Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided September 15, 1992No. OBAD No. 925. SCBD No. 3600PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The discipline requested by the Bar against the respondent was denied by this Court. The respondent now seeks to recover his costs and attorney fees against the Bar Association. In support of his application he cites 12 O.S.1991 §§ 978, 2011; 20 O.S.1991 § 15.1; Oklahoma Supreme Court Rule 32; and the bad faith exception to the “American Rule” as discussed in Bond v. Fox Building Supply, 826 P.2d 599 (Okla.1992). The Bar has not filed a response and none is needed.
The statutes cited do not support the request for two reasons. This Court has the sole responsibility in promulgating rules…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Integration of State Bar of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. GasawaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. DowningSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Archer v. OgdenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- State Ex Rel. State Insurance Fund v. Great Plains Care Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- In Re SpilmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
- Shackelford v. Oklahoma Military DepartmentCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1996
- Spilman v. Oklahoma Bar Assoc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010