USA v. Robinson, et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	No. 23-03028-7-CR-S-RK
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WILLIAM LANG, 	)
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Defendant. 	)
ORDER
Before the Court is a Motion to Declare Case Extended or Complex For the Purposes of
Excess Payment and Fair Compensation Under the Criminal Justice Act. (Doc. 330.) Defendant
requests that this case be declared extended or complex so counsel may submit a voucher seeking
compensation in excess of the statutory case compensation maximum.
Per Section 230.23.40(b)(2), a case is “extended” “[i]f more time is reasonably required
for total processing than the average case, including pre-trial and post-trial hearings.” 	Section
230.23.40(b)(1) states that a case is “complex” “[i]f the legal or factual issues in a case are unusual,
thus requiring the expenditure of more time, skill, and effort by the lawyer than would normally
be required in an average case.” Based on counsel’s representations concerning the length of the
pretrial proceedings, the nature of the charges, the volume of discovery, and counsel’s pretrial
preparation, the undersigned finds that the representation appears to have been “extended” within
the meaning of Section 230.23.40(b)(2). However, the motion does not provide sufficient
information to conclude that the legal or factual issues were “complex” within the meaning of
Section 230.23.40(b)(1). The Court notes that Defendant has since entered a guilty plea and
therefore does not rely on the portions of the motion premised on an anticipated jury trial.
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Therefore, the Motion to Declare Case Extended and Complex is GRANTED IN PART
AND DENIED IN PART. The representation of Defendant William Lang is declared “extended”
in accordance with Section 230.23.40(b)(2) of the CJA Guidelines. To the extent Defendant
requests that the representation be declared “complex,” the motion is denied.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ David P. Rush
DAVID P. RUSH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DATE: April 29, 2026
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