Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Stengel
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 9, 2001No. 98-6349PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant James W. Chambers, an attorney practicing personal-injury law in Kentucky, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in federal district court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Chambers challenges the constitutionality of Ky.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 21A.300 and 21A.310, which prohibit and criminalize the solicitation of accident victims by attorneys within thirty days of an accident. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Jefferson County Attorney David Stengel, Commonwealth Attorney Michael Conliffe, and Kentucky Attorney…
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