(a) In General. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by the Court, no attorney, or group of
attorneys who are associated together in the practice of law, shall represent multiple
defendants or targets of a grand jury investigation in the same criminal case.
(b) Certification. In order to assist the Court in determining whether joint representation should
be permitted, counsel seeking to provide joint representation shall provide the Court with the
following:
(1) a written certification by counsel that, after careful investigation of potential conflicts
of interest, it is clear that no actual conflict is foreseeable; and
(2) a written certification by each person to be represented, giving informed consent to
such multiple representation and waiving the right to separate representation and,
when applicable, waiving the attorney/client privilege.
Such certifications shall be in a form substantially as set forth in a form to be provided by the
Clerk’s Office.
Effective 3/17/08: Final sentence amended.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT RULES -- RULES APPLICABLE TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
