SCCID announces temporary resumption of payments to appointed attorneys
SCCID has announced that they will resume payments through February 28:
01/16/09The SC Commission on Indigent Defense has voted to temporarily lift a moratorium on payments which was approved on December 19, 2008, and to authorize a temporary resumption of all payments for legal fees and expenses to attorneys appointed pursuant to Rule 608. The authorization is valid until February 28, 2009. The Commission will meet at its regular quarterly meeting on February 19, 2009, to consider whether to continue payments or to reimpose the moratorium based on the financial outlook of the agency at that time. Vouchers that are submitted should be final in nature. No interim expense vouchers should be submitted except with prior approval of the Court.
Executive Director Patton Adams and Deputy Driector and General Counsel Hugh Ryan will be available on Friday, January 23, 2009, from 12 Noon until 2:00 PM in the Osprey Meeting Room at Marriott Grand Dunes, Myrtle Beach, SC, during the Winter Meeting of the SC Bar to answer any questions which any member of the Bar may have.
And that Patton Adams and Hugh Ryan will be available to answer questions regarding 608 payments at the SCBar conference Friday, January 23:
01/23/09SCCID Executive Director Patton Adams and Deputy Director and General Counsel Hugh Ryan will be available at the SC Bar Winter Meeting on Friday, January 23, 2009, to answer questions about Rule 608 payments. They will be available from 12 Noon until 2 PM in the Osprey Meeting Room at the Marriott Grand Dunes Hotel.
