Anna L. Brown v. The Florida Bar

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Anna L. Brown v. The Florida Bar

Opinion

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FILED

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

SEPTEMBER 18, 2007

No. 07-10519 THOMAS K. KAHN

________________________ CLERK

D. C. Docket No. 06-00249-CV-FTM-29-SPC ANNA L. BROWN,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus THE FLORIDA BAR,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

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(September 18, 2007) Before BIRCH, BARKETT and COX, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

Anna L. Brown appeals the district court’s order dismissing her complaint against the Florida Bar. The district court found that the Florida Bar was entitled to sovereign immunity under Eleventh Amendment, or in the alternative, absolute immunity, and was therefore immune from suit. Brown acknowledges that in Kaimowitz v. The Florida Bar, 996 F.2d 1151 (11th Cir. 1993), we held that “the Eleventh Amendment prohibits actions against . . . state bars.” Kaimowitz, 996 U.S. at 1155. Under the prior precedent rule, Kaimowitz bars Brown’s claim.

AFFIRMED.

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