Local Rule Rule 12.03: Attorney Admission Fee Non-Appropriated Fund

Rule 12.03 (FRCP 83) Attorney Admission Fee Non-Appropriated Fund.

All monies received by the Court from attorney admission and renewal registration fees pursuant to Local Rule 12.01 shall be deposited by the Clerk into the Attorney Admission Fee Non-Appropriated Fund. The Clerk of the District Court shall serve as the custodian of the fund, with such duties and responsibilities as the Court may provide.

Disbursements from the fund shall be made only upon order of a district or magistrate judge. In the Court's discretion, payment may be made from the fund upon motion to reimburse a court-appointed attorney for reasonable expenses and attorney's fees incurred in a civil matter on behalf of an indigent client, consistent with regulations approved by the Court. An attorney providing pro bono representation in a civil case who has not been appointed by the Court is also eligible to seek reimbursement for reasonable expenses under this rule. The Court shall establish policies and guidelines for other uses of the fund for the benefit of the bench and bar in the administration of justice.

(Amended June 12, 2001, effective August 1, 2001; Amended February 10, 2004, effective March 12, 2004; Amended July 10, 2006, effective August 28, 2006)