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POLK v. STATE BAR OF TEXAS

No. 72-2488.

480 F.2d 998 (1973)

Ed J. POLK, on behalf of himself, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The STATE BAR OF TEXAS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing August 20, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael N. Buckley, Grand Prairie, Tex., Warren Burnett, Odessa, Tex., James A. Johnston, Edward B. Cloutman, III, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

L. W. Anderson, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, THORNBERRY and DYER, Circuit Judges.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

On June 27, 1972, a Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, following a plenary hearing, decided to issue an official reprimand of appellant Ed J. Polk for professional misconduct as a result of derogatory statements Polk allegedly made about a district attorney and county judge in Dallas, Texas. Immediately thereafter Polk brought this § 1983 action in the district court seeking to enjoin publication of the reprimand. He alleged...

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