California Dental Assn. v. American Dental Assn.

Opinion

MOSK, J.

In this case a private voluntary organization expelled one of its members for ethical misconduct, but the expulsion was subsequently *350reversed by its parent body. The question presented is whether the constituent organization can obtain judicial review of the adjudicatoiy decision by its parent when the latter assertedly failed to comply with its own bylaws. We conclude that when a private voluntaiy organization plainly contravenes the terms of its bylaws, the issues of whether and to what extent judicial relief will be available depend on balancing (1) the interest in…