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BISHOP v. STATE BAR OF TEXAS

No. 84-2001. Summary Calendar.

736 F.2d 292 (1984)

George M. BISHOP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE BAR OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watkins, Kempner, Daughtrey & Associates, A.J. Watkins, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Steven D. Peterson, State Bar of Texas, Jerry L. Zunker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for State Bar of Texas.

Hill & Ghiselli, Bertrand C. Moser, Houston, Tex., for Adam & Adam.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Attorney George M. Bishop alleged in a very sparse complaint that the State Bar of Texas has prosecuted disciplinary proceedings against him for many years, and that these proceedings have been taken in "bad faith" and have been infected with various violations of due process. He sought injunctive relief, damages, and attorney's fees against the State Bar, and also asserted a pendent state claim of defamation against two lawyers, Terry J. and...

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