Order of Adoption Wednesday, November 14, 2012

IN THE SUPREME COURT 
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 

On October 15, 2012, the Joint Committee on Attorney Standards submitted a petition to amend to Rule 3(A) of the Admission to Practice Rules, regarding the requirements of a nonresident attorney's affidavit in support of a motion for Pro Hac Vice admission. The proposed amendments are available at http://www.ndcourts.gov/Court/Notices/Notices.htm. Individuals who do not have internet access may contact the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court to obtain a copy of the proposal. The Court considered the matter, and

ORDERED, that that the amendments to Rule 3(A) of the Admission to Practice Rules are ADOPTED effective January 1, 2013.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened this 14th day of November, 2012, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner and the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order. The Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, being unavoidably absent, did not participate in the decision.

Petra H. Mandigo Hulm 
Chief Deputy Clerk 
North Dakota Supreme Court