Changes to the Local Civil Rules
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Notice From The Clerk
The Court has adopted the following amended and new Local Civil Rules,
effective April 1, 2009:
L.R. 11-3.8 Title Page.
On the first page of all documents:
(a) The name, California bar number (or, for a
registered legal services attorney appearing pursuant to L.R. 83-2.3.5, the bar
number and jurisdiction where the attorney is admitted to practice), office address
(or residence address if no office is maintained), and the telephone and facsimile
numbers, and the e-mail address of the attorney or a party appearing pro se
presenting the document shall be placed commencing with line 1 at the left
margin. The e-mail address shall be placed immediately beneath the name of the
attorney. Immediately beneath, the party on whose behalf the document is
presented shall be identified. All this information shall be single spaced. When a
document is presented, the information set forth in this paragraph shall be supplied
for each attorney or party appearing pro se who joins in the presentation of that
document, and who has not previously filed a document that includes the
information.
L.R. 83-2.3 Pro Hac Vice or Other Limited Appearance
L. R. 83-2.3.5 Registered Legal Services Attorney.
Any registered legal services attorney authorized to appear in the state courts of
California pursuant to CAL. RULES OF COURT 9.45 may practice before this Court
under the conditions set forth in that rule. In addition, the attorney supervising the
registered legal services attorney must be a member in good standing of the bar of
this Court, and must appear as one of the attorneys of record. By practicing in this
Court, the registered legal services attorney submits to the disciplinary authority of
the Central District of California concerning attorneys admitted to practice in this
Court.
L.R. 83-2.8 Procedure for Admission
L.R. 83-2.8.2 Pro Hac Vice or Other Limited Appearance. Each
applicant for permission to appear pro hac vice shall fill out and present to the
Clerk an Application of Non-Resident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case and
pay the applicable fee. Each applicant to appear as a registered legal services
attorney under L.R. 83-2.3.5 shall fill out and present to the Clerk an Application
of Registered Legal Services Attorney to Practice Before the Court.
The Local Civil Rules are available on the Court’s website at
www.cacd.uscourts.gov.
TERRY NAFISI
DISTRICT COURT EXECUTIVE
