Diviacchi
Diviacchi v. State Bar of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division VALERIANO DIVIACCHI, Case No. 23-cv-02417-LB
Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CASE v. Re: ECF No.
THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant.
INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Valeriano Diviacchi, who represents himself, passed the California bar exam in 2022. Because he was suspended for disciplinary reasons from the Massachusetts and Maine bars, he cannot submit the California State Bar’s Application for Determination of Moral Character and thus cannot be admitted to the California bar.1 Cal. State Bar R. 4.41(A). He challenged the State Bar’s suspension in two petitions for review to the California Supreme Court, which denied his petitions.2 He then filed this lawsuit, claiming (1) violations of the Privilege and Immunities Clause and his rights to substantive due process, procedural due process, and equal protection, all under the 25 26 27 1 Compl. –…