Legal Opinion

Richardson v. McFadden

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 12, 1977No. Nos. 73-2512 and 73-2513PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Per curiam

We granted rehearing in banc to reconsider the issues decided by a panel of the court in Richardson v. McFadden, 540 F.2d 744 (4 Cir. 1976). There, in an action for declaratory and injunctive relief brought by four black law school graduates who had satisfied all requirements for admission to the South Carolina Bar, except that they received failing scores on the bar examination, the panel decided that the district court properly denied relief except for the individual claims of Spain and Kelly. With respect to them, the panel concluded that the Law Examiners had acted arbitrarily and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. John Doe v. E. E. PringleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
  3. Neil S. MacKay v. The Honorable Buell A. Nesbett and the Honorable John H. DimondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
  4. David Richardson v. J. Means McFadden David Richardson v. J. Means McFaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 130, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,478 Ollie T. Hill, John W. Ward, Charles R. Merriwether, Jr., Edward H. Minatee, Minnie Marble, Mary E. Carter, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Western Electric Company, Inc., Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  2. Dr. Julius J. Larry, Iii, Dds, and Dr. Abdul-Hakim Ahmed, Dds v. Mark White, Individually and in His CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. Louis v. Supreme Court of NevadaDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1980
  4. Woodard v. Virginia Board of Bar ExaminersDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1978
  5. Eduardo M. Lucero v. Allen OgdenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983

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