Legal Opinion
Avila v. Colorado Supreme Court Grievance Committee
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided January 17, 1989No. 88-B-1642PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BABCOCK, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. (Defendants’ motion cites Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(5), but I will treat it as a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6)).
Plaintiff, Nicholas Avila (Avila), an attorney suspended from practice by the Colorado Supreme Court, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. He asks this…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- James Goodpaster v. The Supreme Court of Colorado the Colorado Supreme Court Grievance CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992