No. 18-438

Carllene M. Placide v. Supreme Court of Washington, et al.

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2018-10-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-client-relationship attorney-disbarment attorney-discipline bar-discipline constitutional-rights due-process due-process,civil-rights,equal-protection,legal-pr equal-protection legal-ethics legal-practice legal-procedure procedural-fairness racial-discrimination
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw ERISA DueProcess Immigration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an attorney can be deprived of his/her constitutionally protected right to practice law

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an attorney can be deprived of his/her constitutionally protected right to practice law pursuant to an order of disbarment by the Court below that (1) based its decision on proceedings that manifestly violated the historical and constitutional requisites of due process by failing to afford a full, fair and impartial hearing and (2) historically discriminates against lawyers of color in issuing orders of disbarment. ii

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-10-23
Waiver of right of respondent Supreme Court of Washington to respond filed.
2018-07-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 5, 2018)

Attorneys

Carllene M. Placide
Eric John MakusMakus Law PS, Petitioner
Eric John MakusMakus Law PS, Petitioner
Supreme Court of Washington
Jeffrey Todd Even — Respondent
Jeffrey Todd Even — Respondent
Supreme Court of Washington, et al.
Scott G. BusbyOffice of Disciplinary Counsel, Washington State Bar Association, Respondent
Scott G. BusbyOffice of Disciplinary Counsel, Washington State Bar Association, Respondent