Legal Opinion

Waters v. Barr

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 1987No. 17384PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

This petition for a writ of mandamus challenges the refusal of a former counsel for the State Bar of Nevada to investigate a private complaint against two Assistant United States Attorneys. One of these attorneys is a member of the State Bar of Nevada; the other is not.

Petitioner filed a complaint against the two attorneys in this court. In the complaint, petitioner alleged that the two attorneys were guilty of several violations of the Nevada Rules of Professional Conduct. This court referred the complaint to former bar counsel for the State Bar of Nevada for investigation. Instead of…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Theard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. In Re Disbarment of IssermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Anna Lee Brown v. Board of Bar Examiners of the State of Nevada and Board of Governors of the State Bar of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  5. State Ex Rel. List v. County of DouglasNevada Supreme Court · 1974

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4Cited by7 opinions

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  5. GADDABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2003

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