U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2007

Anna L. Brown v. The Florida Bar

Anna L. Brown v. The Florida Bar
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · Decided September 18, 2007

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[DO NOT PUBLISH]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.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (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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