Legal Opinion
Ed J. Polk, on Behalf of Himself, and All Others Similarly Situated v. The State Bar of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 20, 1973No. 72-2488PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
On June 27, 1972, a Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, following a plenary hearing, decided to issue an official reprimand of appellant Ed J. Polk for professional misconduct as a result of derogatory statements Polk allegedly made about a district attorney and county judge in Dallas, Texas. Immediately thereafter Polk brought this § 1983 action in the district court seeking to enjoin publication of the reprimand. He alleged, among other things, that the
“defendants exercised their authority in a manner having the clear purpose and effect of depriving…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gibson v. BerryhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State Bar of Texas v. EvansTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- McCray v. BurrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- John E. Goodrich v. Supreme Court of the State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Wall v. American Optometric Association, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1974
- Joiner v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1974
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