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San Manuel Tribal Court
San Manuel Indian Reservation
3214 Victoria Avenue
Highland, CA 92346
Phone: (909) 907-6920
LAY ADVOCATE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE
1. Name:
LAST FIRST MIDDLE
2. Residence:
STREET ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
3. Employer:
4. Business Address:
STREET ADDRESS ROOM/SUITE/FLOOR
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
5. Preferred Phone Number: Fax :
6. E-Mail Address:
7. Indicate preferred mailing address (Residence or Business):
8. Date of Birth:
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9. Are you a San Manuel Tribal Member applying to be a lay advocate?
Yes No
If so, please attach proof of membership (available from Senior Executive
Assistant to the Business Committee, Michelle Hopper).
10. Identify all courts in which you have been admitted to practice and dates of
admission:
11. Have you been held in contempt of court, censured, disbarred, or suspended from
practice before any disciplinary authority or court? Yes No
If so, please provide date(s), details, and disposition below:
12. Have you been convicted of any felony? Yes No
If so, please provide date(s), details, and disposition below:
13. Are you currently the subject of any criminal investigation or disciplinary
proceeding(s)? Yes No
If so, please provide date(s), details, and disposition below:
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14. Do you possess at least a high school diploma or GED certificate?
Yes No
If applicable, please provide dates and details of any education subsequent
to obtaining your high school diploma or GED certificate, including degrees
earned and any legal or law-related education and/or training:
15. Do you possess good communication skills, both written and verbal and have the
ability to express your position clearly and concisely? Yes No
Please describe any education and/or experience that demonstrate that
you possess such skills:
16. Do you possess any legal or law-related work experience?
Yes No
If so, please provide details, including any experience before tribal or other
courts:
17. I possess good character and moral fitness to represent individuals before this
Court. I have attached two supporting Affidavits (Attachments 1 & 2) from
individuals familiar with my integrity, honesty, moral character, judgment,
courtesy, and self-reliance as well as providing background information on me,
and further, I authorize the Court to contact these references.
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18. Are you familiar with the San Manuel Judicial Code, San Manuel Rules of
Evidence, San Manuel Rules of Civil Procedure, and the San Manuel Rules of
Court? Yes No
19. Are you familiar with the basic principles of Federal Indian Law?
Yes No
If so, please describe how you came by such knowledge, such as your
experience practicing in the field, any Indian law courses or trainings
completed, or any treatises studied [recommended: 1HOO-HVVXS1HZWRQ
HWDOCohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law (2005 ed. or subsequent
ed.); David H. Getches, et. al., Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law
(5
th
ed. 2004 or subsequent ed.); Stephen L. PevaU, TheRights of Indians
and Tribes (3
rd
ed., 200 or subsequent ed.); and WilliamC. Canby, Jr.,
American Indian Law in a Nutshell (5
th
ed., 2009 or subsequent ed.)]:
20. I understand that once admitted to practice in the San Manuel Tribal Court that I
will be required to uphold Tribal laws and Court rules, and remain in good
standing in this Court and in each jurisdiction listed in section 10 above.
21. A check payable to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for $100.00 is
attached.
22. My Oath of Admission is signed and attached to this application.
23. I understand that any license to practice before the San Manuel Tribal Court must
be renewed annually on or before February 1 of each calendar year by completing
a renewal application and paying a $100.00 application fee (unless exempt) or
such other fees established by the Tribe from time to time.
24. I hereby consent to the civil regulatory and adjudicatory jurisdiction of the San
Manuel Band of Mission Indians and its Tribal Court.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians that the foregoing statements contained in this application and
any accompanying documents are true and correct, with full knowledge that all
statements made in this application are subject to investigation and that any false
or dishonest answer to any question may be grounds for denial or subsequent
revocation of license.
Date:
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APPLICANT’S NAME APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE
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For Notary Public Use Only, do not sign until instructed to do so by Notary Public.
State of
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Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this day of ,
20 , by .
Personally know to me Proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the person who appeared before me.
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC
(Notary Seal)