The court, on motion of either party and on the showing of reasonable grounds therefor, may require the attorney for the adverse party or for any one of the several adverse parties to produce or prove by oath, or otherwise, the authority under which the attorney appears and, until the attorney does so, may stay proceedings by the attorney on behalf of the parties for whom the attorney assumes to appear.
R.L. 1910, § 246. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 483, § 1, emerg. eff. July 14, 1965; Laws 2006, c. 30, § 1, emerg. eff. April 11, 2006.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 5. Attorneys and State Bar
§5-1. Persons disqualified to practice law – Alien eligibility.
§5-3. Duties of attorney and counselor.
§5-4. Receipt of money for client - Discharge of claim - Acknowledging satisfaction of judgment.
§5-5. Proof of authority - Stay of proceedings.
§5-9. Adverse party - Amount of liability on settlement or compromise.
§5-12. Qualifications and fitness for admission to practice law.
§5-13. Disciplinary power and revocation of permit.
§5-14. Examination of applicants - Admission - Oath - Order - Examining commission.