San Francisco, California

The Committee's fifth hearing took place on March 2-3, 2016, in San Francisco, California at the Phillip Burton United States Courthouse.  

The focus areas for this hearing were case budgeting and mega case issues.

Opening Statement from Judge Cardone and Hearing Agenda
PDF icon Hearing Agenda - San Francisco
PDF icon Transcript: Live stream testimony with Chief Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz

CJA Public Hearing - San Francisco, CA - Opening Remarks, Day One

CJA Public Hearing - San Francisco, CA - Testimony from Chief Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz

Panel 1 -- Views on Case Budgeting and Case Management
PDF icon Transcript: Views on Case Budgeting and Case Management
PDF icon Testimony from Kristine Fox, Circuit Case Budgeting Attorney (9th Circ.)
PDF icon Testimony from Bob Ranz, Circuit Case Budgeting Attorney (6th Circ.)
PDF icon Testimony from Peter Shaw, Appellate Commissioner (9th Circ.)
PDF icon Testimony from Jerry Tritz, Circuit Case Budgeting Attorney (2nd Circ.)
PDF icon Testimony from Diana Weiss, CJA Supervising Attorney (N.D. Cal.)

Panel 2 -- Views on E-Discovery and Technology
PDF icon Transcript: Views on E-Discovery and Technology
PDF icon Testimony from Russell Aoki, Coordinating Discovery Attorney
PDF icon Testimony from Sean Broderick, National Litigation Support Administrator
PDF icon Testimony from Donna Lee Elm, FPD (M.D. Fla.)
PDF icon Testimony from Douglass Mitchell, CJA Panel Attorney (D. Nev.)

Panel 3 -- Views from CJA Panel Attorneys and District Reps
PDF icon Transcript: Views from CJA Panel Attorneys and District Reps
PDF icon Testimony from Scott Cameron, CJA Panel Attorney (E.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Scott Dattan, CJA Panel Attorney (D. Alaska)
PDF icon Testimony from Debra DiIorio, CJA Panel Attorney (S.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Phillip Trevino, CJA Panel Attorney (C.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Mark Windsor, CJA Panel Attorney (C.D. Cal.)

Panel 4 -- Views from a Mixed Panel
PDF icon Transcript: Views from a Mixed Panel
PDF icon Testimony from Franny Forsman, former FPD, and Daniel Albregts, CJA District Representative (D. Nev.)
PDF icon Testimony from Lynn Panagakos, CJA District Representative (D. Haw.)
PDF icon Testimony from Rodney Personius, CJA District Representative (W.D.N.Y.)

Panel 5 -- Views from Judges
PDF icon Transcript: Views from Judges
PDF icon Testimony from Judge Richard Boulware (D. Nev.)
PDF icon Testimony from Chief Judge Timothy Burgess (D. Alaska)
PDF icon Testimony from Judge David Carter (C.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Resource provided by Judge David Carter-- A Practice Oriented Guide to Complex Death Penalty Litigation
PDF icon Testimony from Judge Virginia Phillips (C.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (N.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Chief Judge Michael Seabright (D. Haw.)

Panel 6 -- Views from CJA Panel District Representatives
PDF icon Transcript: Views from CJA Panel District Representatives
PDF icon Testimony from Anthony Solis & Marilyn Bednarski, co-CJA District Panel Representatives (C.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Victoria Bonilla-Argudo (D. Mass.)
PDF icon Testimony from Wendy Curtis Palen, CJA District Representative (D. Wyo.)
PDF icon Testimony from Mary McNamara, CJA District Representative (N.D. Cal.)

Panel 7 -- Views from Judges and Federal Defenders
PDF icon Transcript: Views from Judges and Federal Public Defenders
PDF icon Testimony from Rich Curtner, FPD (D. Alaska)
PDF icon Testimony from Magistrate Judge Carolyn Delaney (E.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Steve Kalar, FPD ((N.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Hilary Potashner, FPD (C.D. Cal.)
PDF icon Testimony from Magistrate Judge Paul Warner (D. Utah)
PDF icon Testimony from Heather E. Williams, FPD (E.D. Cal.)