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Fifth Circuit CJA eVoucher is available here.
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If you have forgotten your password, select the "Forgot your login?" link on the eVoucher login page to reset your password.
If your password has expired and you need to reset your password, select the "Forgot your login?" link on the eVoucher login page.
Complete the user name and/or email section and click the "Recover Login" button. You will receive an email with a link to reset your password.
If you have entered your user name and password unsuccessfully 3 or more times, your account will be locked. You must to contact the court to unlock your account. The 5th Circuit CJA Help Desk is available at 504-310-7799 and cja_request@ca5.uscourts.gov..
If the Billing Info section of your Profile does not allow for selection of Self-Employed or Firm:
Once the Attorney Info and Billing Info sections are complete, you must log out and log back in to see your home page and appointments.
SAVE OFTEN! eVoucher does not have an automatic save feature. you should click the SAVE button at the bottom of the screen often to avoid losing data. If you navigate away from the eVoucher screen, you will lose all data since your last save.
If you navigate away from a data entry screen, the message below will appear. Select "Leave this page" to leave without saving. Select "Stay on this page" to save your work before leaving.
Entering Claims for Services
Attorneys should enter claims for all work done in a case contemporaneously. Receipts and invoices, when necessary for a claim, should be saved in .pdf format and attached to the electronic voucher when it is submitted.
Service and/or expenses are out of the voucher start and end dates.
All services and expenses claimed on a voucher must fall between the start and end dates on the Claim Status page. If you receive the error message above, navigate to the claim status page and edit the start and end dates to match the dates of services and expenses.
You cannot submit a voucher for an expert who is not yet in the system. If an expert has not been previously added to the 5th Circuit CJA eVoucher system, you will have to wait until the court processes their account to submit a voucher on their behalf.