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1. Objectives
   1. The objective of this Plan is to attain the ideal of equality before the law for all persons. Therefore, this Plan shall be administered so that those accused of crime, or otherwise eligible for services pursuant to the CJA, will not be deprived, because they are financially unable to pay for adequate representation, of any element of representation necessary to an adequate defense.
   2. The further objective of this Plan is to particularize the requirements of the CJA, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (codified in part at Section 848(q) of Title 21, United States Code), and the CJA Guidelines in a way that meets the needs of this district.
2. Compliance
   1. The court, its clerk, the Federal Defender Organization, and private attorneys appointed under the CJA shall comply with the CJA Guidelines approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States and/or its Committee on Defender Services and with this Plan.
   2. A copy of this Plan is posted on the court's web site and is available to each private attorney upon the attorney's designation as a member of the panel of private attorneys under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA Panel). The clerk shall maintain a current copy of the CJA Guidelines for the use of members of the CJA Panel and shall make known to such attorneys its availability.
3. Definitions
   "Representation" includes counsel, investigative, expert, and other services.

   "Appointed attorney" includes private attorneys who have been appointed as provided herein, the federal defender, and staff attorneys of the Federal Defender Organization.