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HEFNER v. GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR DIST. 1-A

No. 05-85-00604-CV.

708 S.W.2d 43 (1986)

Stephen F. HEFNER, Appellant, v. GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR DISTRICT 1-A, STATE BAR OF TEXAS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

April 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Burleson, Burleson, Pate & Gibson, Dallas, for appellant.

Steven D. Peterson, Gen. Counsel, Adele M. Winn, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Austin, for appellee.

Before AKIN, GUILLOT and CARVER, JJ.

CARVER, Justice (Retired).

Hefner appeals from a judgment in which the trial court found that his suit to set aside a private reprimand was not filed in the county of his residence (as required by the applicable statute) and dismissed his suit for want of jurisdiction. We conclude that the requirement of the statute that Hefner's suit be filed in the county of his residence was not a matter of "jurisdiction" but merely a matter of "venue." Since the Grievance Committee...

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