Legal Opinion
Livingston v. N.C. State Bar
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided February 4, 2019No. 7:18-CV-5-DPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. DEVER III, United States District Judge
On January 9, 2018, Christopher W. Livingston ("Livingston" or "plaintiff") filed a complaint against the North Carolina State Bar ("NCSB") and the 13th Judicial District Bar ("District Bar") alleging that annual District Bar dues, as authorized by North Carolina General Statute § 84-18.1, are unconstitutional [D.E. 1]. The NCSB is an agency of the State of North Carolina. See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 84-15. The District Bar is a subdivision of the NCSB. See id. § 84-18.1. On April 12, 2018, Livingston filed an amended complaint against NCSB, Lee…
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