Legal Opinion
Ava K. Jones v. Louisiana State Bar Association
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1979No. 78-1392, 78-1913PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal requires us to consider only two issues: (1) whether the District Court abused its discretion by dismissing Appellant’s claim, and (2) whether the District Court properly cited Appellant for contempt. We affirm the District Court’s actions without considering the merits of Appellant’s claim.
Appellant sat for the July 1977 Louisiana bar examination. When she received notice that she failed the examination, Appellant filed a civil rights action. She alleged that she was assigned a failing grade because of her well-publicized activities as an exotic snake dancer and sought…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National Hockey League v. Metropolitan Hockey Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Southern Railway Company v. Carl Talmadge LanhamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Grace K. Emerick and James L. Emerick, Sr. v. Fenick Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Bruce Grant Bonaventure, Custodian and Guardian for Minor Children, Grant Bonaventure, II and Lynne Bonaventure v. C. Victor ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Adolph Coors Company v. Movement Against Racism and the KlanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Mrs. Althea ANTHONY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARION COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Rose v. Batson v. Neal Spelce Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- The Black Panther Party v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Johnny Segona, D/B/A Highway 190 Truck Stop and as Truckem Up ParadiseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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