Legal Opinion
Goldstein v. Moatz
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2004No. 03-1257PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
Richard W. Goldstein, a patent lawyer, appeals an award of absolute immunity accorded certain officials of the Patent and Trademark Office for their conduct in an attorney disciplinary investigation. Gold-stein also appeals the denial of his challenge to a certification on the scope of defendant David Purol’s employment and the denial of discovery on the certification. Because…
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