Southern District of New York Filing Fees and Waivers

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Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthysdnyCRITICAL

Pro hac vice admission fee is waived for non-DOJ federal agency attorneys; certificate of good standing issued within one year required.

Source text: Attorneys appearing for other federal agencies other than the Department of Justice must move for pro hac vice admission, but the fee requirement is waived, and the certificate(s) of good standing may must have been issued within one year of filing.

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The rule does not require a fee for the covered filing. Pro hac vice admission fee is waived for non-DOJ federal agency attorneys; certificate of good standing issued within one year required.

View ruleSource: page 3, section The Eastern and Southern Districts of New York Invite Public Comment on Proposed Changes to the Courts’ Joint Local Rules

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