Franz v. Board of Medical Quality Assurance

Opinion

NEWMAN, J.

J. — Joseph Franz appeals from a judgment denying a writ of mandate against the Board of Medical Quality Assurance (Board). The Board, acting through its Division of Medical Quality, suspended his physician-and-surgeon license for one year and placed him on ten years’ probation1 after finding him guilty of gross negligence, dishon*131esty, and falsifying a medical document. (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 2234, subds. (b), (e), 2261, former §§ 2361, subds. (b), (e), 2411.)2 Since three of the findings of gross negligence are not supported by the record we direct that the penalty be…