Legal Opinion

Elijah W. Ratcliff v. State of Texas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1983No. 83-2172PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Per curiam

Elijah Ratcliff is a disbarred Texas attorney. The other two plaintiffs are apparently business entities affiliated with Ratcliff. The present action was brought to recover money damages, to expunge the record relating to Ratcliff’s criminal conviction and subsequent disbarment, and to reinstate his license to practice law. The businesses were alleged to have suffered derivatively as a result of Ratcliff’s criminal conviction and disbarment.

Ratcliff has presented his complaints and arguments for judicial review on other occasions. See Ratcliff v. State, 504 S.W.2d 883 (Tex.Cr.App.) reh.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ratcliff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Ratcliff v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Travelers Insurance v. Liljeberg Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. James A. Latham, Marian E. Latham, Movant-Appellant v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. Johnnie Eleby, Wife Of/and Edward Charles v. American Medical Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. Spiegel v. Zurich InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  5. Latham v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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