Opinion ID: 2394154
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Heading: Right to A Full Trial

Text: Next, Wilson argues that by entering summary judgment on this issue, the trial court denied him a right to an action and a trial under Section 5(G)(1), which states that: An action for disbarment shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which the attorney resides, or in which the alleged violation was committed. In disbarment suits, the action shall proceed as an action between the Executive Director and the respondent. Proceedings in the Circuit Court shall be held in compliance with the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure and trial shall be had before the Circuit Judge without a jury. Wilson somehow construes this section to give him an absolute right to a full trial and thus precludes the entry of summary judgment. We disagree. According to Section 5(G)(1), the Rules of Civil Procedure, including Ark. R. Civ. P. 56 on summary judgments, apply once the Committee files a disbarment action in the circuit court. Because summary judgment was appropriate in this case for the reasons explained above, we hold that the trial court was not required to hold a full trial.