Legal Opinion
J. Brent Liedtke v. The State Bar of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1994No. 92-2623PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
J. Brent Liedtke appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action and his claims for declaratory and injunctive relief. For the reasons assigned we must affirm.
Background
Liedtke was disbarred and permanently enjoined from the practice of law in the state courts of Texas by a default judgment entered on June 25, 1990. The events leading up to that judgment occasioned Liedtke to file a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Journal, and Dawn Miller, 1 assistant general counsel for the State Bar of Texas, together with an action for…
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