Legal Opinion

Smith v. United States Court of Appeals, for the Tenth Circuit

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 8, 2007No. 04-1468, 04-1470PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth L. Smith appeals the district court’s dismissal of two separate lawsuits stemming from the denial of his application for admission to the Colorado bar. The present litigation focuses on asserted deficiencies he alleges existed in the judicial process provided to him in his previous legal challenges. In particular, Mr. Smith objects to the resolution of cases by non-precedential unpublished decisions, a practice permitted by procedural rules issued and enforced by the Colorado courts and by this circuit. 1 As explained below, we agree with the district court that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Smith v. KriegerDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2009
  2. Begay v. Public Service Co. of NMDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2010
  3. SWEPI, LP v. Mora CountyDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2015
  4. Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. v. Exxonmobil Corp.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2011
  5. Walker v. THI of New Mexico at Hobbs CenterDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2011

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