Special Attorney Admission Fund
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
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(a) Purpose of Fund. The Special Attorney Admission Fund (“the Fund”) shall be maintained by the Clerk to compensate appointed counsel in civil rights actions for reasonably incurred expenses authorized by prior order of the Judge to whom the action is assigned. Compensation from the Fund is not authorized for attorney’s fees or for expenses for which any other source of payment exists. (b) Source and Administration of Funds.
The funds generated from the admission fees required by General Local Rule 83.3 shall be used to establish the Fund. The Fund shall be managed in accordance with the Court’s Plan for the Administration of the Special Attorney Admissions Fund. (c) Authorization for Payment. Payments from the Fund require the order of the Chief District Judge or his/her designee, in an amount and with a priority determined by such District Judge in light of the condition of the Fund and any other pending or anticipated requests.
48 (d) Requests for Payment. All requests for payment from the Fund shall first be submitted in writing to the Judge assigned to the action. If the request is approved, the assigned Judge’s written authorization shall then be forwarded to the Chief Judge or his/her designee for action in accordance with subsection(c) above. IX.
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS [Reserved] X. DISTRICT COURTS AND CLERKS: CONDUCTING BUSINESS; ISSUING ORDERS [Reserved] XI. GENERAL PROVISIONS [Reserved] XII.