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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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U.S. District Court – Pro Hac Vice Application 

Revised July 6, 2021

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Plaintiff(s) 

V.

United States District Court 

Eastern District of California

Case Number:

APPLICATION FOR PRO HAC VICE 

AND ORDER

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to Local Rule 180(b)(2) of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California,

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse hereby appliesfor permission to appear and participate as

counsel in the above entitled action on behalf of the following party or parties:

The Babylon Bee, LLC and Kelly Chang Rickert

On 09/09/2020

Virginia

(date), I was admitted to practice and presently in good standing in the 

(court). A certificate of good standing from that court is

submitted in conjunction with this application. I have not been disbarred or formally censured by a court of 

record or by a state bar association; and there are not disciplinary proceedings against me.

I have ✔I have not concurrently or within the year preceding this application made a pro hac vice

application to this court. (If you have made a pro hac vice application to this court within the last year, list 

the name and case number of each matter in which an application was made, the date of application and 

whether granted or denied.)

Date: 10/11/2024 Signature of Applicant: /s/ Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse

R. Bonta and S. Weber

2:24-cv-02787-WBS-SCR

The Babylon Bee, LLC and K. Chang Rickert

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U.S. District Court – Pro Hac Vice Application 

Revised July 6, 2021

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Pro Hac Vice Attorney 

Applicant's Name:

Law Firm Name:

Address:

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse 

Alliance Defending Freedom 

44180 Riverside Parkway

City: Lansdowne State: VA Zip: 20176

Phone Number w/Area Code: (571) 707-4655

City and State of Residence: 

Primary E-mail Address: 

Secondary E-mail Address:

Berryville, Virginia 

jwidmalmdelphonse@adflegal.org

lhanson@adflegal.org

I hereby designate the following member of the Bar of this Court who is registered for ECF with whom the 

Court and opposing counsel may readily communicate regarding the conduct of the case and upon whom 

electronic notice shall also be served via the Court’s ECF system:

Local Counsel'sName: 

Law Firm Name: 

Address:

Brian R. Chavez-Ochoa

Chavez-Ochoa Law Offices, Inc. 

4 Jean Street, Suite 4

City: Valley Springs State: CA Zip: 95252

Phone Number w/Area Code: (209) 772-3013 Bar #

190289

ORDER

The Pro Hac Vice Application is APPROVED. The Pro Hac Vice Attorney is DIRECTED to request 

filing access through PACER.

Dated: October 11, 2024

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