Legal Opinion
Geoffrey N. Fieger v. Philip J. Thomas, Grievance Administrator, and Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1996No. 94-2378, 94-2379PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
Michigan lawyer Geoffrey Fieger brought this suit in federal district court seeking to enjoin the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission from prosecuting a three-count disciplinary complaint filed against him on October 12, 1994. In addition to the injunction, Fieger sought a declaration from the district court that the system for lawyer discipline in the State of Michigan and certain rules and standards of professional conduct as adopted by the Michigan Supreme Court are unconstitutional. The sole question we address on this appeal is whether the district court should…
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