Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Russell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1968No. Nos. 25797, 25815PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon in these mandamus proceedings to determine the validity of the rule of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi limiting the pro- hac vice appearance of out of state attorneys as applied in non-fee generating civil rights cases. That rule, which was promulgated on September 26, 1967,1 imposes three limitations upon such appearances:(1) A pro• hac vice appearance by an attorney is permitted only if he is a nonresident of the State of Mississippi;(2) A pro hac vice appearance by an attorney is permitted in only one case in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by76 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,745 Dean Woods, and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Covington County Bank, Edward Hoglund v. Covington County BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. George H. Lustig, United States of America v. Gregory D. PedersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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