Local Civil Rule LCvR 83.2(c) governs who appears pro hac vice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It is short, specific, and enforced as written — here is the working translation.
Three recurring stumbles: the lookback — repeated admissions within the window invite the court to ask why full admission hasn't happened, and the declaration must count honestly; the discipline question — 'pending' matters count and omissions surface at the worst times; and the local-address era rules — the requirements here have evolved, and stale form-files recite versions of the rule that no longer exist. The current text governs; the motion gets drafted from it, not from memory. One more time for the file: the rule is LCvR 83.2(c) — citations to a nonexistent subsection are the tell of a template gone stale.
The court publishes its local rules on the D.D.C. website — always the current compilation, which controls over any summary including this one.
The rules carve distinct paths for certain government attorneys — different subsection, different requirements. Check the lane before papering the wrong motion.
Disclose and contextualize — sponsors and courts handle candor far better than surprise. The pre-filing conversation about awkward entries is confidential and standard.