Legal Opinion
Nordgren v. Hafter
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 27, 1985No. Civ. A. E84-0130(L)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TOM S. LEE, District Judge.
This action is brought by the plaintiff, Arlene Nordgren, pro se, against Jerome Hafter, Chairman of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, 1 the individual members of the Board and Catherine Baber, Executive Secretary of the Board, 2 pursuant to 42. U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Plaintiffs suit is based upon her being denied the opportunity to take the Mississippi Bar examination because of her failure to possess a law degree from a law school approved or accredited by the Section on Legal Education of the American Bar Association. (ABA).…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Martin v. Memorial Hospital at GulfportCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Arlene Nordgren v. Jerome HafterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Bring v. North Carolina State BarCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997