[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR9.8]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 9--RULES RELATING TO REVIEW OF EXCHANGE DISCIPLINARY, ACCESS DENIAL OR OTHER ADVERSE ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 9.8  Practice before the Commission.

    (a) Practice--(1) By non-attorneys. An individual may appear pro se 
(on his own behalf); a general partner may represent the partnership; a 
bona fide officer of a corporation, trust or association may represent 
the corporation, trust or association.
    (2) By attorneys. An attorney-at-law who is admitted to practice 
before the highest Court in any State or territory, or of the District 
of Columbia, who has not been suspended or disbarred from appearance and 
practice before the Commission in accordance with provisions of part 14 
of this chapter may represent parties as an attorney in proceedings 
before the Commission.
    (b) Debarment of counsel or representative during the course of a 
proceeding. Whenever, while a proceeding is pending before the 
Commission, the Commission finds that a person acting as counsel or 
representative for any party to the proceeding is guilty of contemptuous 
conduct, the Commission may order that such person be precluded from 
further acting as counsel or representative in the proceeding. The 
proceeding will not be delayed or suspended pending disposition of the 
appeal; Provided, That the Commission may suspend the proceedings for a 
reasonable time for the purpose of enabling the party to obtain other 
counsel or representative.
    (c) Withdrawal of representation. Withdrawal from representation of 
a party will be only by leave of the Commission. Such leave to withdraw 
may be conditioned on the attorney's (or representative's) submission of 
an affidavit averring that the party represented has actual knowledge of 
the withdrawal, and such affidavit must include the name and address of 
a successor counsel (or representative) or a statement that the 
represented party

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has determined to proceed pro se, in which case, the statement must 
include the address where that party can thereafter be served.