Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Sheran
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 25, 1979No. Civ. 5-76-73PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HANSON, Senior District Judge, Sitting by Designation.
This action was brought pro se by Gordon C. Peterson, a disbarred attorney, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343, to obtain declaratory relief and to compel the issuance of a license to practice law in the State of Minnesota. Plaintiff Peterson brought suit against forty named defendants: members of the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Minnesota Supreme Court Clerk, members of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, and members of the State Board of Law Examiners and the Minnesota Bar Association.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Louis v. Supreme Court of NevadaDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1980
- Peterson v. SheranCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- In the Matter of the Application for the Discipline of Ellis Olkon, an Attorney at Law of the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Petition of OlkonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1985
- In Re MacKSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
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