Legal Opinion
Simes v. Arkansas Judicial Discipline & Disability Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2013No. 12-3564PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
L.T. Simes, II, is the first African-American circuit court (trial court) judge elected in Phillips County, Arkansas. During disciplinary proceedings against him before the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission (commission), Simes filed a federal lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the commission and six of its officials: five commissioners and Executive Director David Stewart (collectively, officials). 1 The district court 2 denied Simes’ request for a temporary restraining order and stayed federal proceedings in accordance with the Younger…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Buckley v. FitzsimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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