Legal Opinion
Fieger v. Thomas
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 2, 1994No. 2:94-cv-74375PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff has filed a Motion asking that the Court preliminarily enjoin Grievance Administrator Philip J. Thomas, and the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC), from prosecuting a three-count complaint (ATTACHMENT 1), filed against him on October 12, 1994. This complaint is to be heard in the near future by the Michigan Attorney Discipline Board (ADB) (ADB Case No. 94-186-GA). Plaintiff further seeks an order staying the ADB proceedings pending a final hearing before this Court. Plaintiff alleges federal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 1343(a), and…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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