Legal Opinion
Powell v. Nigro
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 28, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-2622PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, Jr., Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a Black who was unsuccessful in her attempt to pass the District of Columbia bar examination, brings this action pro se against several past and present members of the Committee on Admissions to thé Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Plaintiff essentially alleges that defendants’ construction and grading of the bar examination violated her rights under the equal protection and due process of law components of the Fifth Amendment. Plaintiff premises jurisdiction on section 1331 of title 28, 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (Supp. IV 1980),…
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- Neil S. MacKay v. The Honorable Buell A. Nesbett and the Honorable John H. DimondCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re ManvilleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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- Powell v. NigroCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983