Legal Opinion
Solomon v. Emanuelson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 29, 1984No. Civ. N-79-58PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ OBJECTION TO MAGISTRATE’S RULING
DALY, Chief Judge.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This civil rights suit, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, concerns a constitutional challenge to a state bar admission rule, namely Section 21(4) of the Connecticut Practice Book. That rule requires lawyers seeking admission to the Connecticut Bar without examination to be Connecticut residents for at least six months before their applications for admission will be processed. When this suit commenced in 1979, plaintiff Robert A. Solomon was an experienced Pennsylvania attorney…
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