Edwin M. Berman v. Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Lewis M. Kanner, Chairman

In this appeal, we must determine whether the District Court erred in holding that it had no subject matter jurisdiction over appellant’s § 1983 suit which alleged that his federal rights were violated when the Supreme Court of Florida denied his Petition for a Rule to Show Cause why he should not be admitted to the Florida bar.

Because appellant’s suit is in reality a challenge to a state court judicial proceeding concerning the denial of a particular application for admission to the Florida Bar, we hold that his claim is within the jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court rather than…