Legal Opinion
Buckwalter v. Nevada Board of Medical Examiners
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2012No. 11-15742PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
Kevin Ray Buckwalter, M.D., appeals the district court’s dismissal of claims he brought against the members of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners (“Board Members”), in their individual capacities, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Buck-waiter alleged that the Board Members deprived him of his constitutional rights when, in an ex parte emergency proceeding, they summarily suspended his authority to prescribe medication. The issues presented for review are (1) whether the Board Members are entitled to absolute immunity from liability for the exercise of their summary…
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