This unfriendly act finds no welcome in United States Tax Court, as Judge Courtney D. (“CD”) Jones rebukes an unadmitted attorney seeking admission pro hac vice in Augustus Hill, Docket No. 5544-18, filed 1/22/26.

Leaving aside the execrable Latin (should be “pro hæc vice,” meaning “just for this one turn”), the unadmitted attorney (whom I’ll call AP) was told by the Clerk’s office to follow Rule 200(a)(2). Instead, AP enlists the aid of an admitted attorney (whom I’ll call Bill) to move for one-off admission. Bill’s assistance is somewhat less than stellar.

“[Bill] filed, on {AP]’s behalf, a Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Doc. 83). In the process of filing the motion, [Bill] selected the ‘Entry of Appearance’ option in DAWSON. Even though DAWSON webpages advise practitioners who select the ‘Entry of Appearance’ option that they-–not another attorney––are representing the party associated with their entry, [Bill] uploaded the motion on behalf of [AP]. This effort to bypass the Court’s Rules and policies was improper as is the filing itself.” Order, at p.1.

For the right way to do it, see my blogpost “Tom Sawyer, Tax Attorney,” 6/22/18.

Meanwhile, Judge CD Jones tosses the attempted EoA and motion.