Legal Opinion
Singleton v. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 5, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-3242, 74-3395PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs are graduates of Southern University Law School who took and failed the July 1974 Louisiana Bar Ex- animation. 1 After they were notified of their failure by the Committee on Bar Admissions of the Louisiana State Bar Association 2 the plaintiffs requested a hearing to review their examination papers. They were informed by Edward F. Wegmann, Chairman of the Committee on Bar Admissions, 3 that the rules of the Committee contained no provisions for review of any of the examinations. The plaintiffs then filed separate suits in district court 4 under 28 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- DeFunis v. OdegaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eugene W. Tyler v. Trammell E. Vickery, Ralph Banks, Jr. v. Trammell E. Vickery, James E. C. Perry v. Edward S. Sell, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Solomon Feldman, Jr. v. State Board of Law ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Jerry D. Chaney v. The State Bar of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Leroy Whitfield v. Illinois Board of Law Examiners, Len Young SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bester v. SUPREME COURT COM. ON BAR ADM.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Martin v. Educational Testing Service, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
- Delgado v. McTigheDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Eduardo M. Lucero v. Allen OgdenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Carroll Ex Rel. Carroll v. CapalboDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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