Opinion ID: 387136
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: participation of out-of-state counsel

Text: 8 In light of Oler's failure to comply with local rules in fifteen other cases, the district court required that Raines act as lead attorney. Oler was permitted to draft documents, sit at the counsel table, assist in examination of witnesses and argue before the court. The only alteration in normal attorney-client relations was the requirement that Raines be present at every appearance. 9 Admission to a state bar does not carry with it the right to appear before a district court. In re Rappaport, 558 F.2d 87, 89 (2d Cir. 1977). A district court has broad discretion concerning admission to practice before it. Lefton v. City of Hattiesburg, 333 F.2d 280, 285 (5th Cir. 1964). This discretion is limited in that it may not be exercised to abridge the rights of litigants. Id. 10 No case has been cited in which a limitation such as the one imposed here was held to deny a party her right to legal representation. Nothing in the district court's order prevented Oler from effectively representing his client. If the association with Raines was unsatisfactory, Oler was free to recommend that other counsel be substituted, or to take over prosecution of the case to the extent permissible under the district court's order. Under that order, it was permissible for Oler to draft and submit the pretrial order which was the source of the delay in prosecuting his client's case. We find no error in this aspect of the court's ruling.