(A) Except as provided in subsection (B) below, litigants in civil and criminal
actions, other than parties appearing pro se, must be represented by at least
one member of the bar of this court who shall sign each pleading, motion,
discovery procedure, or other document served or filed in this court. The
attorney identification number is also required on each pleading, motion,
discovery procedure, or other document served or filed in this court.
(B) The following attorneys are exempt from the requirements of Local Civil
Rules 83.I.01-83.I.06, except for Rule 83.I.05(B):
(1) United States Department of Justice attorneys attending to the interests
of the United States, pursuant to 28 USC §§ 515(a) and 517; and
(2) Social Security Administration attorneys serving as Special Assistant
United States Attorneys to represent the agency in court.
Such attorneys shall sign each pleading, motion, discovery procedure, or
other document served or filed in this court.
(C) Any attorney who is a member of the Office of the United States Attorney
for this District or the Federal Public Defender’s Office for this District,
may appear and file pleadings if the attorney is licensed to practice before
the Supreme Court of the United States or before the highest court of any
state in the United States (or the District of Columbia) and is familiar with
the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of
Evidence, the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 407 of
the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules), the Local Civil and Criminal
Rules of this court, and substantive areas of law, as is relevant to their
practice. In addition to the foregoing, attorneys appearing in criminal cases
in this district shall be familiar with the Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. §
3141 et seq.), the Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. § 3161), and the United
States Sentencing Commission Sentencing Guidelines. Any attorney
authorized to practice in this court pursuant to this rule is subject to Local
Civil Rule 83.I.08: Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement.
