General Order 12.5: Discipline of Attorneys Admitted to Practice in This Court
Circuit Rules and General Orders of the Ninth Circuit — General Orders — Chapter XII: Miscellaneous Provisions
The Clerk shall periodically check the lists forwarded to the Court concerning state disbarments and suspensions against the roll of attorneys practicing before this Court and issue the order described at Circuit Rule 46-2(c). The order shall warn the attorney that failure to respond in a timely fashion will result in removal from the roll of admitted attorneys without further notice. A motions attorney, upon receipt of the response thereto, shall present the matter to a current motions panel for appropriate action pursuant to Circuit Rule 46-2. If the attorney fails to respond to the order to show cause, the Clerk shall order that the attorney be removed from the roll of attorneys eligible to practice before the Court.
If the Court becomes aware of a violation of the applicable rules of professional conduct or a failure to comply with the rules or orders of this Court, or of any other conduct unbecoming a member of its bar, the Court may assign a docket number to the proceedings and take such disciplinary action as it deems necessary pursuant to FRAP 46 and Circuit Rule 46-2. (Rev. 9/17/14)