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Ve Columbia Bar ia the only office in Washington, D.C., that has , Memorandum _, ~ | Oo To: DIRECTOR, PRI Dae 5/4/84 (Attention: Civil Rights a Applicant Section) From: SAC, WFO v Subject : \/unnecessaryBar Checks at the us) supreme Court and U.S. District Court in Applicant Type Investigations Washington Field currently conducta a record check at the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court in applicant type investigations in every instance where an applicant indicates they are an attorney. The purpose of those checks is to deter- mine whether the applicant is admitted to practice before those courts. A record check is also conducted at the District of Columbia Bar (D.C. Unified Bar) to determine membership and at the Office of Bar Counsel to determine standing and ee er grievances, i District of Columbia Bar has advised that the District of licensing authority over attorneys. He further advised that the Office of Bar Counsel, which is associated with the District of Columbia Bar, is the office responsible for maintaining on standing and grievances pertaining to local attorneys. Geer note: that admission to practice before individual ourts, cluding the U.S. Supreme Court, within the District of Columbia is simply a matter of the attorney requesting to be placed on the court's register and: furnishing a letter certifying good standing. After reviewing this procedure it is Washington Field's conclusion that the record checks at the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court are unnecessary and an unwarranted drain of this field office's limited resources. It is unclear why or when these checks were instituted at tashington Field or the rationale behind them. The checks reveal only whether the applicant has met the pro forma requirements for admission to practice hefors those courts. Neither court has licensing authority and a check of their membership records does not produce information as to any record of complaints or investi- ations concerning an applicant. bp BoD SS Ce ee momen aN Vw =. 4 MOP RECORDED ureau - ce : a orn ri = four easy 2 ae MAY 23 1884 ars (161-00) ee o* (116-00) ——e {77-06} a (67-00) 25} AO 7 “ lbIC- ral/oo7 (oe 1 hese