Okla. & Canadian Cntys. Local R. 49

A. ENTRY OF APPEARANCE

All parties to any proceeding in any division of the courts of the Seventh and Twenty-sixth

Judicial Administrative District shall file with an Entry of Appearance by counsel or

personally as an unrepresented party no later than the first filing of any pleading or other

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paper in the case by that counsel or party. In the event a party changes, adds, or substitutes

counsel, new counsel shall immediately file an Entry of Appearance as set forth herein.

The Entry of Appearance shall include the name and signature of counsel o r the

unrepresented party, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, Bar

Association number, and name of the law firm. Copies shall be served on all other parties

of record. Filing an Entry of Appearance as required by this Rule does n ot waive any

defenses enumerated in Title 12 O.S. Section 2012(B).

B. COUNSEL NOT LICENSED IN OKLAHOMA

All motions of counsel not licensed to practice in the State of Oklahoma shall comply with

the requirements of Title 5 O.S.Supp.1998, Appendix 1, Section 5 of Art. 2 of the Rules

Creating and Controlling the Oklahoma Bar Association. The statement required by Article

2 Section 5 shall be in the form of an affidavit attached to the motion. The motion shall

show that the requirements of Article 2 Section 5 are fulfilled. The required Entry of

Appearance of the associate attorney shall be filed with the motion and affidavit.

C. WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL

A Motion to Withdraw may be filed at any time. All motions to withdraw shall be

accompanied by a proposed order. No counsel may withdraw from a pending case without

leave of the assigned judge. The counsel filing the Motion to Withdraw shall serve a copy

of the motion on the client and all attorneys of record. All motions shall be signed by the

party on whose behalf counsel has previously appeared or contain a certificate that (1) the

client has knowledge of counsels’ intent to withdraw, or (2) counsel has made a good faith

effort to notify the client and the client cannot be located. In civil actions, the Court may

grant a Motion to Withdraw where there is no successor counsel only if the withdrawing

attorney clearly states in the body of the order the name and address of the party. The order

allowing withdrawal shall notify the unrepresented party that an Entry of Appearance must

be filed either by the party pro se or by substitute counsel, within thirty (30) days from the

date of the order permitting the w ithdrawal, and that a failure of the party to prosecute or

defend the case may result in dismissal of the case without prejudice or the entry of a

default judgment against the party. If no Entry of Appearance is filed within thirty (30)

days from the date of the order permitting withdrawal, then the unrepresented party, other

than a corporation, is deemed to be pro se. In all cases, counsel seeking to withdraw shall

advise the Court if the case is currently set for motion docket, pretrial conference, or trial.

D. WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL IN FELONY CASES

The additional conditions of Local Court Rule No. 24 E shall apply to the withdrawal of

counsel in felony cases.

E. ADDRESS OF RECORD

The address of record for any attorney or party appearing in a case pending before any

Court of the Seventh and Twenty-sixth Judicial Administrative District shall be the latest

address provided to the Court Clerk in the Entry of Appearance or change of address. The

attorney or unrepresented party must, in all cases pending before the Court involving the

attorney or party, file with the Court Clerk and serve upon all counsel and unrepresented

parties a Notice of a Change of Address. The attorney or unrepresented party has the duty

of maintaining a current address with the Court. Service of notice to the last known address

of record of counsel or an unrepresented party, shall be considered valid service for all

purposes, including dismissal of cases for failure to appear.

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F. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS

All attorneys and unrepresented parties shall give immediate notice to the Court of a change

of address, by filing notice with the Court Clerk. The Notice of Change of Address shall

contain the same information required by the Entry of Appearance. The Notice of Change

of Address shall be served on all parties, and a copy provided to the assigned judge. If an

attorney or unrepresented party files an Entry of Appearance, the Court will assume the

correctness of the last address of record, until a Notice of Ch ange of address is received.

Attorneys of record who change firms shall notify the Court Clerk and the assigned judge

of the status of the representation of their clients, and shall immediately withdraw, when

appropriate.