Robert J. Wright v. Lane County District Court, and David Burks

Robert J. Wright brought this declaratory judgment action challenging the constitutionality of the Oregon statute prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law. He contends that the statute 1 is impermissibly vague and contradictory. After Wright had filed three successive complaints in the district court, the magistrate recommended that the case be dismissed. The court dismissed the action for want of jurisdiction. The action should have been dismissed under Fed.R.Civ.P, 12(bX6); however, we affirm the judgment of dismissal.

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