Local Rule LRCiv 83.2: ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE

LRCiv 83.2 ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE

(a) Authority. Any attorney admitted or otherwise authorized to practice before this Court may be disbarred, disciplined, or have the order of appointment revoked after such hearing as the Court may in each particular instance direct.

(b) Report of Action in Any Other Jurisdiction. Any attorney admitted or otherwise authorized to practice before this Court who is disbarred or subjected to other disciplinary action in any other jurisdiction shall promptly report the matter to this Court.

(c) Discipline in Another Jurisdiction. If an attorney admitted or otherwise authorized to practice before this Court has been suspended or disbarred from practice by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Court (by the Chief Judge, or designee) may enter an order directing the attorney to show cause as to why the attorney should not be suspended or disbarred from practice before this Court. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the attorney must respond in writing to the order within fourteen (14) days after the date on which a notice of the order is sent to the attorney. After considering any response, the attorney may submit and undertaking any other inquiry the Court deems appropriate, the Court will decide whether any further action should be taken. If the facts warrant such action, the Court may disbar the attorney from practice in this Court or impose other appropriate limitations or conditions on the attorney, including the suspension of the attorney for a fixed period of time. Notice of such action, and all other notices required under this Rule, will be sent to the attorney at the address shown in the Clerk's records.

(d) Notice to Clients. Within seven (7) days of the date of the sending of a notice of suspension or a notice of other action by the Court, the attorney must file in each action pending before this Court in which the attorney currently is counsel of record a notice (1) setting forth the client's full name and last known mailing address and telephone number and (2) certifying that:

(1) the attorney has notified the attorney's client involved in the action in writing of (A) the specific limitations or conditions the Court has imposed upon the attorney, including suspension or disbarment; (B) the status of the action, including the dates and times of any hearings or trial settings, existing deadlines set forth in Court Orders and the possibility of sanctions for failure to comply with those deadlines; and (C) if applicable, the attorney's inability to provide continuing representation in the action because the attorney has been suspended or disbarred; or

(2) the attorney's client cannot be located or for whatever other reason cannot be provided notice as required by this Local Rule.

(e) Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct. The "Rules of Professional Conduct," in the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, shall apply to attorneys admitted or otherwise authorized to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.