Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Welch
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2008No. 07-1026PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERTELSMAN, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court. SUTTON, J. (pp. 373-74) delivered a separate concurring opinion, in which ROGERS, J., joined.
OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. (“Lawrence”) appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his claims filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials of the State Bar of Michigan in connection with their denial of his application for a license to practice law. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. graduated from an accredited Michigan law school and passed…
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