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368 U.S. 25 82 Supreme Court Reporter 1 7 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 5 Keith MARTIN, Appellant,v.Herbert WALTON, as Probate Judge of Johnson County, Kansas. Number 30. Argued Oct. 17, 1961. Decided Nov. 6, Rehearing Denied Dec. 11, See 945, 376. Howard E. Payne, Olathe, Kan., for appellant. Donald Lysaught, Kansas City, appellee. PER CURIAM. The appeal is dismissed want a substantial federal question. Upon plenary consideration, we are satisfied that, both on their face and applied to appellant, Kan.Gen.Stat., 1949, § 7—104, amended Kan.Sup.Ct. Rules 41 54 promulgated by the Kansas, acting within its competence under state law, not beyond allowable range action Fourteenth Amendment. See, e.g., Dent versus State West Virginia, 129 114, 9 231, 32 L.Ed. 623; Graves Minnesota, 272 425, 47 122, 71 331; Schware Board Bar Examiners, 353 232, 239, 77 752, 756, 796; Hitchcock Collenberg, 919, 679, 718; Kovrak Ginsburg, 358 52, 79 95, 3 46. We cannot disregard reasons given in 187 Kan. 473, 357 Pacific Reporter, 2nd 782. Nor does fact that may result 'incidental individual inequality' make them offensive Phelps Education, 300 319, 324, 57 483, 485, 81 674. 2 Appeal dismissed. THE CHIEF JUSTICE concurs result. 4 Mr. Justice WHITTAKER took no part disposition this case. DOUGLAS, with whom BLACK concurs, dissenting. 6 If were case where an attorney, though member Bar, practiced law only Missouri, 54* declared Court, would be adequate sustain them. For told court they designed 'to provide litigants (Kansas) tribunals service resident attorney familiar local rules, procedure practice upon had all matters connected actions or proceedings proper served record.' 782, 791. But facts assumed alleged petition writ mandamus, which true motion quash, show following: Petitioner, since 1948, has continuously maintained offices general Mission, latter being suburb Missouri. Petitioner's home He City Attorney Mission Tax Appeals Many his clients live one work other. Their problems involve laws procedures States. consults many office Missouri office. About one-half earned income derived from practice, large portion consists probate court. To use words quoted above, petitioner 'resident matters.' 8 Four other factors mentioned sustaining these Rules: 1. courts commissions 'encountered difficulty procuring presence licensed attorneys officed at call * (their) dockets.' 10 2. There been 'inability procure without having proceed another state.' 3. 'failure some answer calls appear urgency.' 11 4. those familiarize themselves rules reason infrequent appearance before tribunals.' 482—483, 790. 12 These four factors, applicable perhaps 'Kansas Missouri' (187 482, P.2d, 790), plainly have relevancy who active This therefore quite different (Phelps 674) results putting into class, treating alike, disregarding slight minor differences among 13 can deny lawyer livelihood, so When denies him right pursue it destroys relation competency. great leeway making classifications, providing differentiating evils broad lines narrow ones. Where, however, declares what purpose has, room left conceive any serve. Allied Stores Ohio, Inc., Bowers, 522, 530, 437, 442, 480. A fair face, way violates Equal Protection Clause Yick Wo Hopkins, 118 356, 373—374, 1064, 1072, 1073, 30 220. Here whatsoever evil was aimed. It is, therefore, invidious application, striking citizen's activities touch several States, constitutionally entitled do our regime. Cf. Edwards People California, 314 160, 62 164, 86 119. 14 As said 796: 15 'A require high standards qualification, such good moral character proficiency admits applicant bar, but qualification must rational connection applicant's fitness capacity law. Obviously could excluded merely because he Republican Negro particular church. Even applying permissible standards, officers exclude when there basis finding fails meet invidiously discriminatory.' 16 Accordingly, application causes singled out discriminatory treatment, even passed equally competent lawyers State. maintains practices two 'rational connection' 'fitness law' (Schware supra, 756) more give either deprive livelihood light requirements Rule provides relevant part: 'Provided further authority granted shall exercised except provided infra, licensee herein admitted territory regularly engaged territory.' provides: 'An practicing outside standing place regular recognized courts, commissions, agencies state, proceeding, if associated record proceeding qualified provisions G.S.1949,

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