(a) Obligation to Notify the Court.
A defendant who does not apply for representation at government expense,
or who is deemed ineligible after application, must inform the court of the
identity of any attorney retained by the defendant within 14 days of his or
her first appearance before a judicial officer in this district. Retention of
an attorney outside this period will not constitute grounds for a continuance
of pretrial proceedings or trial unless the defendant demonstrates due
diligence in attempting to retain an attorney.
(b) Notice of Appearance.
An attorney representing a defendant in a criminal action shall file a Notice
of Appearance with the clerk and serve the attorneys of record with a copy.
The Notice of Appearance shall contain the attorney’s name and the name
of the attorney’s law firm, phone number and state bar number, and shall
state whether the attorney is appointed, retained, or representing the
defendant pro bono. The attorney also shall file contemporaneously a
corporate affiliate/financial interest disclosure statement in accordance with
Fed. R. Crim. P. 12.4 and Local Criminal Rule 12.3.
