California Request for Attorney Admission Information

Admission to a state bar does not automatically entitle an individual to practice in federal courts, such as the United States district courts or United States court of appeals. In general, an attorney is admitted to the bar of these federal courts upon payment of a fee and taking an oath of admission.

In California, requests for admission are generally limited to the numerical limit of 35. However, a party in California who wishes for additional requests for admission may make a declaration for additional discovery.

Active members in good standing of the State Bar of California may apply for admission to the Bar of this Court by completing an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Central District of California (Form G-60), submitting it online, and paying the required fee by credit or debit card at the time of submission.

Register as an ECF user. Fill out a Petition for Bar Membership. E-file the petition in CM/ECF (using the Petition for Bar Membership event under Civil and Attorney Admissions) and, when prompted, pay via Pay.gov.

The Central District comprises the counties of Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura. Court for the Central District is held in Los Angeles, Riverside, Pasadena, Santa Ana and Santa Barbara.

In a civil action, a request for admission is a discovery device that allows one party to request that another party admit or deny the truth of a statement under oath. If admitted, the statement is considered to be true for all purposes of the current trial.

How can I be admitted to practice in the 9th Circuit? First, fill in Form 31 Application and Oath for Admission at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/forms/form31.pdf and print the form to PDF. Then, log into CM/ECF and click on Utilities > Bar Admission.

When responding to Requests for Admissions, remember to answer as follows: Admit: If any portion of the Request for Admission is true then you must admit to that portion of the request. You are also allowed to have a hybrid response admit the part of the request that is true while denying another part.

The provisions of Rule 36 make it clear that admissions function very much as pleadings do. Thus, when a party admits in part and denies in part, his admission is for purposes of the pending action only and may not be used against him in any other proceeding.