Leroy C. Gipson, Jr. v. New Jersey, Supreme Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

The issue for resolution here is whether the district court erred in refusing to intervene in a pending state bar disciplinary proceeding.

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This appeal arises out of litigation in which Leroy Gipson, Jr., a member of the bar of the State of New Jersey who is under temporary suspension on account of alleged ethical violations, sought to have the district court lift his suspension and declare New Jersey’s system of attorney discipline unconstitutional. 1

As a result of numerous complaints alleging that Mr. Gipson had failed to deal properly with and to account for client…