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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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Plaintiff(s) 

V.

United States District Court 

 Eastern District of California

Case Number:

APPLICATION FOR PRO HAC VICE

AND PROPOSED ORDER

Defendant(s)

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

hereby applies for permission to appear and participate as

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

On (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: Signature of Applicant: /s/

U.S. District Court – Pro Hac Vice Application 

Revised July 6, 2021

Page 1 

/

Rumble Inc., et al.

Bonta, et al.

Philip A. Sechler

The Babylon Bee, LLC; Kelly Chang Rickert; Rumble, Inc.; and Rumble Canada, Inc.

12/31/1990

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

11/27/2024

✔

Philip A. Sechler

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Pro Hac Vice Attorney

Applicant's Name: 

Law Firm Name: 

Address: 

City: State: Zip: 

Phone Number w/Area Code: 

City and State of Residence: 

Primary E-mail Address: 

Secondary E-mail Address: 

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's Name: 

Law Firm Name: 

Address: 

City: State: Zip: 

Phone Number w/Area Code: Bar # 

ORDER 

Dated: 

JUDGE, U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

U.S. District Court – Pro Hac Vice Application 

Revised July 6, 2021 

Page 2

Philip A. Sechler

Alliance Defending Freedom

44180 Riverside Pkwy

Lansdowne VA 20176

(571) 707-4655

McLean, VA

psechler@ADFlegal.org

n/a

Brian R. Chavez-Ochoa

Chavez-Ochoa Law Offices, Inc.

4 Jean Street

Suite 4

Valley Springs CA 95252

(209) 772-3013 190289

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

filing access through PACER.

December 9, 2025 /s/ John A. Mendez

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