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<br />Attachment B <br /> <br />locating and serving the defendants that still have not been served with a copy of the permanent <br /> <br />injunction. The enforcement of the Santa Nita Gang injunction is time consuming and requires a <br /> <br /> <br />great deal of resources. Although the Santa Nita Gang injunction has been successful to date, <br /> <br /> <br />additional enforcement of the injunction will decrease crime even further. District Attorney <br /> <br /> <br />investigators will work overtime with the Santa Ana Police Department to enforce the gang <br /> <br /> <br />injunction, as we believe concentrated bi-agency focus on gang injunction enforcement will <br /> <br /> <br />decrease the crime in the Safety Zone even further. <br /> <br />The Santa Nita Gang injunction has resulted in increased filings against Santa Nita <br /> <br /> <br />Gang members. These filings will increase the workloads of the District Attorney investigators <br /> <br /> <br />that are assigned to assist with discovery, trial preparation, and background research of the <br /> <br /> <br />gang background of the defendants. Grant funds will be used to pay for overtime of the District <br /> <br /> <br />Attorney investigators on enforcement of the injunction and assistance in locating and issuing <br /> <br /> <br />subpoena to witnesses, gathering and organizing discovery, and assisting in the preparation for <br /> <br /> <br />trial. <br /> <br />District Attorney investigators will work approximately 167 hours of overtime at an <br /> <br />average overtime hourly rate of $65.82 during the grant period, totaling $10,992. <br /> <br />Oranoe County District Attornev Paraleqal Salary (50%) - $38.01 / hour x 485 hours = $39.527 <br /> <br /> <br />The Injunction Team currently has five Orange County Deputy District Attorneys on staff <br /> <br /> <br />dedicated to the vertical prosecution of gang injunctions. The injunction has significantly added <br /> <br /> <br />to their existing caseloads and the services of a part-time paralegal would reduce workloads <br /> <br />and ensure the continued success of the Santa Nita Gang injunction in the Safety Zone. A <br /> <br /> <br />district attorney paralegal will provide assistance with both the proactive policing operations <br /> <br />funded through this grant, and also with research of the gang background on each individual <br /> <br /> <br />gang member. The Orange County Public Defender is currently fighting the injunction against <br /> <br />one of the defendants in civil court. Preparation for this civil law trial will require hundreds of <br /> <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />