U.S. v. COLORADO SUPREME COURT

No. 93-Z-2672.

988 F.Supp. 1368 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. COLORADO SUPREME COURT, Grievance Committee of the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

January 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Haried, U.S. Attorney's Office, Criminal Div., Denver, CO, Kathleen L. Torres, U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Div., Denver CO, Henry L. Solano, U.S. Attorney's Office, Denver, CO, Timothy P. Garren, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Torts Branch, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Maurice G. Knaizer, Attorney General's Office, General Legal Services Section, Denver, CO, Elizabeth Ann Weishaupl, Attorney General's Office, Tort Litigation Section, for Defendants.


ORDER AND JUDGMENT

WEINSHIENK, District Judge.

This case was filed by the United States Attorney seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent defendants from enforcing state rules of professional conduct against federal prosecutors. In particular, the United States asserted that Rules 3.3(d) and 3.8(f) of the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct, which are incorporated into the Local Rules of this Court, see D.C.COLO.LR 83.6, violated the...

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