Local Rule RULE 2090-1: ADMISSION OF COUNSEL TO THE BANKRUPTCY COURT

RULE 2090-1. ADMISSION OF COUNSEL TO THE BANKRUPTCY COURT A.Roll of Attorneys. The bar of this Court shall consist of those attorneys admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma who have taken the prescribed oath and submitted the required fee to the District Court. Since this Court derives its jurisdiction and authority from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, admission to the District Court shall be deemed admission to this Bankruptcy Court.

B.Procedure for Admission. Every applicant for admission shall submit to the District Court Clerk, on a form prescribed by the District Court, a written application for admission, which shall be referred to the Committee on Admissions and Grievances for investigation into the applicant's qualifications and fitness to be admitted to the bar of the Eastern District. The committee shall report its recommendations in writing to the District Court Clerk. Upon a favorable report of the Committee, the applicant may be admitted. Each applicant approved by the Committee on Admissions and Grievances shall pay the applicable fee to the District Court Clerk's office prior to the time the applicant is sworn in, which may take place at either the District Court or the Bankruptcy Court, and receives his certificate. See www.oked.uscourts.gov.

C.Eligibility. Any member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, or of any United States Court of Appeals, or of any District Court of the United States, or a member in good standing of the bar of the highest Court of any state of the United States, is eligible for admission to the bar of this Court.

D.Attorneys for the United States. Attorneys who are employed or retained by the United States or its agencies may practice in this Court in all cases or proceedings in which they represent the United States or such agencies.

E.Admission Pro Hac Vice. Any attorney who has been admitted to practice and remains in good standing before any other Court of the United States, or before the highest Court of any other state, and who is familiar with these Local Rules may practice before this Court by permission of and on such conditions as may be set by the Court. Permission to practice before the Court may be requested by filing a written motion in the main bankruptcy case or by making an oral request during any proceeding before the Court, followed by a written motion. Attorneys requesting such admission are required to attach to their motion a completed Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice, Local Form 2090-1(E) and pay the appropriate admission fee to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. A motion and fee should be submitted for each case such attorney seeks admission. Temporary admission shall be restricted to the case and related proceeding for which the motion is granted. An attorney so admitted shall file pleadings and documents electronically with the Court in compliance with these Local Rules and the CM/ECF Administrative Guide. Admission in a particular bankruptcy case shall also serve as admission in all adversary proceedings filed relating to that bankruptcy case and/or consolidated cases.

F.Appearance of Child Support Creditor or Representative. Any attorney not admitted to practice before this Court, who desires to appear on behalf of a child support creditor in a case pending before this Court, shall file a written notice detailing the child support debt, its status and other characteristics simultaneously with the first papers filed on Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director's Procedural Form 2810, Appearance of Child Support Creditor or Representative.