Attorneys for the United States or Its Departments or Agencies L.R. 83-2.1.4.1 Attorney for the United States or its Departments or Agencies

(a) Any person who is eligible for admission to the Bar of this Court under L.R. 83-2.1.2 and who is employed by the United States or any of its departments or agencies may practice in this Court in all actions or proceedings within the scope of his or her employment by the United States without being admitted to the Bar of this Court and without paying any associated admission fee. To register for permission to practice under this L.R. 83-2.1.4.1(a), the federal government attorney must comply with the other requirements of L.R. 83-2.1.2, including completion of an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Central District of California (Form G-60), which must be submitted to the Court electronically through the Court’s website. (b) Any person who is not eligible for admission under L.R. 83-2.1.2 or 83-2.1.3, who is employed within this 12/1/2025 Chapter I - 106 LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA state and is a member in good standing of, and eligible to practice before, the bar of any United States Court, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, or the highest court of any State, Territory or Insular Possession of the United States, and is of good moral character, may be granted leave of court to practice in this Court in any matter for which such person is employed or retained by the United States or its departments or agencies. The application for such permission must include a certification filed with the Clerk showing that the applicant has applied to take the next succeeding Bar Examination for admission to the State Bar of California for which that applicant is eligible.

No later than one year after submitting the foregoing application, the applicant must submit to this Court proof of admission to the State Bar of California. Failure to do so will result in revocation of permission to practice in this Court. L.R. 83-2.1.4.2 Special Assistant United States Attorneys. Notwithstanding L.R. 83-2.1.4.1, any United States Armed Forces attorney who has been appointed a Special Assistant United States Attorney under 28 U.S.C. sections 515 and 543 may handle misdemeanor matters before this Court.

Notwithstanding L.R. 83-2.1.4.1, attorneys employed by the United States specially appointed by the United States Attorney General to conduct any kind of legal proceeding, civil or criminal, under 28 U.S.C. §§ 515(a) or 543, may appear before this Court and without filing an Application of Nonresident Attorney to Appear in a Specific Case. L.R. 83-2.1.5 Registered Legal Services Attorney. A registered legal services attorney authorized to appear in the state courts of California under California Rules of Court, Rule 9.45, may apply for permission to appear in a case before this Court under the conditions set forth in that rule. Such an applicant must complete an Application of Registered Legal Services Attorney 12/1/2025 Chapter I - 107 LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA to Practice Before the Court (Form CV-99, available on the Court’s website), which must include: (a) (b) (c) certification that the applicant is a registered legal services attorney authorized to practice law in the state courts of California pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 9.45 (or a successor rule); certification that the applicant is familiar with the Court’s Local Civil and Criminal Rules and with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence; and identification of a supervising attorney who is a member in good standing of the Bar of this Court, and who must appear with the registered legal services attorney as one of the attorneys of record.

The completed Application of Registered Legal Services Attorney to Practice Before the Court must be electronically filed by the supervising attorney in each case in which the applicant seeks to appear, together with a separate proposed Order. Approval of the application will be at the discretion of the assigned judge in each case in which an application is submitted. By practicing in this Court, the registered legal services attorney submits to the disciplinary authority of the Central District of California.