Local Rule LCvR 26.1: DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LCvR 26.1 DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS In all civil, agency, or criminal cases where a corporation is a party or intervener, counsel of record for that party or intervener shall file a certificate listing any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or any company which owns 10% or more of the stock of that party or intervener which, to the knowledge of counsel, has any outstanding securities in the hands of the public. Such certificate shall be filed at the time the party's first pleading is filed. The purpose of this certificate is to enable the judges of this Court to determine the need for recusal. Counsel shall have the continuing obligation to advise the Court of any change. The form of the certificate is:

"Number and Title of Case"

Certificate required by LCvR 26.1 of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia:

I, the undersigned, counsel of record for _______________________, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following are parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, or companies which own at least 10% of the stock of ___________________ which have any outstanding securities in the hands of the public.

(Here list all such parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and companies which own at least 10% of the stock of the corporation.)

These representations are made in order that judges of this Court may determine the need for recusal.

Attorney of Record for ____________________________________________________ COMMENT TO RULE LCvR 26.1: Language has been added in order to identify any publicly held companies which own 10% or more of the stock of the party or intervener. This language mirrors a recommendation by the Judicial Conference's Committee on Codes of Conduct.