Legal Opinion

John H. Gately v. Leonard v. B. Sutton, Otto Moore, Edward C. Day, William E. Doyle, Frank H. Hall, and Francis J. Knauss

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 16, 1962No. 7045PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Gately, formerly a practicing attorney in Colorado Springs, Colorado, relying upon one of the provisions of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C, § 1983, brought this action against members of the Supreme Court of Colorado requesting, in his prayer for relief, an order directing that Court to set aside an order of disbarment and damages in the sum of $500,000. This is an appeal from an order dismissing the petition upon the ground that the federal district court was without jurisdiction to award the relief prayed for.

From the allegations it appears that the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Theard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Selling v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. In the Matter of the Petition of SellingSupreme Court of the United States · 1917

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  2. Neal Clark v. State of Washington, and Washington State Bar Association, an Agency of State Government, the State Bar of California, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  3. John Doe v. E. E. PringleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
  4. Neil S. MacKay v. The Honorable Buell A. Nesbett and the Honorable John H. DimondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  5. Keenan v. Board of Law Examiners of State of NCDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1970

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