Legal Opinion
Edelstein v. Wilentz
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 26, 1987No. Nos. 86-5282, 86-5487PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
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FACTS
Benjamin Edelstein, a New Jersey attorney, filed a complaint in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against all of the members of the New Jersey Supreme Court seeking a declaration that a Rule promulgated by the New Jersey Supreme Court deprived Edelstein and all other attorneys of the State of New Jersey of their *130federal constitutional rights guaranteed by the First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments and an injunction against continued enforcement of the Rule. The Rule, which gives immunity to ethics grievants, provides:
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