In re Sprague

Petitioner Betty Sprague petitions this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 11 to vacate a decision of the State Board of Registration in Medicine (the board), which denied the imposition of sanctions against Dr. David C. Whitenack for the treatment he rendered her, and to impose sanctions against Dr. Whitenack. In a cross-petition, Dr. Whitenack argues that the correct evidentiary standard to be applied by the board in a disciplinary proceeding is “clear and convincing evidence” rather than the “preponderance of evidence,” and that the board erred in applying the lesser standard. For the…