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124 [274 Ernest L. WALKER v. STATE of Arkansas CR 81-73 622 S.W. 2d 193 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered October 19, 1981 COURTS - NON-RESIDENT ATTORNEY, NOT LICENSED IN THIS STATE - COMITY & COURTESY ONLY UPON COMPLIANCE WITH RULES. An attorney who is a non-resident and who is not licensed to practice law in this State will be permitted to appear in the Arkansas courts by comity and courtesy only upon satisfying the conditions set forth in Rule XIV, Ark. Stat. Ann. Vol. SA (Repl. 1979) which states that a non-resident lawyer will not be permitted to engage in any case in an Arkansas court unless he first signs a written statement, to be filed with the court, in which the non-resident lawyer submits himself to all disciplinary procedures applicable to Arkansas lawyers. Appellant's motion for extension of time to file brief and appellee's motion to dismiss appeal; appellant's motion passed for 20 days. Howard, Mann & Slaughter, by: George C. Howard, Chicago, Ill., and Claude E. Lynch, Jr., for appellant. Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by: Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Dennis R. Molock, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee. PER CURIAM. The appellant, by his attorney, has filed a motion for an extension of time for the filing of a brief. Appellant's attorney is a non-resident who is not licensed to practice law in this State. A non-resident attorney will be permitted to appear in the Arkansas courts by comity and courtesy only upon satisfying the conditions set forth in Rule XIV, Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, Ark. Stat. Ann. Vol. 3A (Repl. 1979). One 'of the conditions is: A non-resident lawyer will not be permitted to engage in any case in an Arkansas court unless he first signs a written statement, to be filed with the court, in which the non-resident lawyer submits himself to all disciplinary procedures applicable to Arkansas lawyers. The motion will be dismissed for non-compliance with
the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar unless the nonresident attorney complies with the rules within twenty days.
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