Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Disciplinary Proceedings of Fred W. Phelps, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1981No. 81-1022PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
The cause before us calls for review of proceedings which took place in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, wherein a three-judge court considered disciplinary charges which had been brought against the attorney in question, Fred W. Phelps, Sr., a member of the Kansas Bar. The proceedings in the federal district court were follow-ups on similar proceedings which hád been taken in the courts of Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court ordered that Phelps be disbarred.
Phelps, in the Kansas court and here, is charged with making false statements…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Randall v. BrighamSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Selling v. RadfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- In the Matter of the Petition of SellingSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by15 opinions
- In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- United States v. Jonathan Cooper, in Re Norman ZalkindCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- In Re Attorney Walter F. KELLYCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Virgin Islands Bar v. BruschSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2008
- Fred W. Phelps, Sr. v. Kansas Supreme CourtCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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