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Waiver by Court Order of Requirements for Local Counsel

E.D. La. LR 83.2.6

Counsel who is ineligible to become a member of the bar of this court may be authorized by court order to appear and act for any party without joinder of local co-counsel when it is shown that: (A) The party would suffer hardship by joinder of local counsel; (B) The obligations and duties of counsel in the particular litigation will be fulfilled without joinder of local co-counsel.
Official source: https://www.laed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2022%20CIVIL%20RULES%20LAED% · retrieved 2026-07-23