JAN j 6 2010 - United States District Court

Comments
(1996) Section A. and B.2. Deletion of references to District Trial Experience
Committee to conform to new Local Rules 1 through 4 of the Special Rules
Governing the Admission and Practice of Attorneys, effective January 1, 1996.
(2010) Amended to conform tabulation to the style used in the federal rules
of procedure.
Rule 8. Effective Dates
These Rules shall become effective and shall apply to all members of and
applicants for admission to the bar as of January 1, 1996.
Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 1996.
Comment
(1996) Deletion of reference to Trial Bar to conform to new Local Rules 1
through 4 of the Special Rules Governing the Admission and Practice of
Attorneys, effective January 1, 1996, and to prescribe uniform effective date
for amendments to Special Rules Governing the Admission and Practice of
Attorneys other than Rules 1 through 4, as approved effective April 15, 1996.
RULES GOVERNING ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE
Prefatory Statement
Nothing contained in these Rules shall be construed to deny the Court its
inherent power to maintain control over the proceedings conducted before it nor
to deny the Court those powers derived from statute, rule or procedure, or
other rules of court. When alleged attorney misconduct is brought to the
attention of the Court, whether by a Judge of the Court, any lawyer admitted to
practice before the Court, any officer or employee of the Court, or otherwise,
the Court may, in its discretion, dispose of the matter through the use of its
inherent, statutory, or other powers; refer the matter to an appropriate state
bar agency for investigation and disposition; refer the matter to the Ad Hoc
Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney Grievance as
hereinafter defined; or take any other action the Court deems appropriate.
These procedures are not mutually exclusive.
Effective Dec. 1, 1994. Amended effective April 15, 2002; April 15, 2007.
Source
(1993) Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Discipline.
Comments
(1993) The new Rules are intended to substitute for the existing Rules of
Disciplinary Enforcement and Rules of Grievance Committee in their entirety.
(1996) These Rules have been amended to delete references to the Code of
Professional Responsibility, and to correctly identify the Rules of
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