R 292052Z SEP 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 571/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2011/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA//
SUBJ/MCO P5800.16A CH6. MANUAL FOR LEGAL ADMINISTRATION (LEGADMINMAN)//
REF/A/DESC:USMC LEGAL SERVICES STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN 2010-2015//
POC/R. M. HALL/CW05/UNIT:JA/-/TEL: 223-8159/EMAIL: ROBERT.M.HALL2@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE CHANGE 6 TO MCO P5800.16A, WHICH COMPLETELY REVISES CHAPTER 2. CHANGE 6 BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN.
2.  BACKGROUND.  IN FURTHERANCE OF REFERENCE A, THIS CHANGE IS BASED ON AN 18-MONTH EVALUATION OF OUR TRIAL DEFENSE SERVICES BY THE SJA TO CMC, THE CHIEF DEFENSE COUNSEL OF THE MARINE CORPS, AND OUR SENIOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.  THE CHANGE IS A COMPLETE REVISION OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE BASIC ORDER.  IT REORGANIZES MARINE CORPS DEFENSE COUNSEL INTO THE MARINE CORPS DEFENSE SERVICES ORGANIZATION (DSO) AND CLARIFIES THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES OF SUPERVISORY DEFENSE COUNSEL.  IN ADDITION, IT ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS CONCERNING ASSIGNMENT OF DEFENSE COUNSEL AND RESOLVES LONGSTANDING ISSUES REGARDING THE PROVISION OF DEFENSE SERVICES.
3.  CHANGE 6 TO THE LEGADMINMAN LOCATED ON THE OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS WEB SITE.
4.  ACTION.  FILE THIS MARADMIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CHANGE 5 OF THE BASIC ORDER.
5.  THIS CHANGE IS APPLICABLE TO ALL MARINE CORPS ACTIVITIES.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN V. A. ARY, STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//