O'neal v. Thompson

559 F.2d 485 Walter C. O'NEAL, Jr. and Donald Wrayburn Neisch, Appellants, v. Gordon THOMPSON, John Code Mowbray, E. M. Gunderson, David Zenoff, Cameron M. Batjer, in their official capacities as Justices and Chief Justice respectively, of the Nevada Supreme Court, Appellees. No. 75-2509. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 24, 1977. Amended Aug. 19, 1977. Kermitt L. Waters, Las Vegas, Nev., argued for appellants. Andrew S. Brignone, Lionel, Sawyer, Collins & Wartman, Las Vegas, Nev., argued for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Before CHAMBERS and TRASK, * Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellants, O'Neal, a member of the Nebraska Bar, and Neisch, a member of the Kentucky and Ohio Bars, 1 raise constitutional challenges to the standards of admission to the Nevada Bar. Each moved for the convening of a three-judge district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281 , but their motions were denied, and their suit was dismissed for lack of a substantial federal question. See Goosby v. Osser, 409 U.S. 512, 518 , 93 S.Ct. 854 , 35 L.Ed.2d 36 (1973). 2 They raised four grounds on which they seek relief. Nevada's law (1)…