PRO HAC VICE APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE FILED AND ASSOCIATED FEES ARE TO BE PAID ELECTRONICALLY
Pursuant to Local Rule 83.14, an attorney who is not a member of the General Bar
of the Northern District of Illinois may appear in a case only upon being granted
leave to appear pro hac vice. A petition for admission under Rule 83.14 is made
on a form approved by the Executive Committee. Such admission also requires the
payment of a fee established by the Court.
If you are registered as an e-filer in the Northern District of Illinois,
click here to complete the pro hac vice application. E-file
the application and pay the fee in CM/ECF.
Click here for more detailed filing instructions.
Use the following steps to complete the Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice process:
- Complete the fillable Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice.
- Login into the Court's ECF system at https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov
- Select "Civil" from the blue menu bar
- Select "Motions" under the Motions and Related Filings heading
- Enter the Case Number that you are to appear Pro Hac Vice
- Select the event "Appear Pro Hac Vice"
- Attach your "Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice"
in PDF format
- Pay the filing fee through the pay.gov screen within the "Appear Pro Hac Vice" event
If you are not yet registered as an e-filer in the Northern District of Illinois,
click here
to complete a request for an e-filing account. This account will be created within
24 hours. When you receive notice that your e-filing account has been created, you
are to complete and e-file the pro hac vice application within one business day.
Click here for more detailed filing instructions.
Use the following steps to complete the Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice process:
- Register for a Northern District of Illinois E-Filing Account
- A login and password will be emailed within 24 hours.
- After you recieved your login and password, complete the fillable
Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice.
- Login into the Court's ECF system at https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov
- Select "Civil" from the blue menu bar
- Select "Motions" under the Motions and Related Filings heading
- Enter the Case Number that you are to appear Pro Hac Vice
- Select the event "Appear Pro Hac Vice"
- Attach your "Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice"
in PDF format
- Pay the filing fee through the pay.gov screen within the "Appear Pro Hac Vice" event