Reply #30: Here's (sort of) a definition of pro hac vice [View All]

Does this mean that the judge is only recognizing Arnebeck and Fitrakis as being eligible to present the case -- not that the case itself has merit? Any lawyers out there who can clarify before we get too excited?

Pro Hac Vice Rules
Ohio Supreme Court
Rule I of the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of Ohio provides as follows:

RULE 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTORNEYS PRACTICING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

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Section 2. Admission Pro Hac Vice.

(A) The Supreme Court may permit any attorney who is admitted to practice in the highest court of a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, or who is admitted to practice in the courts of a foreign state, to appear pro hac vice and file pleadings, memoranda, briefs, or other documents or participate in oral argument before the Supreme Court.

(B) Admission pro hac vice will be allowed only on motion of an attorney admitted to practice in Ohio and registered with the Clerk for active status. The motion shall briefly and succinctly state the qualifications of the attorney seeking admission. It shall be filed with the first pleading or brief in which the attorney seeks to participate or at least 30 (lays before oral argument if the attorney seeks only to participate in oral argument. The Supreme Court may withdraw admission pro hac vice at any time.