Useful Forms
Looking for a form you don’t see here? Check the District Court’s own forms page. For consent forms to gather records (health, jail, military, etcetera), see our Authorizations & releases page.
Financial Affidavit in support of request for attorney, expert or other services without payment of fee (CJA-23, Rev 3/21)
Application for pre-trial diversion program
Procedures, guidelines & miscellanea
The following are a few specific resources we think every Kansas federal practitioner will find useful. Can’t find the link you’re looking for? Check our more general links page. Does something look outdated? Please let us know.
D. Kan. general-practice guidelines
D. Kan. Pretrial and Criminal Case Management Order
Expect some version of this order in most every criminal case; versions will vary by judge
Recommendations for ESI Discovery Production in Federal Criminal Cases
Criminal E-Discovery: A Pocket Guide for Judges
How to decrypt a secure email from the USAO/DOJ
Converted Drug Weight Calculator
Kan. FPD calculator—please note that the calculator does not apply to offenses covered by USSG § 2D1.11 or account for specific offense characteristics
Drug Conversion Calculator
USSC calculator—we think ours is more user-friendly, but try them both and decide for yourself!
Fast-Track Policy for 8 U.S.C. § 1326 Immigration Reentry Offenses - District of Kansas
KBA Legal Ethics Opinion No. 17-02
It is unethical and inappropriate for defense attorneys and prosecutors to request a criminal defendant to waive or release claims (a) that the defense lawyer's assistance was ineffective; or (b) that the prosecutor committed misconduct in the case in which a plea is to be entered.