction to enlarge or reduce the column size.
Note: The folder size does not increase; therefore, some columns may move off the screen.
Group by Column Heading: You can SORT all the information within a folder by grouping documents by column header.
All folders displaying the group header bar can be sorted in this manner.
Click in the header for the column you wish to group.
Click and drag the header to the Group by header bar.
All the information in that folder is now grouped and sorted by that selection.
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My Profile
In the My Profile section, the attorney can:
Change the password (Login Info section).
Edit contact information, phone, email, and/or physical address (Attorney Info section).
It is your responsibility to keep your contact and billing information current. Copies of a W‐9 must be provided to the court should it be necessary to make changes to your SSN or EIN.
The Holding Period and CLE attendance is not utilized by KYED at this time.
To access the My Profile page, from the menu bar, click Help and then click My Profile, or click the My Profile link to the right of the menu bar by clicking the icon next to your name.
The My Profile page appears.
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Changing My Profile User Name and Password In the Login Info section, click Edit to change your password.
To change your user name, type the new user name and click the change link. The “The Username has been changed” message appears. To reset your password, click the reset link.
In the Password field, enter the new password, and then reenter it in the Confirm field. Click Reset to save.
Click Close to exit the Login Info section.
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Attorney Info
In the Attorney Info section, click Edit to access your personal information.
Make any necessary changes, and then click Save.
Notes: Each attorney (except associates) must enter their SSN into the user profile or they will not be paid.
The Country field is automatically set to UNITED STATES unless otherwise indicated.
If you are a foreign vendor, select the Foreign Vendor check box and enter the appropriate information.
You can list as many as three email addresses. Notifications from eVoucher are sent to all email addresses.
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BILLING INFORMATION
Payments will be mailed from the U.S. Treasury to the address listed in the attorney’s profile and W2s will be issued under the SSN/EIN as it appears in the Profile.
Self‐Employed = the panel attorney does not work for a firm and/or the taxable income associated with these CJA payments shall be reported to the IRS and on a 1099 with the attorney’s name and SSN.
Firm = the panel attorney is performing CJA services as an employee of a firm (Pre‐Existing Agreement). All CJA payments will be payable in the name of the appointed attorney. However, the taxable income associated with these CJA payments shall be reported to the IRS and on a 1099 with the firm’s Name and EIN.
Associate = the attorney is not the appointed counsel in the case, but is providing services in support of appointed counsel in the case. Work performed by the associate is claimed by and paid to the appointed counsel. The firm’s billing code will be required to complete the billing information for the Associate.
Billing Info
In the Billing Info section, click Add if no billing information is available. Click Edit to change the information already entered.
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Make any necessary changes and click Save. If applicable, add billing information for a firm or an associate by clicking the corresponding radio button.
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Notes:
Attorneys with preexisting agreements must enter the firm’s EIN and name.
Associates do not need to enter an SSN. When you click the Associate radio button for the billing type, no information is required in the Billing Code field. Once you save, the screen displays Associate‐ No Billing Info.
See the Associates Functionality document to learn more about creating vouchers as an associate.
Billing information must be entered before any payments can be made.
The SSN/EIN is used when reporting income to the IRS. The SSN/EIN cannot be changed once it has been saved. Please contact eVoucher support for any needed changes.
Select the Copy Address from Profile check box if your billing address is the same as your attorney info address.
It is the attorney’s responsibility to keep all account and billing information current. Failing to do so could delay payment and/or receipt of your 1099.
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Appointments’ List On your home page, locate the Appointments column in the Appointments’ List section.
Click the case number link to open the Appointment Info page.
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View Representation Clicking the View Representation link displays the following information:
Default excess fee limit
Presiding judge
Magistrate judge
Co‐counsel
Previous counsel In the Appointment section, click the View Representation link.
The Representation Info page appears.
Click Home on the menu bar at the top of the page
Section Name Contents Appointment Info This section contains all information about the appointment.
Vouchers on File This section contains all vouchers for the appointment.
View Representation Click the View Representation link to view the Representation Info page.
Create New Voucher Click the Create link next to the voucher to create a voucher for the appointment.
Reports This section contains reports for the appointment.
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Creating the CJA‐20 Voucher The court creates the appointment. The attorney initiates the CJA‐20 voucher.
