Legal Opinion
John Stanton v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 3, 1997No. 96-7041PublishedCited by 269 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This case is the latest episode in a serial dispute between appellant John Stanton and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (“DCCA”). Having been suspended from the bar under rules that did not automatically restore him on the lapse of his suspension, Stanton has thrice petitioned the DCCA for reinstatement. While the third petition was pending with that court, he filed suit in federal court posing constitutional challenges both to the substantive provisions of the D.C. Rules of…
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