Legal Opinion

In re:Auerhahn

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 22, 2013No. 11-2206Published

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Massachusetts Bar Counsel (“Bar Counsel”) appeals a decision by a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissing Bar Counsel’s petition for disciplinary sanctions against Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

I. Background

Following the revelation that Auerhahn and others had withheld exculpatory information from two federal criminal defendants who were convicted and served substantial terms in prison, the Massachusetts district court asked Bar Counsel to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  3. Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Hollingsworth v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  5. Marino v. OrtizSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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