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Admission of Federal Public Defenders in Capital Habeas Cases

D. Utah Standing Order — Admission of Federal Public Defenders in Capital Habeas Case

FILED 2017 JUL 17 AM 11:44 CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH IN RE GENERAL ORDER ADMISSION OF FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDERS IN CAPITAL HABEAS No. 17-004 CASES Pursuant to the discretion of the Court and in the interests of judicial economy, it is ordered that attorneys employed by the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona and assigned to the Capital Habeas Unit, who are not members of the Bar of the State of Utah, may be admitted to practice before this Court for the purpose of representing Utah prisoners sentenced to death in habeas corpus proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and related litigation. Such attorneys must comply with the requirements of DUCivR83-1.1(g). It is SO ORDERED this 17th day of July, 2017. BY THE COURT: ______________________________ DAVID NUFFER, United States Chief District Judge
Official source: https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/sites/utd/files/general-orders/Order_17-004.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23