UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DOUGLAS MERCER PELL, No. 23-55188

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:22-cv-03732- v. MWF-RAO AMY NUÑEZ, Director of Admissions, State Bar of California, OPINION

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 15, 2024* Pasadena, California

Filed April 30, 2024

Before: Richard C. Tallman, Sandra S. Ikuta, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Ikuta * The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 2 PELL V. NUÑEZ

SUMMARY**

Fourteenth Amendment/California State Bar

The panel affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court’s dis