Whether an applicant to the bar of an Article III court may, under 28 U.S.C. Section 1746, submit an unsworn declaration where such court requires that applicants submit an affidavit

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. 28 U.S.C. Section: 1746 states that, “[wlherever, under any law of the United States or under any rule, : regulation, order, or requirement made pursuant to ; , law, any matter is required or permitted to be ' supported . by . . . [an] affidavit, in writing of the ; ; ; person making the same (other than a deposition, or an oath of office, or an oath required to be taken before . a specified official other than a notary public), such matter may, with like force and effect, be supported . ; . . by [an] unsworn declaration.” The question is whether an applicant to the bar of an ‘Article III court may, under. Section 1746, submit an unsworn declaration where such court requires that applicants ; submit an affidavit. : ; i . : Be LISTOFPARTIESAND 5 . oR RULE 29.6DISCLOSURE se : ; The caption lists all of the parties. Petitioner, Todd C. Bank (“Bank”), is a natural person. Therefore, : a no statement is ‘required under "+, ., Supreme Court Rule 29.6. 00.0... © ae ; . oo STATEMENT OF DIRECTLY . ;