In Re Joseph Leon Williams, II

29 F.3d 638 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re Joseph Leon WILLIAMS, II, Petitioner-Appellant. No. 93-35362. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 20, 1994. * Decided July 20, 1994. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joseph Williams appeals the district court's order suspending him from the practice of law in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Williams contends that the district court did not have jurisdiction to enter the order subsequent to his notice of voluntary dismissal of his suit brought to reinstate him to federal practice. 3 Although this case originally came before the court as a civil action against a district judge, the case sought to overturn the suspension of Williams' admission to practice in the district court. The district court thus properly treated the case as a disciplinary proceeding once the court determined that the claims against the district…