UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
IN THE MATTER OF: )
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LR IA 10-4 )
) INTERIM GENERAL ORDER: 2010-04
LIMITED ADMISSION OF )
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EMERITUS PRO BONO )
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ATTORNEYS )
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IT IS ORDERED that the attached new Local Rule of Practice for the District of Nevada, LR
IA 10-4 Limited Admission of Emeritus Pro Bono Attorneys, shall be effective this date. This
Interim General Order shall be effective until the local rules are officially amended, which includes
a period for public notice and an opportunity for public comment.
Dated this 29th day of September, 2010.
Roger L. Hunt
Chief United States District Judge
LR IA 10-4 LIMITED ADMISSION OF EMERITUS PRO BONO ATTORNEYS
(a) In bankruptcy cases, an inactive member of the State Bar of Nevada in good standing, or any
active or inactive attorney in good standing in any other jurisdiction, who is certified as an
emeritus pro bono attorney under Supreme Court Rule 49.2 to assist low-income clients through
an approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider as defined in S.C.R. 49.2, may be
admitted to practice before the bankruptcy court and for pro bono matters only during the period
of that attorney’s association with the provider, subject to the conditions of this rule, and unless
otherwise ordered by the court.
(b) Application for admission to practice pursuant to this rule must be filed with the clerk and
be accompanied by:
(1) Proof of the attorney’s certification as an emeritus pro bono attorney under S.C.R.
49.2; and
(2) A statement signed by an authorized representative of the approved Emeritus
Attorney Pro Bono Program provider that the attorney will be providing legal services
under the auspices of the provider.
(c) An emeritus pro bono attorney must file proof with the clerk that the attorney’s certification
as an emeritus attorney has been renewed under S.C.R. 49.2 no later than 30 days after the date
of the renewal.
(d) Permission to practice pursuant to this rule is limited to representing the clients of the
Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider that sponsored the emeritus attorney’s admission
under subsection (b)(2) of this rule. The attorney may not receive personal compensation for the
representation.
(e) Admission to practice under this rule shall terminate when (1) the attorney ceases to
be certified as an emeritus pro bono attorney under S.C.R. 49.2; (2) the emeritus pro bono
attorney stops providing services for the provider that sponsored the attorney’s admission under
subsection (b)(2); or (3) the provider that sponsored the attorney’s admission under subsection
(b)(2) is no longer an approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider under S.C.R.
49.2. If any of these events occur, a statement to that effect must be filed within 5 days by the
provider that sponsored the attorney’s admission under subsection (b)(2). The statement must
be filed with both the clerk of this court and with the clerk of the bankruptcy court.
(f) An approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider is entitled to receive all court-
awarded attorney fees arising from the emeritus pro bono attorney’s representation.
(g) A certificate to practice shall not be issued by the clerk and no admission fee is required.
(h) An approved Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Program provider shall be subject to all Local
Rules to which attorneys appearing before the bankruptcy court are subject, including, without
limitation, all rules related to practice and discipline.
