USDC DNJ
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC #: ___________________
December 17, 2020
DATE FILED: _______________
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
IN RE: PRO HAC VICE FEES IN HABEAS :
PETITIONS FROM IMMIGRATION : EXTENSION OF
DETAINEES SEEKING IMMEDIATE : STANDING ORDER 2020-11
RELEASE DUE TO COVID-19 :
WHEREAS, this Court entered Standing Order 2020-11 on May 15, 2020, providing
that pro hac vice fees were temporarily waived, through December 31, 2020, for out-of-state
attorneys seeking pro hac vice admission in cases in which immigration detainees petition for
writ of habeas corpus, seeking immediate release due to COVID-19 (“immigration detainee
habeas cases”), subject to certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, in light of the recent resurgence of COVID-19, the Court determines that,
in the interests of justice, it is appropriate to extend such a temporary waiver, subject to the
conditions below,
IT IS, THEREFORE, on this 17th day of December, 2020,
ORDERED that pro hac vice fees are temporarily waived for out-of-state attorneys
seeking pro hac vice admission in such immigration detainee habeas cases after they have paid
the pro hac vice fee in at least one other immigration detainee habeas case; and it is further
ORDERED that pro hac vice fees are temporarily waived only in those cases in which
the out-of-state attorney provides evidence (such as attorney declaration satisfying 28 U.S.C.
§ 1746) of having paid the pro hac vice fee in at least one other immigration detainee habeas
case; and it is further
ORDERED that this temporary fee waiver shall apply only in immigration detainee
habeas cases filed after May 15, 2020 and in those filed prior thereto in which the pro hac vice
fee has not yet been collected; and it is further
ORDERED that pro hac vice fees will not be refunded to out-of-state attorneys who have
paid more than one pro hac vice fee in immigration detainee habeas cases prior to May 15, 2020;
and it is further
ORDERED that this temporary fee waiver does not relieve out-of-state attorneys of the
obligation to file a motion for pro hac vice admission in each individual case in which they seek
admission and to otherwise comply with the requirements of L. Civ. R. 101.1(c); and it is further
ORDERED that this Extension will expire on March 12, 2021, unless extended by
further Order of the Court.
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Hon. Freda Wolfson
d L. Wolf fson
U.S.
U S Chief
Chi f District
Di t i t Judge
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District of New Jersey
