UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
40 FOLEY SQUARE
NEW YORK, NY 10007
212-857-8500
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE INSTRUCTIONS
The Acknowledgement and Notice of Appearance form requires all parties to provide
contact information, any required corrections to the caption, a review of the parties’ appellate
designations, and information regarding any related cases before this Court. Counsel must also
certify that they have been admitted to this Court and have complied with all rules regarding
admission renewal or that they have applied for admission to this Court. If the Court has not
yet admitted counsel or approved counsel for renewed admission, personal contact information
for each represented client must be provided on Addendum A. In accordance with Local Rule
12.3(a), this form must be completed and returned within 14 calendar days of receipt of the
docketing notice.
Each lead counsel of record or individual appearing pro se must complete this form.
Any attorney acting as a substitution or amicus counsel or any attorney other than lead counsel
of record wishing to enter the case must file a separate notice of appearance using the Notice of
Appearance for Substitution, Additional, or Amicus Counsel form provided on the Court’s
website.
Counsel of record must be admitted to the bar of this Court or be otherwise eligible to
argue an appeal. The Court requires written pro hac vice motions filed before filing the notice
of appearance. Admission pro hac vice will be extended as a matter of course to a member of
the bar of a district court within the circuit who has represented a criminal defendant at trial
and continues representation on an appeal taken pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act. See
Local Rule 46.1(d)(1). Counsel, however, are encouraged to apply for general admission to this
Court as soon as they meet the qualifications.
An attorney or pro se party who does not immediately notify the Court when contact
information changes will not receive notices, documents and orders filed in the case. An
attorney and any pro se party who is permitted to file document electronically in CM/ECF
must notify the Court of a change to the user’s mailing address, business address, telephone
number, or e-mail. Notification is made by accessing PACER’s Manage My Account,
https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/login.jsf. The Court’s records will update with 1 business
day of a user entering the change in PACER. In addition, if the Filing User has an open case,
letter notification of the change must be sent to the Court, directly to the open case.
A pro se party who is not permitted to file documents electronically must notify the
Court of a change in mailing address or telephone number by filing a letter with the Clerk of
Court.
For information concerning attorney admissions and renewals, visit the Court’s website at
www.ca2.uscourts.gov or contact Admissions in the Clerk’s Office at 212--857-8603 or
212-857-8640.
Revised August 2016