Note: All voucher types and documents function in primarily the same way.
In the Appointment section, from the CJA‐20 voucher template, click the Create link.
The voucher opens the Basic Info page, which displays the information in the paper voucher format.
Notes:
To avoid data loss, frequently save any entries made to a voucher.
To delete a voucher, click Delete Draft at any time prior to submitting it.
To check for warnings or errors in the document, click Audit Assist at any time.
To navigate, click the tab headings or the navigation buttons in the progress bar.
Tab headings
appear at the
top of the
screen.
A progress bar
appears at the
bottom of the
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Entering Services Line‐item time entries should be entered on the Services page. Both in‐court and out‐of‐court time should be recorded
here.
Note: There is NOT AN AUTOSAVE function on this program. You must click Save periodically to save your work.
Click the Services tab, or click Next on the progress bar.
Enter the date of the service. The default date is always the current date. You can either type the date or click the calendar icon and select a date from the pop‐up calendar.
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Click the Service Type drop‐down arrow and select the service type.
Note: You can add dates in any order, or sort in chronological order at any time.
Enter your hours of service in tenths of an hour, enter a description, and then click Add.
The entry is added to the voucher, and appears at the bottom of the Service Type column. The Date header sorts by date. Be sure to click Save. Click an entry to edit.
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Entering Expenses
Click the Expenses tab, or click Next on the progress bar.
Click the Expense Type drop‐down arrow and select the applicable expense.
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If Travel Miles is selected, enter the round‐trip mileage, and then click in the Description field to enter a description.
Click Add.
The entry is added to the voucher and appears at the bottom of the Expense Type column.
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Click in the Date column header to sort expenses by date. Click Save.
Notes:
If you choose photocopies or fax expenses, indicate the number of pages, and the rate charged per page.
Any expense over $50.00 you MUST attach a copy of the receipt.
Per the Guide: 230.50 Proration of Claims (d) Whenever appointed counsel submit separate vouchers, as provided by this section, time spent in common on more than one indictment or case must be prorated among the indictments or cases on which the time was spent, and each indictment or case must be cross‐referenced on the supporting materials to the vouchers. Time spent exclusively on any one indictment or case must properly be charged on the voucher for that indictment or case. (f) While time spent in common on more than one CJA representation must be prorated, the entire amount of travel or other expenses applicable to more than one CJA representation must be billed to one representation. The supporting materials to the voucher on which the expenses are billed must cross‐reference the other CJA representations.
Remember to click Add after each entry.
Click an entry to edit.
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Claim Status
Click the Claim Status tab, or click Next on the progress bar.
Enter the start date from the services or expenses entries, whichever date is earliest. If necessary, go back to the
Expense and Service sections and click the Date header to sort by the earliest date of services. Answer all the questions
regarding previous payments in this case, and then click Save. Click Audit Assist at any time to view any errors or
warnings regarding your document. Note: The End Date is the last entry date on the Services or Expenses page, NOT the
date the voucher is submitted.
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The Payment Claims section features the following payment claims type radio buttons:
Final Payment is requested within 45 days after all services have been completed.
Interim Payment allows for payment throughout the appointment, by Order of the Court. If using this type of payment, indicate the number of interim payments.
Supplemental Payment to request payment due to a missed or forgotten receipt after the final payment has been submitted.
Withholding Return Payment for an attorney to request return payment of withheld funds. The attorney can submit a blank (no services or expenses) CJA‐20/30/21/31 at the end of the case.
If you try to submit with errors, you may receive the following pink error message:
The message will be removed when you complete the Claim Status section with correct start and end dates that include
all service and expense dates for the voucher.
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Documents Attorneys (as well as courts) can attach documents. Attach any documentation that supports the voucher; e.g., travel or
other expense receipts, or orders from the court. All documents must be submitted in PDF format and must be 10 MB or
less.
Click the Documents tab, or click Next on the progress bar.
To add an attachment, click Browse to locate your file. Add a description of the attachment. Click Upload. The
attachment and description is added to the voucher and appears at the bottom of the Description column.
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Signing and Submitting to Court
When you have added all voucher entries, you are ready to sign and submit your voucher to the court. Click the
Confirmation tab, or click Next on the progress bar. The Confirmation page appears, reflecting all entries from the
previous screens. Verify the information is correct. Scroll to the bottom of the screen.
