Local Rule L.R. 83-2.1.5: Registered Legal Services Attorney
C.D. Cal. — Attorney rule
L.R. 83-2.1.5 Registered Legal Services Attorney. A registered legal services attorney authorized to appear in the state courts of California under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.45, may apply for permission to appear in a case before this Court under the conditions set forth in that rule. Such an applicant must complete an Application of Registered Legal Services Attorney to Practice Before the Court (Form CV-99, available on the Court's website), which must include:
(a) certification that the applicant is a registered legal services attorney authorized to practice law in the state courts of California pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 9.45 (or a successor rule);
(b) certification that the applicant is familiar with the Court's Local Civil and Criminal Rules and with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence; and
(c) identification of a supervising attorney who is a member in good standing of the Bar of this Court, and who must appear with the registered legal services attorney as one of the attorneys of record.
The completed Application of Registered Legal Services Attorney to Practice Before the Court must be electronically filed by the supervising attorney in each case in which the applicant seeks to appear, together with a separate proposed Order. Approval of the application will be at the discretion of the assigned judge in each case in which an application is submitted.
By practicing in this Court, the registered legal services attorney submits to the disciplinary authority of the Central District of California.