Attorneys admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (District Court) are also admitted to practice before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (Bankruptcy Court).

Effective January 1, 2013, visiting attorneys not admitted to practice in the District Court who wish to appear or be listed as counsel of record in the Bankruptcy Court were required to first qualify for admission in the District Court under SDWV LR Civ Pro 83.6.

The visiting attorney who wishes to make an appearance in the Bankruptcy Court must:

• Engage a local attorney to serve as sponsoring counsel;
• File a completed Statement of Visiting Attorney and Designation of Local Counsel for Bankruptcy Matters with the District Court; and
• Remit a $50 pro hac vice admission fee, unless filing on behalf of the United States of America.

The District Court will maintain a miscellaneous shell case in the CM/ECF filing system in which a visiting attorney in Bankruptcy Court may file the completed Statement of Visiting Attorney and Designation of Local Counsel for Bankruptcy Matters. The District Court will then notify the Bankruptcy Court when a statement has been filed and the pro hac vice admission fee (if required) has been remitted.

Instructions

1. Complete the Statement of Visiting Attorney and Designation of Local Counsel for Bankruptcy Matters;
   • Include electronic signatures of the visiting attorney and local counsel
   • Save/print the statement to PDF
2. File the statement via the District Court CM/ECF system as follows:
   • Access the District Court CM/ECF system by clicking here. When the District Court login screen displays, click 'Log in to the Southern District of West Virginia CM/ECF Filing System'.
   • At the PACER login screen, enter the specially created Username and Password that is not user specific and allows bankruptcy attorneys to file this type of document only.
     Username: wvsdBK2018 Password: Bkmatters1!
   • On the PACER User Not Activated Screen, click 'Continue'
   • On the Redaction Agreement screen, check the box next to the notice statement, and click 'Continue'
   • Select 'Civil' from the main menu at the top of the screen.
   • At the 'Civil Events' menu, select 'Bankruptcy Pro Hac Vice Admission' option
   • Select 'Statement of Visiting Attorney - BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY', make note of the designated case number, and click 'Next'
   • Insert case number designated for the Bankruptcy Attorney Pro Hac Vice Admission - 2:XX-mc-22222 (XX refers to the last two digits of the current year), click 'Find This Case' and then 'Next'
   • To attach the completed statement, click 'Browse', find the document on your computer, and select 'Next'
   • Enter both the visiting attorney and local attorney names in the appropriate places, and select 'Next'
   • On the appropriate fields on the screen, enter the debtor's name and the case number of the bankruptcy case in which the visiting attorney is making an appearance. If an adversary proceeding in involved, enter its short style and case number. Once all appropriate information is completed, select 'Next'
   • On the 'Are you filing this Statement of Visiting Attorney on behalf of the USA?' screen, select the appropriate answer and click 'Next'
   • If you answered 'Yes' to filing on behalf of the USA, an informational screen displays advising that a Notice of Electronic Filing will not be generated, followed by another screen. Select 'Next' on both screens. Review the docket text as it displays on the confirmation screen. Select 'Next' to submit the entry and file the Statement of Visiting Attorney and Designation of Local Counsel for Bankruptcy Matters.
   • If you answered 'No', select 'Next' at the information screen which displays the fee amount, directing you to the PACER login screen
   • At the PACER login screen, enter the specially created Username and Password that is not user specific and allows bankruptcy attorneys to file this type of document only.
     Username: wvsdBK2018 Password: Bkmatters1!
   • Complete the payment screen (Enter information in all required fields, indicated by an *), then select 'Next'
   • Review the docket text as it displays on the confirmation screen. If a fee is remitted, payment information will be included and, if the filing wa made on behalf of the USA, that information will be included. Select 'Next' to submit the entry and file the Statement of Visiting Attorney and Designation of Local Counsel for Bankruptcy Matters.