Applicants for Pro Hac Vice Admission

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The requirements for admission can be found in Rule 12.01 of the Local Rules effective December 1, 2016. In order to avoid delays in the application review process, please refer to the following instructions.

An attorney may not be granted admission pro hac vice if the applicant resides, is regularly employed, or is regularly engaged in the practice of law in the Eastern District of Missouri. A Motion for Pro Hac Vice must be filed in each case with the payment of the prescribed fee. Applicants will first need access to file in the Eastern District of Missouri by submitting a request for a Pro Hac account through PACER. A Certificate of Good Standing from the highest court of the state of the applicant’s primary practice, issued not more than 60 days prior, will need to be filed as an attachment to the Motion. The Pro Hac fee will be collected at the time of filing the Motion (fees page).

• If you do not already have a PACER Account, register at: https://www.pacer.gov.
• Request Pro Hac Vice Registration in PACER using the following instructions.
• If the PACER registration request does not include the state bar number or registration number of the state of the attorney’s primary practice, your request will be rejected and will need to be resubmitted.
• After you receive the e-mail stating that your request to e-file is approved, you must file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice by logging into the Court’s CM/ECF system using your PACER username and password. Your Certificate of Good Standing should be filed as an attachment to the Motion.

The entire process can take up to 5 days but typically is much shorter. Please note that incomplete applications are the primary reason for any delay.

If you have any questions, you can call the Admissions Clerk at 314-244-7914 or email Attorney_Admissions@moed.uscourts.gov.