Local Rule RULE 2090–2: Attorneys – Discipline & Disbarment

RULE 2090–2 Attorneys – Discipline & Disbarment Attorneys Subject to Rules. As a unit of the District Court, the District Court's Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement (DCt.LCvR 83.12 – .20) shall apply to all attorneys admitted to membership in the Bar of this Court, to all attorneys permitted to practice before this Court under DCt.LCvR 83.2, and to all attorneys who appear before this Court or who participate in proceedings, whether admitted or not. All attorneys to whom these Rules apply shall be subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of this Court for any alleged misconduct arising in connection with such proceeding. All such attorneys shall also be deemed thereby to have designated the Clerk of the Court as agent for service of process under these Rules governing discipline and disciplinary proceedings. Nothing contained herein shall in any manner be construed as limiting the inherent authority and power of the Court to discipline, sanction, or hold in contempt attorneys who appear before it pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 105, Bankruptcy Rule 9011, or otherwise, or providing an exclusive procedure for the discipline of attorneys who appear before the Court.