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In the Public/Attorney Notes field, you can include any notes to the court. Select the check box to swear and affirm to
the accuracy of the authorization, which automatically time stamps it. Click Submit.
A confirmation screen appears, indicating the previous action was successful and the voucher has been submitted for
payment. Click the Home Page link to return to the home page. Click the Appointment Page link if you wish to create an
additional document for this appointment.
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The active voucher is removed from the My Active Documents section, and now appears in the My Submitted
Documents section.
Note: If a voucher is rejected by the court, it reappears in the My Documents section highlighted in gold. The system
generates an email message explaining the corrections that must be made.
Printing Vouchers
In order to print any submitted vouchers, click on the hyperlink of the voucher you wish to print to get to the
Basic Information page of the document. On the left hand side you will see a list of Reports. Pick the Form CJA20 (or
Form CJA21; Form CJA26) that you wish to print. It will not print any documents which have been uploaded to the
document page of the voucher. If you want an electronic copy of the file, follow the above steps, but simply print to a
PDF, rather than a printer, and save to your computer. In order to print an Auth, choose the selection called "Form
Authorization" which appears further down in the list of reports.
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CJA‐20 Quick Review Panel When entering time and expenses in a CJA‐20 voucher, the attorney can monitor the voucher totals using the quick review panel on the left side of the screen. The Services and Expenses fields tally as entries are entered in the voucher.
Expand the item by clicking the drop‐down arrow to reveal specifics.
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Reports and Case Management At the start of a case, it may be difficult for counsel or the court to know whether a case has the potential to exceed the statutory maximum allowed for representation. Therefore, attorneys are encouraged to monitor the status of funds, attorney hours, and expert services by reviewing the reports provided in the CJA eVoucher program. Items to remember:
Viewable reports appear in the left review panel.
Each panel, depending on the document you are viewing, can have different reports available.
Each report can have a short description of the information received when viewing that report.
The two main reports are the Defendant Detail Budget Report and the Defendant Summary Budget Report.
You can find other accessible reports by clicking Reports on the menu bar.
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Defendant Detailed Budget Report The report reflects the total amount authorized for this representation, any excess payment allowed, the vouchers submitted against those authorizations, and the remaining balances. The report provides the information in two sections: attorney appointment and authorized expert service.
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Defendant Summary Budget Report The report contains the same information as the Defendant Detailed Budget Report without the individual voucher data.
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Creating a CJA‐21 Voucher
Note: There is NOT AN AUTOSAVE function on this program. You must click Save periodically to save your work.
On the Appointment page, click Create from the CJA‐21 voucher template. The voucher opens the Basic Info page.
When submitting a CJA‐21 voucher, you have two options from which to choose in the Authorization Selection section. If the request does not require advance authorization, click No Authorization Required. If you have a previously approved authorization, click Use Existing Authorization.
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NOTE: Vouchers exceeding the statutory
maximum require preauthorization by
creating an AUTH. See Page 41 for
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If you click Use Existing Authorization, a list of associated authorizations appears. Click the desired authorization, which turns blue when clicked. You cannot continue until it is highlighted.
The service type automatically populates based on the authorization selected. If no authorization is being used, click the Service Type drop‐down arrow and select the service type. In the Description field, enter a description of the service to be provided. From the Expert drop‐down list, select the expert. If the service providers or experts have rights to enter their own expenses, the Voucher Assignment radio buttons become available, and you can choose if you or the expert will enter the service fees on the voucher. Once you have made your selection, click Create Voucher.
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Only experts registered with the service type selected appear in the drop‐down list. To submit a person for approval, steps on how to add an expert are outlined in the next section.
All information must be entered to advance to the next screen.
If the expert selected is authorized to use eVoucher, you are done at this point and can click Home or Sign out.
If the expert selected is not authorized to use eVoucher, the attorney must file the voucher on behalf of the expert. The voucher appears in the My Active Documents section as submitted to the attorney. The attorney must then perform the second level approval/submission by clicking the voucher, navigating to the Confirmation page, and approving the voucher, which then moves to the My Submitted Documents section.
If the expert is not currently in the eVoucher system, you must fill in their information. In the Voucher Assignment section, the Attorney radio button is automatically selected. Fill in all required information for the person you wish to submit for approval.
