Local Rule LCrR 57.23: RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT

LCrR 57.23 RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT

(a) PROMULGATION OF RULES.

This Court, in furtherance of its inherent power and responsibility to supervise the conduct of attorneys who are admitted to practice before it under LCrR 44.1 or LCrR 57.21 of these Rules, or who are admitted for the purpose of a particular proceeding (pro hac vice), or who otherwise appear before the Court, promulgates the following Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement superseding all of its other Rules pertaining to disciplinary enforcement heretofore promulgated. These Rules shall become effective on May 1, 1987, provided, however, that any formal disciplinary proceeding then pending before this Court shall be concluded under the procedure existing prior to the effective date of these Rules.

(b) ATTORNEYS SUBJECT TO RULES.

These Rules shall apply to all attorneys admitted to membership in the Bar of this Court, to all attorneys permitted to practice before this Court under LCrR 44.1, and to all attorneys who appear before this Court or who participate in proceedings, whether admitted or not. All attorneys to whom these Rules apply shall be subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of this Court for any alleged misconduct arising in connection with such proceeding. All such attorneys shall also be deemed thereby to have designated the Clerk of the Court as agent for service of process under these Rules governing discipline and disciplinary proceedings.

COMMENT TO LCrR 57.23: Section (a) incorporates the former Preamble to the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement. Section (b) was added to make clear that the Court has authority to discipline all attorneys who appear before it, whether admitted or not. Because this Rule is broader in its application than either LCvR 83.2 or 83.8, it restates the provision that all attorneys subject to these Rules shall be deemed to have designated the Clerk of the Court as agent for service of process for purposes of the disciplinary rules.