No. 19-663

Robert J. Wilson v. State Bar of Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-11-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: access-to-courts constitutional-rights dent-v-west-virginia disbarment disciplinary-procedure due-process governmental-immunity in-re-ruffalo legal-ethics state-bar
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can the State Bar of Texas disbar one of its members without affording him due process of law?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : , Introduction: Petitioner contends he was disbarred without notice or opportunity to defend himself by his state bar ; and then denied access to the Courts for redress when he filed a lawsuit. ; ; 1. Can the State of Bar of Texas disbar one of its . members without affording him due process of law as guaranteed by its own Rules of Disciplinary Procedure by claiming court created governmental immunity in . contradiction of this Court’s Due Process requirements as set forth in: Dent v. West Virginia, 129 U.S. 114 (1889); Slochower v. Board of Education, 350 U.S 551(1956); In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257, 273 (1948)? 2. Can a State created agency such as this Respondent deny one of its members due process of law as required by this Court in In re Ruffalo, 390 U.S. 544 (1968) by simply ignoring its own “right to sue” statute ; and be protected by court created governmental im: munity? 3. Can a State created agency such as this Respondent deny one of its members due process of law as required by this Court in In re Ruffalo, 390 U.S. 544 , (1968) and Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 333, 344 . (1976) by simply ignoring its due process requirements in its own Rules of Disciplinary Procedure and be protected by court created governmental immunity?

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-11
Waiver of right of respondent State Bar Texas to respond filed.
2019-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Robert J. Wilson
Robert J. Wilson — Petitioner
Robert J. Wilson — Petitioner
State Bar Texas
Matthew J. Greer — Respondent
Matthew J. Greer — Respondent