Legal Opinion
Carl S. Thomas v. Sanford Kadish
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1984No. 83-2582PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff Thomas was denied admission to the Texas bar because of his alleged emotional and mental unfitness. Thomas filed this complaint in federal district court for injunctive and other relief, alleging deprivation under color of state law of various federal constitutional rights (principally by reason of racial and religious discrimination). Made defendants are various Texas parties involved in the Texas bar admission procedures, as well as various California parties, primarily academics and administrators of the law school in California from which Thomas received…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by44 opinions
- David H. Stuart and Richard A. Whitaker v. Richard G. SpademanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Guidry v. United States Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Thompson v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Union Planters Bank National Ass'n v. SalihCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- Texaco Inc. v. Pennzoil Company, State of Texas, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
39 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.