Legal Opinion
Gillette v. North Dakota Disciplinary Board Counsel
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2010No. 09-1598PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Vance Gillette, a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes and a licensed North Dakota and tribal attorney, commenced this official capacity action against Brent Edison, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota (the Board). Gillette seeks declaratory and injunctive relief preventing the Board from prosecuting a disciplinary action for alleged misconduct arising out of his representation of Native American clients in tribal court litigation. The district court 1 dismissed the suit, concluding that the federal court should…
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