Paciulan

Appellants Richard J. Paciulan and William A. Kruse sued defendants, Justices of the California Supreme Court and individuals from the State Bar of California, challenging the constitutionality of California’s rules regulating pro hac vice admission to practice in California courts, as codified in California Rule of Court 983 (“Rule 983”). 1 The district court, in a well-reasoned and comprehensive opinion, dismissed their complaint and enjoined Appellants’ attorney, Joseph R. Giannini, from filing future suits in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California regarding admission to the California State Bar and the regulation of the practice of law in California without first obtaining leave from the Chief Judge of the court. See Paciulan v. George, 38 F.Supp.2d 1128, 1130, 1147 (N.D.Cal.1999). We agree with the district court and affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant Paciulan has been a member of the Massachusetts bar since 1977. Appellant Kruse has been a member of the Colorado bar since 1953. Paciulan has a patent law practice, and Kruse is a tax law specialist. Both are California residents, but are not members of the California…