CARVER v. CLEPHANE

No. 8324.

137 F.2d 685 (1943)

CARVER v. CLEPHANE et al.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 8, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James J. Laughlin, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. John E. Laskey, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Walter C. Clephane, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

Appellant brought this proceeding in the District Court to compel appellees, the members of that court's Committee on Admissions and Grievances, to certify him to the court for admission to its bar. After a hearing, the District Court dismissed his complaint on the ground that he had "failed to establish such qualifications as to character as to warrant his admission at this time to the bar of the court."

Appellant had taken the...

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