Lynn v. Appel

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Decided: November 6, 2007
• Docket: 07-3234
• Status: Published

Opinion

FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit

November 6, 2007 PUBLISH Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

In the matter of the Complaint filed by PATRICK LYNN, ________________________ Case No. 07-3234 (D. Kan.) PATRICK LYNN, (D.C. No. 07-0102-AD)

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

CHARLES ROGERS; STEPHEN G. MIRAKIAN; LINDEN APPEL; and JULIE ST. PETER,

Defendants-Appellees.

ORDER

Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, HENRY and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing appellant’s disciplinary

complaints against four attorneys, Charles Rogers, Stephen G. Mirakian, Linden

Appel, and Julie St. Peter, and from an order denying appellant’s motion for

reconsideration. A private citizen does not have standing to initiate or maintain a disciplinary

proceeding, or to appeal if a court declines to discipline an attorney. See, e.g.,

Mattice v. Meyer, 353 F. 2d 316 (8th Cir. 1965).

This appeal is DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER Clerk of Court