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ATTWELL v. NICHOLS

No. 79-1721 Summary Calendar.

608 F.2d 228 (1979)

Joseph J. ATTWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Honorable H. E. NICHOLS, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 13, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Attwell, Atlanta, Ga., pro se.

Michael J. Bowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for all defendants-appellees except Bell and the State Bar.

Hurt, Richardson, Garner, Todd & Cadenhead, E. Clayton Scofield, III, Atlanta, Ga., for Richard Bell and the State Bar of Ga.

Before GEE, HENDERSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 13, 1980.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant alleges that he has been deprived of constitutionally guaranteed rights because the Supreme Court of Georgia requires that he take and pass an examination prior to being allowed to practice law in Georgia. The action is brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, against the...

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