For purposes of this rule, the filing of more than three motions to appear pro hac vice within a 365-day period in separate representations before the Courts of this District shall be presumed to be a “general practice.” Upon written motion and for good cause shown the Court may waive or modify this prohibition. (2) Lawyers who are not members of the bar of this Court shall not be permitted to engage in general practice in this District. If permission to appear pro hac vice is granted, such appearance shall not constitute formal admission or authorize the attorney to file documents via CM/ECF. A certification that the applicant has studied the Local Rules shall accompany the pro hac vice motion together with such appearance fee as may be required by administrative order. (1) An attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of any United States Court, or of the highest Court of any State or Territory or Insular Possession of the United States, but is not admitted to practice in the Southern District of Florida may, upon submission of a pro hac vice motion served by co-counsel admitted to practice in this District, be permitted to appear and participate in a particular case. Attorneys residing within this district and practicing before this Court are expected to be members of the bar of this Court. Except when an appearance pro hac vice is permitted by the Court, only members of the bar of this Court may appear as attorneys before this Court. RULES GOVERNING THE ADMISSION, PRACTICE, PEER REVIEW, AND DISCIPLINE OF ATTORNEYS
Rule 31.Detailed Instruction on how to docket and pay PHV Motion Rule 31.25 – Form 2 (Supreme Court) (PDF) Rule 31.25 – Form 1 (District Court) (PDF) Pro Hac Vice Application Forms (Rule 31.25) Tutorial for Judges and Court Staff Regarding Pro Hac Vice (PDF)
Tutorial for Pro Hac Vice Registration and Fee Payment (PDF) All registrations - the first one with its expiration date, and any subsequent registrations with their expiration dates – are visible in the database to persons searching the pro hac vice registrations.
Once that five year period has expired, the attorney is permitted to submit a new registration and fee payment and acquire a new five year period in which to make pro hac vice applications. Registration is recorded with an expiration date of five years. Attorneys who register and pay the fee appear in the SCC database with the status of "Pro Hac Vice."
The registration and fee payment allow the attorney to apply to appear pro hac vice in Iowa cases, subject to the limits and requirements of Iowa Court Rule 31.14, for a period of up to five years from the date of registration.
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