- Permanent
Admission: Pursuant to
Local Rule 83-5, attorneys who have been admitted to practice by
the Supreme Court of the United States or the highest Court of any
state may become a member of the bar of this Court. Apply for
permanent admission to the Southern District of Indiana by
submitting an application form. Once the form has been processed,
the Court will send you a bar admission card, which you will return
along with the $186 fee. Please do not submit the fee
with your application.
Application for Bar Admission: PDF WordPerfect MS-Word
- Pro Hac Vice Admission:
Pursuant to
Local Rule 83-6,
attorneys may also be admitted to
appear in a particular case by filing a Motion to Appear Pro Hac
Vice, along with a proposed order, and a $30 fee per attorney, per
case.
Sample 1 - Motion/Order to Appear Pro Hac Vice: (Please use this form if you are moving for your own PHV admission as
permitted by Local Rule 83-6.)
PDF MS-WordSample 2 - Motion/Order to Appear Pro Hac Vice: (Please use use this form if you are moving for the PHV
admission of another attorney (not admitted to the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.))
NOTE: Electronic filing is required in the Southern District of Indiana. When appearing pro hac vice, please submit an ECF Registration Form and check the court's E-Filing Resources for more information.
- Change of Name or Address
-- An
attorney whose name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number or e-mail
address (primary and/or secondary) has changed must notify the clerk’s office
within 30 days of such change (see L.R. 5-3(c)(1).) Please follow the
instructions
to complete and/or file a Notice of Change of Attorney Information form.
- A "Certificate of Good Standing"
and, if necessary, a "Statement of Discipline" may be
requested through the Clerk's office. Mail or fax your request,
along with a $18 fee, to:
- U.S. District Court
46 East Ohio Street, Room 105
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 229-3700
(317) 229-3959 FAX
- U.S. District Court