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Brian Philip Manookian v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Tennessee, Middle Division, No. M2022-00075-SC-R3-BP · judgment February 16, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
The Tennessee Supreme Court disbarred Brian Manookian for truthful statements, the majority made out-of-court and about other attorneys, and further increased his disciplinary punishment without notice:
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Does such action violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
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Does disbarring Mr. Manookian without notice violate the Fourteenth Amendment as stressed by the dissent in Manookian v. TBPR?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brian Philip Manookian
For respondent
James P Urban
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 07 2024Petition DENIED.
- Jun 26 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
- Jun 12 2024Waiver of right of respondent BOPR of the S. Ct. of Tenn. to respond filed.
- May 16 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)