Lark v. West, 15954.

• Decision Date: 23 March 1961
• Docket Number: No. 15954.,15954.
• Citation: 289 F.2d 898
• Parties: Edwin F. LARK, Appellant, v. Vernon E. WEST, Chairman, et al., Committee on Admissions and Grievances, Appellees.
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — District of Columbia Circuit

289 F.2d 898 (1961)

Edwin F. LARK, Appellant, v.Vernon E. WEST, Chairman, et al., Committeeon Admissions and Grievances, Appellees.

No. 15954.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Argued February 2, 1961.

Decided March 23, 1961.

Petition for Rehearing Denied May 4, 1961.

Mr. James J. Laughlin, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Roger Robb, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge, and PRETTYMAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied May 4, 1961.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, a member of the bar of West Virginia, sought admission to the bar of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.The Committee on Admissions and Grievances of that court, after affording appellant a full hearing at which he testified, and after conducting its own investigation, denied appellant admission to the bar.The Committee's action was based on the fact that while a member of the bar of West Virginia, appellant had been convicted for mail fraud arising out of his activities as an officer of a fraternal insurance organization.Appellant served seven years of a twelve year sentence after which he received a limited pardon which operated only to restore his civil rights.The Committee's report recited that appellant had been the principal defendant in the mail fraud case and that he received the most severe sentence of all those charged in the conspiracy.After full consideration of appellant's evidence, including his conduct since...