2. Withdrawal of Appearance
U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025)
need another member of this Court’s Bar to sign pleadings or enter appearances, and (3) are
limited to practice in this Court in only the multi-district litigation proceeding.
v) Limitation on Maryland Attorneys. An attorney, who is an active member of the
Maryland Bar or maintains any law office in Maryland, is ineligible for admission pro hac
vice. For the purposes of this subsection, an attorney shall be deemed to maintain an office
in Maryland if a Maryland address is used by that attorney on any document filed in this
Court for purposes of satisfying L.R. 102.1.b. However, if an attorney is a member of a law
firm having offices in multiple jurisdictions, an attorney who is a member of such a firm
shall not be deemed to maintain a law office in Maryland if that attorney does not maintain a
regular physical presence in the Maryland office of the firm. Failure of an attorney to satisfy
this continuing requirement may result in the revocation of the attorney’s pro hac vice
admission.
c) Appearance for Obtaining Deposition Subpoenas
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, it shall not be necessary for counsel to be
admitted to the Bar of this Court in order to participate in proceedings to enforce or to
quash any subpoena as provided by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45. However, an attorney exempted by
this Rule from the requirement of being admitted to the Bar of this Court is subject to the
disciplinary jurisdiction of this Court.
d) Duty to Avoid Scheduling Conflicts
Before entering an appearance in a case, counsel must inquire whether any hearing date
or a trial date has already been set in the case. If a date has been set and it conflicts with
counsel’s schedule in any respect, counsel shall not enter an appearance unless counsel first
resolves the conflict by obtaining a continuance of one of the conflicting proceedings or, if
counsel is a member of a firm, obtaining the client’s consent to have another member of the
firm appear on the client’s behalf. After entering an appearance, counsel has a continuing
duty to honor all scheduling commitments made to the Court.
2. Withdrawal of Appearance
a) Individuals
In the case of an individual, appearance of counsel may be withdrawn only with leave of
court and if (1) appearance of other counsel has been entered, or (2) withdrawing counsel
files a certificate stating (a) the name and last known address of the client, and (b) that a
written notice has been mailed to or otherwise served upon the client at least seven (7) days
previously advising the client of counsel’s proposed withdrawal and notifying the client
either to have new counsel enter an appearance or to advise the Clerk that the client will be
proceeding without counsel. If the withdrawal of counsel’s appearance is permitted, the