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If the service providers or experts have rights to enter their own expenses, the Voucher Assignment radio buttons
become active. Click the appropriate radio button to indicate whether you or the expert will enter the service fees on
the voucher.
Once you have made your selection, click Create Voucher.
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The expert goes through an approval process. Once approved, an email is sent to the attorney.
You can select the expert from the Expert drop‐down list and their information automatically populates.
If the attorney submitted the voucher for the expert, they must approve the voucher twice; once while sending it for the expert and a second time after it appears in the My Active Documents section.
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Click the Services tab or click Next on the progress bar. In the corresponding fields, enter the date, units, rate, and
description. Click Add. The item appears at the bottom of the Services section. Click Save.
Click the Expenses tab or click Next on the progress bar. In the corresponding fields, enter the date, expense type,
description, and miles. Click Add. The item appears in the Expense Type column. Click Save.
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Click the Claim Status tab, or click Next on the progress bar. Enter the start and end dates, making sure to select the earliest date of services and expenses as the start date. In the Payment Claims section, click the appropriate radio button, and then click Save. Note: The End Date should be the last entry on the Services or Expenses tab, NOT the date the voucher is submitted.
Notes:
Final payment is requested after all services have been completed.
Interim payment allows for payment in segments. If using this type of payment, indicate the number of this request payment.
After the final payment number has been submitted, supplemental pay may be requested due to a missed or forgotten receipt.
At the end of the case, to request return payment of withheld funds, click the Withholding Return Payment radio button on a blank CJA‐21.
Proration of Claims 310.65 In General 310.65.10 (a) If services were provided for more than one CJA representation, the time spend in common, including travel
time, must be represented on the voucher forms by: prorating the service time among the representations on separate vouchers; or billing the entire service time on a voucher pertaining to one of the representations. The supporting materials to the vouchers must explain the method of billing and, when applicable, cross‐reference the other CJA representations (see 310.65.20)
(b) When a service provider incurs travel or other expenses applicable to more than one CJA representation, the entire amount of the expenses must be billed on one voucher. Time or expenses “spent in common” includes work performed simultaneously or within the same unit of time, or expenses incurred, for more than one representation (e.g., travel for more than one client). Double billing of time or expenses is prohibited (e.g., billing the same travel time or expenses applicable to more than one representation on more than one voucher.)
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Click the Documents tab or click Next on the progress bar. To add an attachment, click Browse to locate your file, and then add a description of the attachment. Click Upload. The attachment and description is added to the voucher and appears in the Description column. Click Save.
Notes: All documents must be submitted in PDF format and must be 10 MB or less.
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Click the Confirmation tab, or click Next on the progress bar. In the Public/Attorney Notes field, you can include any
notes to the court. Select the check box to swear and affirm to the accuracy of the authorization, which automatically
time stamps it. Click Submit.
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A confirmation screen appears, indicating the previous action was successful and the voucher has been submitted. Click the Home Page link to return to the home page. Click the Appointment Page link if you wish to create an additional document for this appointment.
Submitting an Authorization Request for Expert Services Note: There is NOT AN AUTOSAVE function on this program. You must click Save periodically to save your work.
In the Appointments’ List section, open the appointment record.
On the Appointment page, in the Create New Voucher section, click the Create link next to AUTH.
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Click Create New Authorization.
The Basic Info page appears. Complete the information in the Master Authorization Information section at the bottom of the screen. This includes the following:
Estimated Amount field
Basis of Estimate field
Service Type drop‐down list
Requested Provider field Click Save.
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Click the Documents tab or click Next on the progress bar. To add an attachment, click Browse to locate your file, and
then add a description of the attachment. Click Upload. The attachment and description is added to the voucher and
appears at the bottom of the Description column.
Note: All documents must be submitted in PDF format and must be 10 MB or less.
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Click the Confirmation tab or click Next on the progress bar. In the Public/Attorney Notes field, you can include any
notes to the court. Select the check box to swear and affirm to the accuracy of the authorization, which automatically
time stamps it. Click Submit.
A confirmation screen appears, indicating the previous action was successful and the authorization request has been
submitted. Click the Home Page link to return to the home page. Click the Appointment Page link if you wish to create
an additional document for this appointment.
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Requesting Authorization for a Service Provider
You can increase the amount approved on an existing authorization as new amounts are requested. When generating
an authorization, click Request Additional Funds.
