Jensen v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund

¶ 1. The issue in this case is whether an attorney admitted pro hac vice 1 has the right to notice and an opportunity to be heard before his or her pro hac vice admission can be revoked. The issue arose in this medical malpractice action when the circuit court granted a mistrial based upon "reprehensible" pretrial and trial conduct by the plaintiffs' attorney, who was licensed in Illinois but admitted in Wisconsin for purposes of this case. Five days after the mistrial, without notice or hearing, the circuit court sua sponte issued an order withdrawing the attorney's pro hac vice admission.

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