General Requirement.
By July 1 each year, an attorney seeking to maintain active status must pay the
annual registration fee, in an amount determined by the court, and register using
the court’s CM/ECF system. An attorney who maintains active status must:
(1) comply with the Local Rules of Practice, ECF Procedures Manual, Utah
Rules of Professional Conduct, and Utah Standards of Professionalism and
Civility;
(2) register to efile and receive electronic notifications of case activity; and
Local Rules of Civil Practice - District of Utah Eff. December 2025
(3) agree to accept a reasonable number of pro bono assignments from the
court, except when employed by a government agency that precludes
accepting pro bono assignments.
Categories of Membership.
(1) Active Attorney. An attorney who is an active member and in good
standing of the Utah State Bar and actively practices in this district.
(2) Federal Attorney. An attorney who is employed by, or on special
assignment for, the United States, its agencies, or a Federal Public
Defender’s Office and is an active member and in good standing of any
state bar or the District of Columbia and actively practices in this district.
(3) Inactive Attorney. An attorney who is retired or no longer practices in this
district but wants to maintain membership in inactive status. An inactive
attorney may reactivate membership at any time by paying the current
registration fee.
Procedure to Change Status to Inactive.
By July 1 in the year requesting to go inactive, an attorney seeking to become an
inactive member of this court’s bar must request inactive status using the court’s
CM/ECF system.
Failure to Register.
(1) An attorney who does not register online by July 1 of each year will have
their membership status changed to “registration lapsed” and will be
unable to electronically file documents as of July 2.
(2) To reactivate membership in this court’s bar, an attorney must pay a
reinstatement fee in an amount determined by the court.
Local Rules of Civil Practice - District of Utah Eff. December 2025
Attorney Contact Information.
An attorney who is a member of this court’s bar, including an inactive attorney,
must maintain valid and current contact information—including a mailing
address, email address, and telephone number—in PACER.
