Lynn v. Appel ( 2007 )

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
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