Case Name: Application of Andreas RESPONDEK for Permission to be Admitted as a Member of the Louisiana State Bar Association
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1983-10-20
Citations: 442 So. 2d 435
Docket Number: No. 83-OB-2169
Parties: Application of Andreas RESPONDEK for Permission to be Admitted as a Member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Judges: BLANCHE, J., dissents.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 442
Pages: 435–435

Head Matter:
Application of Andreas RESPONDEK for Permission to be Admitted as a Member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
No. 83-OB-2169.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Oct. 20, 1983.

Opinion:
Application granted. This Court interprets its rule (Section 7 of Art. XIY of the Articles of Incorporation of the Louisiana State Bar Association) to mean that a "resident alien" is an alien who is lawfully residing in the United States. Thus interpreted the rule does not violate In re Griffiths, 413 U.S. 717, 93 S.Ct. 2851, 37 L.Ed.2d 910 (1973).