Legal Opinion
Batterman v. Leahy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 15, 2008No. 07-2653PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Daniel A. Batterman, a Boston attorney, brought suit in federal district court against several individuals associated with the Committee for Public Counsel Services (“CPCS”). The district court stayed proceedings, insisting that Batterman resolve his claims, or at least his leading claim, in state court. Batterman now appeals. The background events are as follows.
Batterman, a sole practitioner, says that in 1998 he agreed with CPCS to represent indigent children and parents in state court juvenile or family matters and thereafter served as counsel in many CPCS care and…
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