Saleeby v. State Bar

Opinion

LUCAS, J.

In this original proceeding petitioner Charles Saleeby seeks an order requiring the State Bar (bar) to adopt rules governing its exercise of discretion in administering the Client Security Fund (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6140.5, hereinafter CSF) and to set aside its order granting petitioner less than the full amount of reimbursement which he requested. We will conclude that the procedures followed by the bar are insufficient because they fail to provide a record upon which judicial review may be had and deny due process and that the bar therefore must formulate new rules. We will…