U.S. v. TILLMAN

No. 13-10131.

756 F.3d 1144 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Markette TILLMAN, aka Ketty P, Defendant-Appellant, and John R. Grele, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Grele (argued), Tiburon, CA, for Defendant-Appellant and Appellant.

Daniel G. Bogden , United States Attorney, Elizabeth Olson White (argued), Appellate Chief and Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, District of Nevada, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

This case highlights the tension between judicial efforts to control costs of appointed counsel, the defendant's constitutional right to have counsel appointed, counsel's reliance on timely payment of Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") vouchers, and the delays often present in processing vouchers for payment. In this unusual interlocutory appeal, John R. Grele and his former client, Markette Tillman, appeal an order removing Grele...

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