IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
IN RE: LOCAL RULE IV(B) FEDERAL RULES OF DISCIPLINARY
ENFORCEMENT
ORDER
Local Rule IV(B) of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is
amended to read as follows:
(1) Acts or omissions by an attorney admitted to practice before this Court, individually or in
concert with another person or persons, which violate the disciplinary rules adopted by this
Court shall constitute misconduct and be grounds for discipline, whether or not the act or
omissions occurred in the course of an attorney-client relationship. The Code of Professional
Responsibility adopted by the Virginia Supreme Court, as amended from time to time by that
court and to the extent not in conflict with federal law, shall be the disciplinary rules of this
Court, except as otherwise provided by specific Rule fo the Court after specific consideration
of comments by representatives of bar associations within the state.
(2) Contrary to Virginia practice, prior court approval as a condition to the issuance of a
subpoena addressed to an attorney in any criminal proceeding, including a grand jury, shall
not be required. The propriety of such a subpoena may be considered on a motion to quash.
ENTERED this November 6, 1998.
/s/ Samuel G. Wilson
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
