Legal Opinion
Canfield v. Wisconsin Board of Attorneys Professional Competence
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided May 29, 1980No. 79-C-315PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES E. DOYLE, Chief Judge.
This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief. Jurisdiction is present, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, except as to certain defendants as explained below. The defendants named in the heading of the original complaint (Wisconsin Board of Attorneys Professional Competence (the Board); Patrick T. Sheedy (Chairman of that Board); “Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin: Bruce F. Beilfuss, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin;” 1 and the State of Wisconsin) moved to dismiss it on the grounds: (1) that the Eleventh…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. CaliforniaDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1981
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