N.D. Cal. Civil L.R. 11-7 — Reciprocal Discipline and Discipline Following Felony Conviction

High confidence· verified October 21, 2026Local Rules

Summary

N.D. Cal. Civil L.R. 11-7 — Reciprocal Discipline and Discipline Following Felony Conviction: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of California CIVIL LOCAL RULES (These rules take effect on November 1, 2021.), the court’s own page, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every case before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alongside the federal rules and any judge-specific procedures.

Requirement

(a) Required Notice of Change in Status. Any attorney admitted to practice in this Court or any attorney appearing pro hac vice who is convicted of a felony, suspended, disbarred, or placed on disciplinary probation by any court, or who resigns from the bar of any court with an investigation into allegations of unprofessional conduct pending, must give notice to the Clerk and the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court in writing within 14 days of such event. (b) Order to Show Cause. Unless referred to the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, matters subject to reciprocal discipline on the grounds listed in paragraph (a) above shall be handled as follows: (1) Whenever a member of the bar of this Court or any attorney appearing pro hac vice who is convicted of a felony, disbarred, suspended for reasons other than those noted in Civil L.R. 11-1(g), or who resigns from the bar of any court with an investigation into allegations of unprofessional conduct pending, the Chief District Judge will enter an order suspending that member on an interim basis from practice before this Court and affording the member an opportunity to show cause, within 28 days, why a suspension or disbarment order should not be entered. If the attorney files a response stating that imposition of an order of suspension or disbarment from this Court is not contested, or if the attorney does not respond to the Order to Show Cause within the time specified, then the Court shall enter an order of suspension or disbarment. (2) An attorney who wishes to contest reciprocal discipline must file with the Court a timely response to the order to show cause. The Chief District Judge may then act on the matter, order it randomly assigned to another Judge or refer it to the Standing Committee on Professional Conduct for report and recommendation. The response to the Order to Show Cause must set forth facts establishing one or more of the following: (a) the procedure in the other jurisdiction was so lacking in notice or opportunity to be heard as to constitute a deprivation of due process; (b) there was such an infirmity of proof establishing the misconduct as to give rise to a clear conviction that the Court should not accept as final the other jurisdiction’s conclusion(s) on that subject; (c) imposition of like discipline would result in a grave injustice; or (d) other substantial reasons exist so as to justify not accepting the other jurisdiction’s conclusion(s). In addition, together with the response to the Order to Show Cause, the attorney must lodge with the Court a certified copy of the entire record from the other jurisdiction or bear the burden of persuading the Court that less than the entire record will suffice. This procedure may not be used to relitigate a felony conviction. (3) An attorney disbarred, suspended or placed on disciplinary probation under the reciprocal discipline provisions of this rule may seek reinstatement upon completion of the period of suspension, disbarment, or disciplinary probation by filing a petition for admission with the Clerk as provided in Civil L.R. 11-1(c) and paying the admission fee in accordance with 11-1(d). An attorney disbarred by reason of a felony conviction may not petition for reinstatement until at least one year after entry of the disbarment order. Cross Reference See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c), 16(f), 37.

Source of truth

(a) Required Notice of Change in Status. Any attorney admitted to practice in this Court or any attorney appearing pro hac vice who is convicted of a felony, suspended, disbarred, or placed on disciplinary probation by any court, or who resigns from the bar of any court

Official source: N.D. Cal. — Local Rules (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: October 21, 2026benchpath-cafed-rules-2026-10-21

Criminal — Felony

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