Rule 2-2 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement

(a) Purpose and Scope. To enable a Judge of the Court to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal, counsel for all parties shall, at the time of first appearance, file with the Clerk a "Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement" (the "Certificate") in the form described in section (c) of this rule. Counsel may petition the Court for permission to file the Certificate in camera or under seal. It shall be in the Court's discretion as to whether to grant or deny such petition.

(b) Duties of Counsel. Each attorney shall have a continuing duty to notify the Court of any additions to or deletions from the Certificate.

(c) Form of Certificate. The Certificate shall be signed and dated, and shall specifically contain a full and complete list of:

(1) each party to the action, including a parent corporation or publicly held corporation that owns ten percent or more of the stock of a party;

(2) all other persons, associations, firms, partnerships, or corporations having either a financial interest in, or other interest that could be substantially affected by, the outcome of the particular case; and

(3) each person serving as an attorney for the parties in the proceeding.