Legal Opinion
Stephen F. Hefner v. Ivan Alexander, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1985No. 85-2030PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the dismissal of a suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from disciplinary proceedings initiated against a Texas attorney. The plaintiff, a resident of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, is an attorney facing possible suspension or disbarment by virtue of a state decree. He filed this federal lawsuit claiming that the grievance procedures of the Texas State Bar violate his constitutional rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments as well as under federal antitrust law pursuant to the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. The district court…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by28 opinions
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