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D. Partial Representation: <br />A partial representation is counted based on the amount of time that an attorney has spent on <br />the case . Each hour of work is assigned 0.17 weighted credits, up to the maximum weighted <br />credits normally assigned for the case type . <br />E. Sentence Violations and Other Non-Charge Representation : <br />As stated in Standard 3.6(B)(ii) sentence violations and other non-charge representations may <br />be counted as no fewer credits than one-third of a case. <br />F. Dockets/ Calendars: Cases on a criminal first appearance or arraignment docket where the <br />attorney is designated, appointed, or contracted to represent groups of clients without an <br />expectation of further or continuing representation and which are not resolved at that time <br />{except by dismissal or amendment to an infraction) are not counted individually. Instead, the <br />attorney's hours needed for appropriate client contact, preparation, and court time are <br />calculated as a percentage of the net annual hours of work time, and then applied to reduce the <br />attorney's caseload. Each hour of such docket time is assigned 0.17 weighted credits. <br />7. Adjustments <br />A. Case-Specific Adjustments: Because credits are assigned to cases based on an average amount <br />of time needed for each charge type, ordinary deviations in how complex a case is or how long it <br />takes do not justify an adjustment to a case's credit value. It Is assumed that attorneys will <br />receive a mix of cases of varying complexity and effort, ending with a combination of cases that <br />closely approximates a full-time caseload. However, an attorney may request that the weighted <br />credit be adjusted upward for any particular case that involves substantially more work. <br />Examples may include cases where a client's competency is litigated, extraordinarily long trials, <br />or cases that go to jury trial more than once . Weighted credits may not be adjusted downward <br />unless pursuant to the process Identified in 7.8. <br />B. Local Factors : Due to the following circumstances, this policy deviates from the Model <br />Misdemeanor Case Weighting Policy by making adjustments to weighted credits as follows: <br />n/a <br />OPD Model Public Defense Misdemeanor Case Weighting Policy -2019