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C.D. Cal. L.R. 83-2.1.3.3

How to Apply for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice

activein force · 2026-06-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Each applicant for permission to appear pro

hac vice must complete an Application of

Nonresident Attorney to Appear in a

Specific Case (Form G-64, available on the

Court’s website), which must include:

(1) certification that the applicant is

familiar with the Court’s Local Civil

and Criminal Rules and with the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

Criminal Procedure, and Evidence;

(2) identification of Local Counsel as

required by L.R. 83-2.1.3.4; and

(3) a list of all pro hac vice applications

made to this Court in the previous

three years.

(b) The completed Application of Nonresident

Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case must

be electronically filed by the identified

Local Counsel in each case in which the

applicant seeks to appear, together with the

following:

(1) a separate proposed Order;

(2) the pro hac vice fee set by General

Order of the Court (unless the

applicant is employed by the United

States or any of its departments or

agencies, in which case no fee is

required); and

(3) a Certificate of Good Standing from

each state bar in which the applicant

is a member, issued no more than 30

days before filing the Application of

Nonresident Attorney to Appear in a

Specific Case.

(c) Approval of the applicant’s pro hac vice

application will be at the discretion of the

assigned judge in each case in which an

application is submitted.

By practicing in this Court, the registered

pro hac vice attorney submits to the

disciplinary authority of the Central District

of California.

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www.cacd.uscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-18
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fed-district-2026-09-18
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