Legal Opinion
Statewide Grievance Committee v. Burton
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 19, 2005No. AC 25284PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRANGINIS, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether a trial court has subject matter jurisdiction over a presentment complaint (presentment), filed pursuant to Practice Book § 2-47,1 alleging misconduct by an attorney who was disbarred subsequent to the events alleged in the presentment. We conclude that the court has subject matter jurisdiction because the issue is justi-ciable.
The plaintiff, the statewide grievance committee, appeals from the judgment of the court, Mintz, J., dismissing the presentment for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court concluded that it did not have…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Amodio v. AmodioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Massameno v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Burton v. MottoleseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Mayer v. Biafore, Florek & O'NeillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Scott v. State Bar Examining CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Statewide Grievance Committee v. BurtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Croall v. KohlerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Disciplinary Counsel v. VilleneuveConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Hirschfeld v. MacHinistConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Purtill v. CookConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020
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