Legal Opinion
Sanford J. Berger Robert M. Fertel v. Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1993No. 91-4178PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Sanford J. Berger and Robert M. Fertel appeal the dismissal of their complaint seeking injunctive, declaratory, and monetary relief for claims arising out of state bar disciplinary proceedings brought against them. The district court dismissed the complaint on the basis of Younger abstention and the state action immunity. 775 F.Supp. 1096 (N.D.Ohio 1991). We hold that plaintiffs’ claims are barred by judicial immunity, state action immunity, Younger abstention, and mootness. We AFFIRM.
I. FACTS
Plaintiffs are attorneys licensed to practice law in Ohio.…
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