LOCAL COURT RULES - Western District of Oklahoma

LCrR53.3Attorney Communication with Jurors.LCvR47.1 applies to criminal cases.LCrR57.1 Committee on Local Criminal Court Rules.The Court hereby constitutes a committee on local criminal rules comprised of 5members of the bar of this Court whose practice is primarily criminal, including as permanentmembers, the U.S. Attorney and the Federal Public Defender of this District, or theirdesignees. The Court Clerk or the Clerk’s designee shall also be a permanent member of thecommittee. The Chief Judge shall appoint committee members for terms of no more than 3years.This committee is established for the purpose of receiving comments andrecommendations from any member of the Bar of this Court or any other interested person, aswell as updating these rules on a regular basis. The committee shall meet annually or asnecessary.LCrR57.2Attorneys.(a) Applicability of Civil Rules. The provisions of LCvR83.2(a) Roll of Attorneys,(b) Committee on Admissions and Grievances, (c) Procedure for Admission, (d) Eligibility,and (e) Reciprocity; LCvR83.5 Attorney Withdrawal from Case; and LCv83.6 Discipline bythe Court, are applicable to these local criminal rules and are not repeated. Certain otherprovisions are repeated for emphasis.(b)Attorneys for the United States. Attorneys who are employed or retained bythe United States or its agencies may practice in this Court in all cases or proceedings in whichthey represent the United States or such agencies.(c)Admission Pro Hac Vice. Any attorney who is eligible for admission to the Barof this Court may, in the discretion of a judge of this Court, be granted temporary admissionto practice in a pending case. Attorneys requesting such admission are required to attach totheir motion a completed Request for Admission Pro Hac Vice form provided by the Court-52-