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MORRISON v. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS OF STATE, N.C.

Nos. 05-1257, 05-1348.

453 F.3d 190 (2006)

Steven C. MORRISON, Esquire, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS OF the STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; Susan Freya Olive; Thomas W. Steed, Jr.; Karl Adkins; Edward J. Harper, II; Gail C. Arneke; Robin L. Tatum; Catherine E. Thompson; William K. Davis; Roy W. Davis, Jr.; Emil F. Kratt; Shirley Fulton; Fred P. Parker, III, and their successors, in their capacities as director and/or members of the Board of Law Examiners, Defendants-Appellants. Association of Corporate Counsel, Amicus Supporting Appellee. Steven C. Morrison, Esquire, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina; Susan Freya Olive; Thomas W. Steed, Jr.; Karl Adkins; Edward J. Harper, II; Gail C. Arneke; Robin L. Tatum; Catherine E. Thompson; William K. Davis; Roy W. Davis, Jr.; Emil F. Kratt; Shirley Fulton; Fred P. Parker, III, and their successors, in their capacities as director and/or members of the Board of Law Examiners, Defendants-Appellees. Association of Corporate Counsel, Amicus Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: David J. Adinolfi, II, Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Steven C. Morrison, Holly Springs, North Carolina, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF: Geri S. Krauss, Anthony E. Davis, Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P., New York, New York; Michael L. Shor, Charlotte Chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel, Charlotte, North Carolina; Brian Klemm, Research Triangle Area Chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel, Cary, North Carolina; Susan Hackett, Association of Corporate Counsel, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Supporting Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Before WIDENER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and WALTER D. KELLEY, JR., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

No. 05-1257 reversed; No. 05-1348 dismissed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge KELLEY concurred.

OPINION

WIDENER, Circuit Judge.

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case, Steven C. Morrison, an attorney, filed suit alleging that the requirements by the Board of Bar Examiners for obtaining comity admission to practice law in North Carolina under its Rule .0502(3) violate the Privileges and Immunities Clause...

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