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Mignott v. State Bar of Georgia Foundation, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-01834

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Eleanor L. Ross

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  1. January 29, 2024

    Atty Seeks 11th Circ. Intervention In Bar Race Bias Suit

    A Georgia attorney accusing the state's bar organization of using an "apartheid disciplinary process" to discriminate against Black lawyers has asked the Eleventh Circuit to intervene after a federal judge cut the bar loose from the lawsuit earlier this month.

  2. January 02, 2024

    Ga. Judge Frees State Bar From Attorney's Race Bias Suit

    A Georgia federal judge has freed the State Bar of Georgia from an attorney's suit alleging the organization favors white attorneys over Black lawyers in disciplinary proceedings, saying only the Georgia Supreme Court can oversee cases challenging state bar disciplinary proceedings.

  3. October 24, 2023

    Atty Suing Georgia State Bar Cleared In Ethics Case

    The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the suspension of an attorney suing the State Bar of Georgia for alleged racial bias, after finding she did not violate the attorney-client relationship when she used information provided by a prospective client in a later proceeding against them.

  4. September 14, 2023

    Discovery Halted In Atty's Racial Bias Suit Against Ga. Bar

    A Georgia federal judge has agreed to put a pause on discovery in a proposed class action brought against the state bar by an attorney who says its "apartheid disciplinary process" discriminates​​ against attorneys of color.

  5. June 26, 2023

    Atty Urges Court To Keep Alive Bias Suit Against Ga. Bar

    An Atlanta-area attorney has urged a Georgia federal court to keep alive her proposed class action alleging that the state bar's "apartheid disciplinary process" discriminates against attorneys of color, arguing that she doesn't need to specify the exact class size and denying that some class members' claims are time-barred.

  6. June 09, 2023

    Georgia Bar Fights Atty's Class Cert Bid In Race Bias Suit

    The State Bar of Georgia is fighting an Atlanta-based lawyer's efforts to get a class of attorneys of color certified in a lawsuit alleging discrimination in disciplinary practices, saying she didn't prove that "thousands" of those attorneys exist.

  7. May 30, 2023

    Ga. Atty Wants Class Certified In State Bar Race Bias Suit

    An Atlanta-area attorney has asked a Georgia federal court to certify a proposed class in her suit alleging that the state bar's "apartheid disciplinary process" discriminates against attorneys of color, arguing that classwide treatment of her claims is a "far superior" method of determining the legality of the bar's policies and practices than individual suits.

  8. May 26, 2023

    Atty Says Ga. Bar Must Face 'Apartheid' Discipline Suit

    An Atlanta-area attorney is asking a Georgia federal judge to keep alive her proposed class action alleging that the state's bar discriminates against Black attorneys as part of what she called its "apartheid disciplinary process," arguing the bar can't hide behind immunity provisions over the organization's alleged civil rights violations.

  9. May 12, 2023

    Georgia State Bar Wants Attorney's Racial Bias Suit Tossed

    The State Bar of Georgia Foundation has fired back at a Peach State attorney who alleged a pattern of racial bias in a proposed class action she filed in federal court in April, responding that the attorney was attempting to dodge ongoing disciplinary proceedings and that a federal court stepping in would constitute interference.

  10. April 24, 2023

    Ga. State Bar Accused Of Race Bias In Disciplinary Process

    The State Bar of Georgia has been hit with a proposed class action alleging that it favors white attorneys over their Black counterparts in disciplinary proceedings.

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