Local Rule L.R. 83-2.1.3.3: How to Apply for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice
C.D. Cal. — Attorney rule
L.R. 83-2.1.3.3 How to Apply for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice.
(a) Each applicant for permission to appear pro hac vice must complete an Application of Nonresident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case (Form G-64, available on the Court's website), which must include:
(1) 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; (2) identification of Local Counsel as required by L.R. 83-2.1.3.4; and (3) a list of all pro hac vice applications made to this Court in the previous three years.
(b) The completed Application of Nonresident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case must be electronically filed by the identified Local Counsel in each case in which the applicant seeks to appear, together with the following:
(1) a separate proposed Order; (2) the pro hac vice fee set by General Order of the Court (unless the applicant is employed by the United States or any of its departments or agencies, in which case no fee is required); and (3) a Certificate of Good Standing from each state bar in which the applicant is a member, issued no more than 30 days before filing the Application of Nonresident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case.
(c) Approval of the applicant's pro hac vice 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 pro hac vice attorney submits to the disciplinary authority of the Central District of California.