Legal Opinion
Hirsh v. Justices of the Supreme Court of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1995No. Nos. 94-55240, 94-55250, 94-55507 and 94-56335PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The memorandum disposition filed March 29, 1995, is redesignated as a per curiam opinion.
OPINION
2Per curiam
Facing pending attorney disciplinary proceedings in California, each appellant filed suit in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging deprivation of various constitutional rights. The district court granted the government’s motions to dismiss. We affirm.
I. Background
A. The California Attorney Disciplinary System
Under California law, attorney disciplinary matters are handled by the State Bar Court (“Bar Court”), an administrative agency affiliated with the California State Bar Association…
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4Cited by8 opinions
- 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7070, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,089 Stuart H. Hirsh v. Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of California: Malcolm L. Lucas Edward Panelli Joyce Kennard Armand Arabian Marvin Baxter Ronald M. George and Dan Lungren, State Attorney General & Acting Personally for His Private Appointee's Financial Gain State Bar of California Ellen R. Peck, Employee of the State Bar as a Claimed Judge David C. Carr, Employee Prosecutor of State Bar Association, Ralph F. Server v. Supreme Court of the State of California State Bar of California, Harold Lenard Perry v. Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of California: Malcolm Lucas, Chief Edward Panelli Stanley Mosk Joyce Kennard Armand Arabian Marvin Baxter Ronald George and Dan Lungren Lise Perlman, Edmundo B. Espinoza v. Malcolm Lucas Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of California Kathryn Mickle Stanley Mosk Joyce Kennard Armand Arabian Marvin Baxter Ronald George and Dan Lungren, State Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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