APPLICATION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE

 

Pursuant to D.N.J. LBR 2090-1, attorneys may seek admission pro hac vice by application on 7 days notice to parties in interest.  A proposed form of order is available on the Court's website under Forms gray_right.gif Local Mandatory Forms gray_right.gif Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice.[1]

 

NEW IN 2006:  See the Notice to the Bar dated 1/4/06 and the General Order re Pro Hac Vice $150.00 Fee dated 1/4/06 posted on our website.  Attorneys admitted pro hac vice must now pay a fee of $150.00 payable to the Clerk of the United States District Court.  This fee is in addition to the fee to the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection.  Although the check is made payable to Clerk, United States District Court, it must be mailed to the United States Bankruptcy Court * 50 Walnut Street * 3rd Floor * Newark, NJ 07102 * ATTN: Pro Hac Vice Admissions within 21 days of the entry of the order.  Please include a copy of the order with the check. 

 

For instructions on filing an Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice in an adversary case, click here.

 

 

STEP 1           Choose Bankruptcy from main menu.

 

STEP 2           Choose Motions/Applications category

 

STEP 3           Enter case number; click [NEXT].

 

STEP 4           Select Appear Pro Hac Vice from drop down list; click [NEXT]

 

STEP 5           If this is a joint filing, place a check in the box; click [NEXT].   If this is not a joint filing, click [NEXT] to skip this screen

 

STEP 6           Select party or click [ADD/CREATE NEW PARTY]; click [NEXT]

 

TIP If you selected Add/Create New Party, a Search screen and a Party Information screen will follow.  You MUST select a Role type from the drop down menu on the Party Information screen. 

 

TIP If you selected Add/Create New Party or if this is the first time you are filing on behalf of an existing party, you will be asked to create an association by placing a check in the box.

 

STEP 7           Upload the .pdf document; click [NEXT]

 

TIP - After Browsing your files, open and review your file to be sure that you are uploading the correct .pdf.  To do this, right click on the file name and select open from the pop up menu.

 

TIP - Supporting documents and proposed orders are uploaded as ATTACHMENTS to motions/applications.  Click inside the Yes radio button and click [NEXT].  As noted above, please be sure that you are selecting the correct .pdf to upload.  Select a description of your attachment from the Type drop down menu or free text one in the Description variable box.  Click Add to List and repeat this process for each attachment.  When all attachments are uploaded, click [NEXT]

 

TIP - If you upload the wrong .pdf and you notice the error while still on this screen, highlight the file name and click Remove from List.

 

STEP 8         Enter the name of the attorney who is appearing Pro Hac Vice; click [NEXT]

 

TIP - 7 day objection deadline calculates automatically.  Do not change this date.

 

STEP 9         Confirm case information; click [NEXT]

 

STEP 10       Docket text displays.  Review for accuracy.  If modification is necessary, abort the transaction and begin again.  Modifications cannot be made on this screen.

 

SAMPLE DOCKET TEXT

 

Application for Attorney [variable box text] to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filed by Test Attorney on behalf of Test Client.  Objection deadline is (date autocalculates). (test atty)

 

STEP 11        Notice of Electronic Filing displays.

 

NOTE: The court will serve a copy of the Order of Admission Pro Hac Vice on the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection.  The applicant has twenty one (21) days from the date of entry of this order to deposit the required fee.

 

1.  Pursuant to the Commentary Supplementing Administrative Procedures at page 9, attorneys admitted pro hac vice cannot obtain a login and password to CM/ECF.