How do Non-California Attorneys Apply to Appear Pro Hac Vice?
Per Local Bankruptcy Rule 2090-1, an attorney who is not a resident of, nor regularly employed, nor engaged in business, in the State of California, may request to appear in a specific bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding by filing an Application of Non-Resident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case (pro hac vice). The procedure is: a) Obtaining Court Approval to Appear Pro Hac Vice: 1) Obtain an application. Click here for form F 2090-1.2; 2) File the pro hac vice application, either via CM/ECF or in person at a bankruptcy court intake window; 3) Take a conformed copy (or copy with a Notice of Electronic Filing) to the intake window of the District Court for the Central District of California and pay the fee required by District Court Local Rule 83-2.8.2 and noted on District Court Form G-64. Click here to download this form. While it is not necessary to fill out and file Form G-64, the form contains the current fee; 4) A clerk at the District Court will stamp the conformed copy wi
