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Litigation

Jan. 31, 2015

State Bar moves to send fired executive director's suit to arbitration

The bar also claims Joseph L. Dunn's lawsuit should be tossed because he failed to follow proper procedures in suing a governmental agency and because the bar president has qualified immunity.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Joseph L. Dunn's lawsuit against the State Bar for firing him as executive director should be thrown out or forced into arbitration, according to new bar filings.


In a demurrer to the unusual lawsuit, the bar claims that State Bar President Craig Holden is immune from suit as a public official and that Dunn failed to follow proper procedures in suing a governmental agency.


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