MOSBY v. LIGON

No. 04-2162.

418 F.3d 927 (2005)

Lori A. MOSBY, Appellant, v. Stark LIGON, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct; W.H. Arnold, Chief Justice, in his official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court; sued as W.H. "Dub" Arnold; Ray Thornton, Justice, in his official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court; Robert Brown, Justice, in his official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court; Tom Glaze, Justice, in his official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court; Donald L. Corbin, Justice, in his official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court; Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice, in her official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court; Jim Hannah, Justice, in his official capacity, Arkansas Supreme Court, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori A. Mosby, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Sherri L. Robinson, argued, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before MELLOY, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Lori A. Mosby, an African-American attorney from Arkansas, appeals from the dismissal of her complaint against Stark Ligon, Executive Director of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, and seven Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Mosby alleged violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 relating to the disciplinary processes of the Arkansas bar. The district court1 granted

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