A list of all closed authorizations appears for this representation and appointment. Select the authorization that should
be increased
Then create the authorization as described in the above directions.
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Click the existing authorization hyperlink to view the original authorization in a separate tab. You should remember to
close the newly opened tab after viewing the authorization, as having multiple tabs open in CJA eVoucher can lead to
unintended results.
NOTE: When increasing funds on an existing authorization, the approved amount is added to the amount of the original
authorization to which it is attached, and a link is established between the two documents. The original authorization is
the one that holds the approved funds and is the only authorization presented when CJA21/31s are generated. These
authorizations are also used for the various calculations regarding authorization amounts.
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Creating an Authorization for Transcripts (AUTH‐24) Note: There is NOT AN AUTOSAVE function on this program. You must click Save periodically to save your work.
For ALL transcript requests you must FIRST file Form AO‐435 into the CM/ECF record and then proceed to
create the AUTH‐24 in eVoucher. This allows the clerk to track the progress of the transcript request. In order
to create an AUTH‐24 for a transcript request; go to your Appointment page, click on the case hyperlink and
click Create next to AUTH‐24
On the Appointment page, in the Create New Voucher section, click the Create link next to AUTH‐24.
The authorization opens to the Basic Info page. Click the No Authorization Required link.
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On the Basic Info page, enter the details for the
requested transcript. Click Save
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Click the Documents tab or click Next on the progress bar. To add an attachment, click Browse to locate your file, and
then add a description of the attachment. Click Upload. The attachment and description are added to the voucher and
appear in the Description column. Click Save.
Note: All documents must be submitted in PDF format and must be 10 MB or less.
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Click the Confirmation tab or click Next on the progress bar. In the Public/Attorney Notes field, you can include any
notes to the court. Select the check box to swear and affirm to the accuracy of the authorization, which automatically
time stamps it. Click Submit.
A confirmation screen appears, indicating that the previous action was successful, and the authorization request has been submitted. Click the Home Page link to return to the home page. Click the Appointment Page link if you wish to create an additional document for this appointment.
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CJA‐24 Voucher Once the AUTH‐24 has been submitted and approved by the Court, the CJA‐24 will be created by CJA Staff for the court
reporter. The Court Reporter will complete the billing information in regards to the transcript and then the voucher
will be forwarded to the attorney for final review (see below) and then be submitted to the Court.
APPROVING THE CJA‐24 VOUCHER Once the court reporter has completed the CJA‐24 it will appear in the My Active Documents section on the Attorney home page. To approve the voucher click the hyperlink to get to the Basic Info page and review the voucher. Click on the Confirmed tab at the top to certify and approve the voucher for payment. A confirmation screen will appear indicating the previous action was successful and the voucher has been submitted to the Court for final approval and payment.
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Creating a Travel Voucher Note: There is NOT AN AUTOSAVE function on this program. You must click Save periodically to save your work.
On the Appointment page, in the Create New Voucher section, click the Create link next to TRAVEL.
The Basic Info page appears. The Travel Agency to be Used section automatically populates.
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Click the Authorization Request tab or click Next on the progress bar. Complete all required fields marked with red asterisks, and then click Add. The information appears in the table at the bottom of the screen. Click Save.
Click the Documents tab or click Next on the progress bar. Click Browse to locate your file, and then add a description of the attachment. Click Upload. The attachment and description are added to the voucher and appear in the Description column.
Note: All documents must be submitted in PDF format and must be 10 MB or less.
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Click the Confirmation tab or click Next on the progress bar. In the Public/Attorney Notes field, you can include any
notes to the court. Select the check box to swear and affirm to the accuracy of the authorization, which automatically
time stamps it. Click Submit.
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A confirmation screen appears, indicating the previous action was successful and the voucher has been submitted. Click
the Home Page link to return to the home page. Click the Appointment Page link if you wish to create an additional
document for this appointment.
CJA‐26 Request Form Located on the KYED homepage is a pdf fillable CJA‐26 Form which can be used as a request and justification for
expenses outside the statutory limits. After completing the form, it should be attached to your voucher under the
Supporting Documents tab as described below. It is very important you clearly state the amount of compensation that is
being sought. The Judge may also request a further explanation in the form of a Memorandum in Support
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