legal services attorney authorized to appear in the state courts of
California under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.45, may
apply for permission to appear in a case before this Court under
the conditions set forth in that rule. Such an applicant must
complete an Application of Registered Legal Services Attorney
to Practice Before the Court (Form CV-99, available on the
Court’s website), which must include:
(a) certification that the applicant is a registered legal
services attorney authorized to practice law in the state
courts of California pursuant to California Rules of
Court, Rule 9.45 (or a successor rule);
(b) 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; and
(c) identification of a supervising attorney who is a member
in good standing of the Bar of this Court, and who must
appear with the registered legal services attorney as one
of the attorneys of record.
The completed Application of Registered Legal Services
Attorney to Practice Before the Court must be electronically
filed by the supervising attorney in each case in which the
applicant seeks to appear, together with a separate proposed
Order. Approval of the 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 legal services
attorney submits to the disciplinary authority of the Central
District of California.
