"Rothstein...was disqualified in 1989 from practicing law in U.S. federal court after he presented himself as a licensed attorney. Rothstein's not registered with the State Bar of California but he was with the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Never heard of it? It was a court set up after World War II that initially covered thousands of Pacific islands and ceased operating in October 1994. It doesn't qualify you to represent someone in U.S. federal court, a panel of judges ruled." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=55&entry_id=33478
September 5, 1989:
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit declares Jay Rothstein's admission to the High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands does not qualify him to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California or in the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit:
April 12, 1993:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims denies Jay Rothstein's admission to practice in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
May 9, 1994:
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit denies Jay Rothstein's appeal of the 1993 order of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims vacating his admission to the bar of that court:
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