Donald J. Trump for President et al v. Bullock et al

Filing 6

ORDERED: Plaintiffs motions for admission pro hac vice (Docs. 25) are DENIED subject to renewal. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 9/2/2020. (HEG)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
HELENA DIVISION
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR
PRESIDENT, INC., REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEE;
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
SENATORIAL COMMITTEE;
MONTANA REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,

CV 20–66–H–DLC

ORDER

Plaintiffs,
vs.
STEPHEN BULLOCK, in his official
capacity as Governor of Montana;
COREY STAPLETON, in his official
capacity as Secretary of State of
Montana,
Defendants.

Plaintiffs, by and through their attorney James Brown of the law firm The
James Brown Law Office, PLLC, move this Court for the admission of Thomas R.
McCarthy, Tyler Green, Bryan Weir, and Cameron T. Norris pro hac vice in the
above-captioned matter. (Docs. 2–5.) Mr. Brown represents that he intends to act
as local counsel. (Id.)
Plaintiffs’ motions will be denied, subject to renewal, for failure to comply
with the United States District Court for the District of Montana’s Local Rules.

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Relevant here, Local Rules 83.1(d)(3)(A), (B), (C), (G), and (J) require that a pro
hac vice applicant’s declaration state, under the penalty of perjury:
(1) the applicant’s state or territory of residence, including relevant firm
information such as telephone, fax, and email-contact information;
(2) that the applicant has paid or will pay, simultaneously with filing the
application, the admission fee shown on the court’s website, subject to
reimbursement if the application is denied;
(3) that the applicant either has completed the District of Montana’s online
training for electronic filing or is proficient in electronic filing in another
federal district court;
(4) whether the applicant has ever been held in contempt, otherwise
disciplined by any court for disobedience to its rules or orders, or
sanctioned under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 or 37(b), (c), (d), or (f) or their state
equivalent; the name of the court before which the proceedings were
conducted; the date of the proceedings; and what action was taken in
connection with those proceedings; along with a copy of any such
contempt, discipline, or sanction order; and
(5) that the applicant has complied with Montana Rule of Professional
Conduct 8.5.
The declarations of Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Green, Mr. Weir, and Mr. Norris (Docs. 21–5-1) fail to comply with these requirements.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motions for admission pro
hac vice (Docs. 2–5) are DENIED subject to renewal.

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DATED this 2nd day of September, 2020.

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