123 F. Supp. 2d 351 - In Re Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2000
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 372
Relies on Withrow v. Larkin · In the Matter of John Ruffalo Jr · Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · Theard v. United States · Gentile v. State Bar of Nev.
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“Supreme Court precedent has established that a state court disbarment should be accorded federal effect, unless it appears from “an intrinsic consideration of the state record” (1) that the state proceeding was wanting in due process, (2) that the proof in the state proceeding was so infirm “as to give rise to a clear conviction on our part that we could not consistently with our duty, accept” the state court’s conclusion as final, or (3) that to do so would “for some other grave reason ... conflict with the duty which rests upon us not to disbar except upon the conviction that, under the principles of right and justice, we were constrained so to do.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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