(a) Any party for whom counsel has been recruited by the Court pursuant to LR 83.36 and has filed an appearance on behalf of the party shall bear expenses of the litigation to the extent reasonably feasible considering the party’s financial condition. Such expenses shall include, but not be limited to discovery expenses, subpoena and witness fees, and transcript expenses. If the party is unable to pay the expenses of litigation, recruited counsel may advance part or all the payment of any such expenses without requiring that the party remain ultimately liable for such expenses, except out of the proceeds of any recovery. The assigned attorney or firm is not required to advance the payment of such expenses.

(b) Counsel recruited pursuant to LR 83.36 may obtain prepayment or reimbursement of expenses from the District Court Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing the Prepayment and Reimbursement of Expenses in Pro Bono Cases. If a party derives funds from a settlement, judgment, or other award of costs or fees in excess of $50,000, the receiving party shall be required to reimburse the District Court Fund for any expenditures in excess of $5,000 (other than interpreter fees) made on behalf of that party. Receipt of payments and reimbursements from the District Court Fund operates as the receiving party’s consent to this reimbursement requirement. If the receiving party does not derive settlement funds in excess of $50,000, no such reimbursement is required.

Amended June 30, 2015, December 23, 2016, March 22, 2019,

November 20, 2020, and February 23, 2023