FILED
2020 JUN 4
CLERK
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH
IN THE MATTER OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ORDER (AMENDED)
ADMISSIONS AND EFILING No. 20-003
REGISTRATION
With the February 1, 2020, implementation of NextGen CM/ECF,1 the court’s
attorney admission process will change. Attorneys seeking bar membership, federal
attorneys requesting authorization to practice, or pro hac vice attorneys requiring efiling
permission must have an individual upgraded PACER account to complete the online
admission application or efiling registration form.2
ATTORNEY ADMISSIONS
Attorneys requesting admission to this court’s bar will no longer need a local,
sponsoring attorney to file a motion. Instead, attorneys who are active members in good
standing with the Utah State Bar will complete an online application using PACER.
Once the court reviews the application and verifies an attorney’s membership status
1 For additional information about the NextGen CM/ECF system upgrade, please
reference General Order 20-002.
2 Detailed admission and efiling registration instructions are available on the court’s
website at https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions.
with the Utah State Bar, the attorney will be notified and required to pay the prescribed
admission fee before becoming an active member of this court’s bar.3
PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEYS
An attorney (PHV Applicant) who is not an active member of the Utah State Bar
but who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of another state or
the District of Columbia may be admitted pro hac vice for the limited purpose of
appearing in a case before this court.4 Unless the court orders otherwise, the PHV
Applicant must associate with an active, local member (Local Counsel) of this court’s
bar who consents to appear in the case.5 Local Counsel must file a motion seeking pro
hac vice admission for the PHV Applicant, attach the application and a proposed order
as exhibits, and pay the prescribed pro hac vice admission fee at the time of filing the
motion.
A party opposing pro hac vice admission must file an objection within 14 days of
the motion or order granting the motion. If an objection is filed, Local Counsel or PHV
Applicant should not file a response unless ordered by the court.
After pro hac vice admission, the pro hac vice attorney (PHV Attorney) must
request efiling privileges through PACER using their individual, upgraded PACER
3 Active members of this court’s bar who want to maintain this status are required to
renew their membership annually by July 1.
4 This court may revoke the admission of an attorney who has been admitted pro hac
vice for good cause shown, including but not limited to, violation of this court’s rules or
failure to comply with court orders.
5 A PHV Attorney may not appear without Local Counsel unless the court orders
otherwise.
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account to complete the online registration. Without completing the online registration,
PHV Attorneys cannot efile documents in a case.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS
Attorneys employed by or on special assignment for the United States
Government and its agencies or employed by a Federal Public Defender’s Office may
practice before this court in their official capacity as long as they are active member in
good standing of any state bar. Additionally, the admission fee and annual renewal fee
are waived for federal attorneys.6
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this General Order takes effect on February 1,
2020, supersedes General Order 17-004, and suspends local rule 83-1.1(a)-(e). These
changes to the admission requirements will be incorporated into the local rules of
practice when they are next amended.
SO ORDERED this 4th day of June, 2020.
BY THE COURT:
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ROBERT J. SHELBY
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
6 Federal Attorneys who maintain active membership with the Utah State Bar and who
want to be active members of this court’s bar will need to apply for admission by
selecting the “Federal Attorney” option in PACER. Federal Attorneys who maintain both
bar memberships are exempt from paying the admission fee and annual renewal fee.
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