Departments or Agencies, or for the Office of the
Federal Public Defender. (a) Any person who is eligible
for admission to the Bar of this Court under L.R. 83-2.1.2
and who is employed by the United States or any of its
departments or agencies or by the Office of the Federal
Public Defender may practice in this Court in all actions
or proceedings within the scope of his or her employment
by the United States or by the Office of the Federal
Public Defender without being admitted to the Bar of this
Court and without paying any associated admission fee.
To register for permission to practice under this L.R. 83-
2.1.4.1(a), the federal government attorney or attorney
employed by the Office of the Federal Public Defender
must comply with the other requirements of L.R. 83-
2.1.2, including completion of an Application for
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(Form G-60), which must be submitted to the Court
electronically through the Court’s website.
(b) Any person who is not eligible for admission under