USDC DNJ
DOCUMENT
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY DOC #: ___________________
May 15, 2020
DATE FILED: _______________
In re: :
Pro Hac Vice Fees in :
Habeas Petitions from Immigration : STANDING ORDER 2020-11
Detainees Seeking Immediate Release :
Due to COVID-19 :
WHEREAS, this Court provided in Standing Order 2020-10 that after April 17, 2020,
cases in which immigration detainees petition for writ of habeas corpus, seeking immediate
release due to COVID-19 (“immigration detainee habeas cases”) must be filed individually, and
further, that all multi-petitioner immigration detainee habeas cases filed thereafter would be
automatically severed by the Clerk into separate individual civil actions with one named
petitioner each; and
WHEREAS, in the interests of justice and considering the impact of Standing Order
2020-10 on the bar, this Court deems it appropriate to temporarily waive pro hac vice fees in
immigration detainee habeas cases in our Court, subject to the conditions noted below;
IT IS, on this 15th day of May 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 the date of this Order and those previously filed 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 the date of this
Order; 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 Standing Order will expire on December 31, 2020, unless extended
by further Order of the Court.
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Hon. Freda L.. W
Wolfson
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U S Chief
U.S. Chi f District
Di i Judge
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District of New Jersey
