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ORDER APPOINTING ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO
THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT (“SCRA”) – FAMILY LAW
It is hereby ordered that an attorney from the San Diego County Bar Association/Bar Association of North San Diego
County’s SCRA Pro Bono Panel Program (“Attorney”) be appointed pursuant to the SCRA to represent (name of
party) ______________________________________________ (“the Presumed Servicemember”) in the above-captioned
matter for the limited purpose and scope described below.
ATTORNEY STATUS: Attorney shall be either:
(a) an attorney in good standing with the State Bar of California and licensed to practice in the State of California, or
(b) a judge advocate (as that term is defined at 10 U.S.C. § 801(13)) who is not a member of the State Bar of
California, but who avers that he or she is a member in good standing of and eligible to practice before the bar of
another State, Territory, or Possession of the United States or of the highest court in the above named state,
territory or insular possession of the United States, as set forth in California Rules of Court, rule 9.41.
LIMITED SCOPE: Attorney’s appearance hereunder shall be limited in scope, and shall serve solely to inform the court of
the military status of the Presumed Servicemember, and if the Presumed Servicemember is on active duty with the United
States Armed Forces or otherwise eligible for relief under 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 514, 521, 522, 524 from further proceedings,
and to secure a stay or additional stay as permitted by law. Any and all appearances and filings by Attorney shall not be
construed as a general appearance by the Presumed Servicemember, and shall not constitute an appearance for
jurisdictional purposes. Appearances and filings likewise shall not constitute a waiver of any substantive or procedural
defense, and shall not waive any rights or defenses of the Presumed Servicemember, or otherwise bind the Presumed
Servicemember.
DIRECTION TO THE CLERK: For cases within the Central, East and South County Divisions, the clerk is directed to
email the Program Administrator of the San Diego County Bar Association () with the case name and
number, date of appointment, judge/commissioner and department making the appointment, date of the next hearing, and
date on which a copy of the court file may be picked up by the Attorney. For cases handled in the North County Division,
the clerk is directed to email this information to the Program Administrator for the Bar Association of North San Diego
County (). The clerk shall then prepare copies of the court file for pick-up by the Attorney within 10
days of the date of this order, along with any and all documentation indicating the possible address and military status of
the defendant/respondent at issue (including a copy of the Defendant/Respondent Information for Order Appointing
Attorney under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) (SDSC Form #ADM-260), the original of which will be placed in a
confidential envelope within the court file).
NEXT HEARING: Attorney and all other counsel and unrepresented parties in the case shall appear on
________________________ (a date at least 90 days from the date of the order), at ______________ a.m./p.m., in this
department, to further discuss the matter of possible relief under 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 514, 521, 522, 524 from further
proceedings (“Next Hearing”).
ORDER APPOINTING ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO
SDSC D-245 (New 11/09)
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