No. 23-790

Matthew Flinders v. State Bar of California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2024-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 11th-amendment age-discrimination bar-admission due-process eleventh-amendment equal-protection privileges-and-immunities sovereign-immunity state-sovereign-immunity
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

(1) Whether the State Supreme Court and State
Bar's denial of admission based on age violated
Petitioner's rights to due process, equal protection,
and his privileges and immunities under the U.S.
Constitution; and,

(2) Whether the State Bar is entitled to state
sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment
of the U.S. Constitution.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the State Supreme Court and State Bar's denial of admission based on age violated Petitioner's rights to due process, equal protection, and his privileges and immunities under the U.S. Constitution

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-23
Waiver of right of respondent The State Bar of California to respond filed.
2024-01-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders — Petitioner
The State Bar of California
Robert G. RetanaThe State Bar of California, Office of General Cou, Respondent