IN RE PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION POLICY

JO ANN STEVENSON, Bankruptcy Judge

The Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan ("Bankruptcy Judges") hereby establish the following policy and procedures for admission of attorneys pro hac vice in the Bankruptcy Court:

1. All attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan must apply for admission to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan and may not apply for pro hac vice admission.

2. All attorneys licensed to practice in a state other than Michigan and who maintain a regular office within the State of Michigan must apply for admission to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan and may not apply for pro hac vice admission.

3. Licensed attorneys not subject to paragraphs 1 or 2 above may apply for pro hac vice admission based upon the following conditions:

a. An attorney may move for permission to appear and be heard in one specific base case and the contested matters and/or adversary proceedings arising therein;

b. The motion shall state the attorney's full name, business address, telephone number, e-mail address, and the state in which the attorney is licensed to practice;

c. The motion shall identify the other federal (bankruptcy, district, and/or circuit) courts in which the attorney is licensed to practice;

d. The motion shall verify that the attorney shall be bound by all rules, practices, and ethics that are applicable to those other attorneys admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

4. Upon entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court granting a motion to appear pro hac vice, the attorney admitted shall pay a pro hac vice admission fee payable to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan in the amount of $35.00. Said payment shall be remitted by check or money order within ten (10) days of the entry of the order. The admission fee shall be tendered to the Clerk of the Court, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan, who shall cause the fee to be promptly forwarded to the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. On the check or money shall be noted " pro hac vice admission fee" with the name of the case and the case number.

5. Failure to pay the pro hac vice admission fee shall result in revocation of the admission order and further result in the attorney being denied the privilege to appear and be heard in connection with the base case and all contested matters and/or adversary proceedings arising therein.

The Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan have reviewed the above policy and hereby approve it.