JACOBS v. STATE BAR

Docket No. S.F. 23638.

20 Cal.3d 191 (1977)

570 P.2d 1230

141 Cal. Rptr. 812

ALLEN JACOBS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

November 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Olsen & Sorrentino, Gary K. Olsen and Christopher M. Gilman for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Herbert M. Rosenthal, Stuart A. Forsyth and Ronald W. Stovitz for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

THE COURT.

We consider whether superior courts have jurisdiction to review proceedings which a local committee of the State Bar has undertaken in connection with the preliminary investigation of attorney misconduct. Specifically, we must decide whether the superior courts, on application by the attorney under investigation, may inquire into the validity of a subpoena duces tecum issued by a local committee despite the fact...

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