(b) Contempt of Court. Any person who before his or her admission to the Bar of this Court or during his or her disbarment or suspension exercises in this District in any action or proceeding pending in this Court any of the privileges of a member of the Bar, or who pretends to be entitled to do so, may be found guilty of contempt of Court.
(c) Professional Conduct. The standards of professional conduct of members of the Bar of this Court shall include the current Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. For a violation of any of these canons in connection with any matter pending before this Court, an attorney may be subjected to appropriate disciplinary action.
(d) Appearance by Attorney.
(2) Unless they have noticed their appearance by filing a pleading, written motion, or other paper, any attorney appearing on behalf of a non-party witness at a hearing shall file and serve a notice of appearance prior to the attorney’s appearance on behalf of the attorney’s client at the hearing. When the appearance relates to a grand jury matter, the notice of appearance shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court in such manner as to maintain the secrecy requirements of grand jury proceedings, if applicable.
(3) Withdrawal of appearance.
(B) The appearance of an Assistant Federal Public Defender, Assistant United States Attorney, or other federal, state, or local government attorney is withdrawn when a notice of reassignment or notice of substitution is filed in which an attorney from the withdrawing attorney’s office provides notice of that substitute attorney’s appearance in the action or proceeding.
(5) If an attorney dies, is suspended, or ceases to act as an attorney, then a party to an action or proceeding for whom the attorney was acting as counsel must, before any further proceedings are had in the action on the party’s behalf, appoint another attorney or appear in person, unless the party is already represented by another attorney.
(6) No agreement between parties or their attorneys, the existence of which is not conceded, in relation to the proceedings or evidence in an action, will be considered by the Court unless the same is made before the Court and noted in the record or is reduced to writing and subscribed by the party or attorney against whom it is asserted.
(7) Only one (1) attorney on each side shall examine or cross-examine a witness, and not more than two (2) attorneys on each side shall argue the merits of the action or proceeding unless the Court shall otherwise permit.
(f) Relation to Other Rules. This Local Rule governing attorneys is supplemented by the Rules Governing the Admission, Practice, Peer Review, and Discipline of Attorneys.
(g) Responsibility to Maintain Current Contact Information. Each member of the Bar of the Southern District, any attorney appearing pro hac vice, and any party appearing pro se shall maintain current contact information with the Clerk of Court. Each attorney shall update contact information including e-mail address within seven (7) days of a change. A party appearing pro se shall conventionally file a Notice of Current Address with updated contact information within seven (7) days of a change. The failure to comply shall not constitute grounds for relief from deadlines imposed by Rule or by the Court. All Court Orders and Notices will be deemed to be appropriately served if directed either electronically or by conventional mail consistent with information on file with the Clerk of Court.
