Legal Opinion
Mothershed v. Justices of the Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2005No. 03-16878PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a disbarred attorney may collaterally attack his state bar disciplinary proceedings 1 in federal court.
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In 1999, the State Bar of Arizona initiated disciplinary proceedings against George L. Mothershed, an attorney who was licensed by the Oklahoma Bar Association but who lived and practiced in Arizona. In response to the disciplinary board’s allegation that he had unlawfully practiced law in the State, Mothershed entered a special appearance and moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that he had not received a summons. The hearing…
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