Schwenke v. Smith

ZIMMERMAN, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff A. Paul Sehwenke appeals a district court order dismissing his complaint against the Utah State Bar, Steven Trost, and Wendell Smith (collectively, “the Bar”) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

We begin by briefly reviewing the facts before turning to the standard of review and our analysis. Sehwenke was disbarred by this court in 1993 after review of a recommendation of discipline received from the Board of Bar Commissioners. 1 In re Sehwenke, 865 P.2d 1350, 1355 (Utah 1993). Nearly three years later, Schwenke filed a complaint in district…