Legal Opinion

Lal v. Nix

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 25, 1996No. Civil Action 94-7773PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

BITTER, District Judge.

This case arises out of the defendants’ refusal to admit the plaintiff, Amrit Lai, to the Pennsylvania bar. Lai, who is a naturalized United States citizen bom in India, alleges in his pro se amended complaint that the defendants, the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners and its members, executive director, and counsel, denied him admission to the Pennsylvania bar because of his race, national origin, ethnicity, and age. Lai was 60 years old when he applied for admission to the bar.

Before me is the defendants’…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lal v. Borough of Kennett SquareDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
  2. Snyder v. GarbDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997

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